Launching a Movement
Join us to launch a bold, national movement to reconnect our communities through service. It’s time to make volunteering relational, restorative, and ready for this moment.
September 30, SF Bay Area
Sponsored by
Goodera makes it easy for companies to do good by helping them run employee volunteering programs that are engaging, scalable, and aligned with real community needs.
Goodera partners with 500+ companies to bring volunteering to life across offices, time zones, and causes. With a global catalog of curated experiences, a network of 50,000+ nonprofits, and a platform that handles everything from planning to impact reporting, they take the heavy lifting out of doing good.
“The decline in connection and trust is the greatest challenge of our time. ”
Founder & CEO, US Chamber of Connection
- Aaron Hurst,
Volunteering Reconnected
Co-designing service to optimize for connection.
September 30th, 2025
9 am to 2:30 pm
SF Bay Area
Personal Reflection
Facilitated breakfast table conversations about our experience with connection in our lives.
State of Connection and Service
Briefing by Aaron Hurst on the state of connection and service in America.
Design Studios
Small group design work to reimagine volunteering to optimize for connection and reduce division.
Our Path Forward
Developing our shared charter to launch this movement and move the work forward.
Our founder, Aaron Hurst, redefined corporate volunteering 25 years ago by launching the Taproot Foundation and catalyzing the $15B pro bono service movement. Now, we’re doing it again—this time focused on redefining volunteering to prioritize human connection.
Partners
Request an Invite
Volunteering Reconnected is an invite-only summit of national leaders in volunteering — from companies to nonprofits to government to academia.
If you would like to join us, please request an invite and let us know why you want to be a leader in this movement.
There is no registration fee, and a limited number of travel stipends are available.