From the WHP annual calendar · Saturday, December 5, 2026
International Volunteer Day (Dec. 5): Corporate Volunteering
Corporate volunteering simultaneously strengthens team cohesion, sense of purpose, and company image. Employees who engage in charitable work show higher engagement and lower turnover (Deloitte 2023).
Idea to get started
Company grants 1 paid workday/year for volunteer engagement. Projects: food banks, animal shelters, environmental initiatives, student mentoring. Deploy teams together (strengthens cohesion). Share experiences internally. Add to the CSR report.
Proven for this occasion
Social Volunteering Day
A paid day off for social engagement is an offering many employees would like – and few receive. Yet the benefit is easy to see: employees who take a volunteer…
Did you know?
In 2019, 39.7 percent of people aged 14 and over in Germany volunteered, around 28.8 million. In 1999, the figure was 30.9 percent.
Source: Bundesfamilienministerium, Fünfter Deutscher Freiwilligensurvey (2019)
- Volunteers aged 14+ (2019)
- 39.7%
- People volunteering
- 28.8 million
Matching the action area
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