A New Era for Volunteering Management
whatimpact is proud to introduce its innovative Volunteering Management Tool, designed to co-create volunteering opportunities with VCSEs (Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises) and corporate staff. This tool at whatimpact National Social Value Marketplace® allows organisations to plan, promote, and record detailed data on contract- and location-specific volunteering activities — all in one place with other social value activities.
We’re excited to announce that new features will launch on 10th November 2025, marking the next stage in smart, data-driven volunteering management.
What Makes the whatimpact Volunteering HUB Different?
· One system for all roles: From bid teams and social value managers to HR leads and team coordinators, everyone can use the same intuitive admin platform to create, promote, and report on volunteering initiatives.
· No employee profiles needed: The system is simple to use — employees don’t need to create individual profiles, yet all personalised data is still captured automatically for reporting.
· Sharable and transparent: The HUB provides a URL-based space where employees can easily explore their company’s volunteering strategy, safeguarding measures, and participation arrangements.
· Employee-led volunteering: Individuals or groups can propose volunteering activities or offer their skills, which coordinators can then publish to the National Social Value Marketplace®. VCSEs can apply for these opportunities, creating targeted matches based on location, contract, and timeline.
· Discover and connect: Employees can explore detailed VCSE profiles directly from whatimpact’s National Social Value Marketplace, learning more about the organisations they’ll support.
· Rich reporting and insights: Our semi-automated reporting collects detailed quantitative and qualitative data — including hours contributed, testimonials, photos, and employee feedback — giving companies powerful insights into the real impact of their volunteering.
Why Effective Volunteering Management Matters for Public Sector Contracts
· For organisations delivering public sector contracts, volunteering isn’t just a “nice to have” — it’s a measurable component of social value commitments under frameworks like the Social Value Model and TOM System™.
· Demonstrating tangible community benefit is now a contractual requirement, not an optional extra. However, poorly coordinated volunteering can easily become counterproductive: the time and cost spent organising activities often exceed the value of the volunteering itself.
· That’s why structured volunteering management is crucial. By centralising planning, promotion, and reporting, companies can meet social value obligations efficiently — ensuring that volunteering is targeted, contract-specific, and aligned with community needs. A systemised approach reduces the administrative burden on delivery teams, helps HR and CSR leads evidence impact with confidence, and turns volunteering into a genuine value driver rather than a logistical headache.
Integrated, Scalable, and Cost-Effective
The Volunteering HUB is seamlessly integrated into company profiles and admin dashboards on the whatimpact Social Value Marketplace platform.
It is the most cost-efficient and user-friendly volunteering system currently available in the UK — built to support both social value delivery and transparent impact reporting.
Join Our Upcoming Webinar
Join the Social Value Think Tank and National Social Value Marketplace by whatimpact for our exclusive Volunteering Webinar on Tuesday 11th November 1pm.
We’ll showcase the new HUB features and discuss why targeted volunteering management is key to maximising both employee engagement and social impact.
Read our blog: Why targeted volunteering management matters https://whatimpact.com/volunteering-management-on-whatimpact/
Book your place here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/100c98e2-1a13-4553-a232-17f1144a9f47@e5e203fa-ecd9-4f0f-a25d-0350683ee855
