Volunteering — corporate, local or otherwise — is the act of offering your services, time and skills to an organization, group, club or neighborhood. It can have an immediate impact on the recipient.

December’s announcement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that 4 million more people had volunteered in 2003 than in the previous year was encouraging news for the Bush administration. Starting with ...

Do you volunteer or know someone who does? In a new series called "Here to Help," we are sharing stories of people across the U.S. who give back to the community. Starting even before the COVID-19 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you want to be happier and more successful, volunteering ...

A new study shows that formal volunteering in America has significantly increased since 2022. More than 75 million Americans volunteered in 2023, contributing nearly 5 billion service hours. Late last ...

Guest columnist Rebecca Meiser Brouman is the director of volunteers, community and program development at the National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland. She sees the power of volunteering and spends ...

A guide at the Mennello Museum of American Art discusses a Bo Bartlett Painting. Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images If the approximately 1,000 active volunteers at the ...

President and CEO of Points of Light, a cultural catalyst, working to build a society where it is impossible to sit on the sidelines. If you sense that our country has never been more divided, you’re ...

One of the easiest ways to learn about California native plants is volunteering to get your hands dirty. There are numerous nonprofit organizations devoted to protecting and/or restoring habitat in ...

Retirement is a huge transition, and it often brings questions about meaning and purpose for those going through it. The structured routine of life at least partly disappears, leaving many retirees ...