Corporate Volunteering
Virtual & In-Person Options
Our corporate partners have found our volunteer programs (also known as Brigades) to be perfect for team development, employee engagement, corporate culture, problem solving, relationship building, and employee retention. Our programs bring together staff from different branches and levels of a company to collaborate, innovate, create sustainable impact and develop lifelong friendships.
Volunteer Program Types
Business Consulting
Based on your corporate group’s skill-set, we will partner you with a rural business whose challenges best align to benefit from your team. Whether in-person or virtual, your team will be guided through the businesses’ background and opportunities for growth. During the program, volunteers will offer high impact consulting, as well as an end recommendation on whether a small business loan from their local community bank can expand their business.
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Refugee Camp Health Screenings
Volunteer participation ensures that asylum seekers and refugees have access to medical consults and treatment for acute illnesses. Licensed healthcare volunteers work in triage, work alongside local physicians, provide health education workshops, provide resources for medicine distribution and facilitate art therapy workshops for children. Medical referrals are provided to specialists for needs beyond the scope of the brigade.
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Mobile Clinics
During an in-person mobile clinic, licensed healthcare volunteers work in groups to provide patient consults and prescribe. Volunteers work in triage & consult, provide education workshops, and help distribute medicine in the pharmacy. For the virtual program, volunteers support in funding a local physician to provide healthcare to 20-40 patients in a rural community and then work with the physician to consult on cases for further treatment.
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Clean Water & Sanitation
Volunteers work with local technicians to construct water systems custom-designed for rural communities or public health infrastructure, such as eco-stoves and latrines for rural homes. Volunteers assist in hands-on construction activities, such as digging trenches, connecting pipes, and providing education to improve family health. For a virtual program, volunteers with engineering backgrounds can support with water system design and review.
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Country Options for Corporate Volunteers
In 2018, by invitation of the UN International Office of Migration and in partnership with the Greek Health Department, GB helps fill a void for health care services in refugee camps.
Related Programs
- Medical
- Dental
Since 2008, GB has refined a holistic approach to grow local economies, improve access to healthcare and empower families with legal resources to resolve disputes and formalize businesses.
Related Programs
- Medical
- Business
- Dental
- Human Rights
- Public Health
- Water
In 2004, GB started in Honduras with medical relief. GB now works to empower communities through economic development, sustainable healthcare and water and sanitation projects.
Related Programs
- Medical
- Business
- Human Rights
- Public Health
- Water
In 2011, GB expanded to Ghana. With partners, we focus on healthcare access, expanding loan access, and constructing potable water systems and sanitation projects.
Related Programs
- Medical
- Business
- Dental
- Public Health
- Water
Sample Business Consulting Schedules
Each corporate volunteer program can be customized to fit your needs. Whether your group can only travel during a
long weekend instead of seven days, or if you would like to incorporate team building and cultural exchange learning,
we can work closely with you to adapt accordingly. The below examples are for a seven day business consulting
program in Panama and a virtual program that is implemented over a three week period.
7 Day In-Person Sample Schedule – Business Consulting
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | ||
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| 7:00am | Travel to Panama | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast & Transport to Panama City | |
| 8:00am | Introduction | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | |||
| 9:00am | First Analysis Session with Clients | Consulting Session | Consulting Session | Deliver Recommendations to Clients | Panama Canal Tour | |||
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| 11:00am | ||||||||
| 12:00pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |||
| 1:00pm | Transport to Community | Consulting Session | Consulting Session | Consulting Session | Final Presentation | |||
| 2:00pm | Meet Clients & Workshop | |||||||
| 3:00pm | Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility | Client Work Session | ||||||
| 4:00pm | Rainforest Hike | |||||||
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Restaurant | |||
| 6:00pm | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner at Beach Restaurant | |||
| 7:00pm | Dinner | Reflection & Expectation Setting | Reflection & Group Work Sessions | Bonfire & S’mores | Group Work Sessions & Presentation Prep | |||
| 8:00pm | Safety & Security Briefing | |||||||
| 9:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
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| 7:00am | Travel to Panama |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
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| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Safety & Security Briefing |
| Day 2 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Introduction |
| 9:00am | |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Transport to Community |
| 2:00pm | Meet with Clients & Workshop |
| 3:00pm | Client Work Session |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm | Reflection & Expectation Setting |
| 8:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 3 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | First Analysis Session with Clients |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Consulting Session |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Rainforest Hike |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm | Reflection & Group Work Sessions |
| 8:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 4 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | Consulting Session |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Consulting Session |
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| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm | Bonfire & S’mores |
| 8:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 5 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | Consulting Session |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Consulting Session |
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| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Group Work Sessions & Presentation Prep |
| Day 6 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | Deliver Recommendations to Clients |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Final Presentation |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Restaurant |
| 6:00pm | Dinner at Beach Restaurant |
| 7:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| Day 7 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast & Transport to Panama City |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Panama Canal Tour |
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3 Week Virtual Sample Schedule – Business Consulting
Throughout the virtual Brigade, we’ve intentionally built-in sessions that foster relationship building with
communities and have included interactive ways for employees to learn about the local culture.
This schedule can also be condensed to one week.
| Stages | Introduction | Client Selection | Client Briefing | Program Preparation | Client Consultation | Final Deliverables Due | Client Presentation | Project Celebration | Impact Monitoring |
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| Length of Activity | 2 hours | 1 hour | 1.5 hours | 1.5 hours | 2-3 hours | – | 1 hour | 1.5 hours | – |
| Timing of Activity | +3 weeks before client consultation | 3 weeks before consultation | 2 weeks before consultation | Within 1 week of consultation | Client Consultation Day | Up to 1 week after consultation | Up to 2 weeks after consultation | Up to 3 weeks after consultation | On-going |
| Live Virtual Activities | Webinar with GB Economic Development Expert to receive context of economics within country and business client. Virtual cultural interactive workshop. | Group receives potential business client profiles via email and GB walks through materials and answers questions via webinar. | Client briefing webinar to discuss pertinent client details and answer questions. | Business Spanish workshop with local coordinator. | Live webinar session with business clients to gather information for final business deliverables. Virtual cultural exchange with business client. | Final deliverables submission. | GB coordinator translates materials and records the facilitation of deliverables to clients. Group can also record their presentation in Spanish. | Team debriefs on client feedback and celebrates with a virtual traditional cooking class. | Volunteers receive ongoing project updates and monitoring and evaluation of programs. |
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| 7:00am | Travel to Panama |
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| 3:00pm | Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 4:00pm | |
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| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Safety & Security Briefing |
| Day 2 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Introduction |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Transport to Community |
| 2:00pm | Meet with Clients & Workshop |
| 3:00pm | Client Work Session |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm | Reflection & Expectation Setting |
| 8:00pm | |
| 9:00pm | |
| Day 3 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | First Analysis Session with Clients |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Consulting Session |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Rainforest Hike |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm | Reflection & Group Work Sessions |
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| 9:00pm | |
| Day 4 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | Consulting Session |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Consulting Session |
| 2:00pm | |
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| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00pm | Bonfire & S’mores |
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| 9:00pm | |
| Day 5 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | Consulting Session |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Consulting Session |
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| 5:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Group Work Sessions & Presentation Prep |
| Day 6 | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast |
| 8:00am | Transport to Community |
| 9:00am | Deliver Recommendations to Clients |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Final Presentation |
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| 5:00pm | Transport to Restaurant |
| 6:00pm | Dinner at Beach Restaurant |
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| 9:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast & Transport to Panama City |
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| 9:00am | Panama Canal Tour |
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Request More Information
Our team is excited to build a high impact experience for your company. For more information on how to customize these opportunites for your employees or organization, contact our team below.
Lauren Maitland
Director of University & Corporate Relations
Program Cost
Global Brigades is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all funds are received as non-refundable donations to our mission. Each volunteer has a set Donation Goal which is used to support our organization and the program, and also covers all necessary costs for the volunteer program implementation such as ground transportation, food, lodging, and emergency insurance as applicable.
As a corporate group, employers may choose to cover all employees’ Donation Goals, a portion of the Donation Goal, or airfare. Airfare is typically not included in the Donation Goal. However, Global Brigades’ travel team can work with volunteers to book airfare and incorporate the airfare expense into the volunteer’s Donation Goal.
Global Brigades works with each corporate group individually to determine the Donation Goal amount based on whether the volunteer program is virtual or in-person, number of days of travel, program country, and any extra team building activities. Unlike our university brigades, our corporate volunteer programs are highly customizable to fit your needs.
Safety
Volunteer safety will always be our absolute top priority. Global Brigades has engaged Askari International Security, an industry leader in international risk assessment, to complete a comprehensive risk/safety assessment of all brigade operations.
A Quote from Askari International Security
“I was asked to review Global Brigades safety and security procedures for their operations in Central America. I always use a “litmus test” by assessing whether I’d be happy to send my own daughters (late teens early 20’s) on one of their events. The answer was a resounding yes. I hope I was able to help them improve their processes and procedures, but what was already in place was good, but better still was the culture of safety and security. All the staff were concerned with safety and security and keen to improve. Nothing can ever be 100% secure or safe, but with Global Brigades I can genuinely say they care and take things very seriously.”
– Bryan Hemmings, Managing Director, Askari International Security
Past Corporate Volunteer Groups
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