Business Volunteers Unlimited

Local Employers Use Volunteerism to Hook Interns to Cleveland (7/11/11)

On July 20, 2011, 300 young professionals from 26 local businesses and organizations will volunteer at nonprofits during the "Summer of Service" event.  These volunteers will plant urban gardens, organize medical donations for humanitarian aid shipments, paint shelters, interact with seniors and much more at 16 local nonprofits.

Businesses are using the "Summer of Service" event to communicate the importance of corporate commitment to community volunteering and help tie these young professionals to Cleveland.

VOLUNTEER AND THEN CHEER FOR THE TRIBE (3/11/11)

Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) and the Cleveland Indians today announced the return of the successful community outreach program - Indians Volunteer Challenge.  Through this unique partnership between BVU and the Cleveland Indians, volunteers performed 26,376 hours of service in the Northeast Ohio community during 2010, the inaugural year of the program.  Based on Independent Sector's value of a volunteer hour, these volunteers contributed $530,949 of service to local nonprofits!  

Tribe continues to make Cleveland thankful: New Indians Volunteer Challenge among highlights of '10 (11/30/10)

CLEVELAND -- Through their charity and outreach programs, the Cleveland Indians do a ton of work in the community each year.

But an added component to those efforts this year was a new initiative -- one in which the fans did the work, then reaped the benefits in the form of free tickets provided by the Tribe.

In 2010, the Indians Volunteer Challenge, in which the Tribe partnered with Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU), arose as a means to reward community members for their volunteer service. Fans completed a minimum of four volunteer hours in the Greater Cleveland area after registering online and selecting volunteer opportunities that interested them. Once the projects were approved, completed and the hours verified, the participants were awarded game tickets to Progressive Field.

Cleveland Indians and the BVU honor Doris Behnke as 2010 Volunteer of the Year (9/14/10)

VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE 26,376 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS THROUGH THE CLEVELAND INDIANS VOLUNTEER CHALLENGE

CLEVELAND, OH --- Northeast Ohio volunteers have "stepped up to the plate" and volunteered through the Cleveland Indians Volunteer Challenge! Through a unique partnership between the Cleveland Indians and Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU), volunteers performed 26,376 hours of service in the Northeast Ohio community. Based on Independent Sector's value of a volunteer hour, these volunteers contributed $530,949 of service to local nonprofits!

WKYC, "Local youth participates in Global Service Day" (4/24/10)

All weekend long, young people around the world are doing their part to help out their communities as part of Global Youth Service Day.

1,600 Greater Cleveland teenagers will take part in Global Youth Service Day (4/21/10)

Global Youth Service Day is this coming weekend, Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25. More than 100 countries are planning service and service-learning projects that highlight the positive contributions young people make throughout the year. BVU is a lead agency, for the second year in a row, and has mobilized more than 900 youth from 27 project teams volunteering at 20 area nonprofits.

VOLUNTEER, then GO and CHEER FOR THE TRIBE! (3/31/10)

BVU today announced a new program in partnership with the Cleveland Indians- The Indians Volunteer Challenge.   The Challenge is an opportunity for area families, citizens and baseball fans to give back to their communities and receive tickets to a 2010 Cleveland Indians game.

Volunteers who sign up for the Indians Volunteer Challenge through BVU's Volunteer Center and log a minimum of four (4) hours with a registered organization will receive a ticket voucher for two (2) Upper Box tickets to one of 24 preselected 2010 Tribe games.

VOLUNTEER, then GO and CHEER FOR THE TRIBE!

Get started at: https://volunteer.united-e-way.org/bvu-3/volunteer/

WKYC, "The changing face of 9/11" (12/9/09)

BVU coordinated a service project where representatives from local businesses adapted toys for children with disabilities.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "The time isn't right: Despite struggles of nonprofit groups in tough time, new nonprofits are on rise" (9/26/09)

Do what you love and the money will follow, they say. But out-of-work folks trying to elbow their way into the nonprofit field are learning this is a tough time to be a newcomer.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Service groups need more Clevelanders to roll up their sleeves - editorial" (8/17/09)

It is the bleakest of times, it is the worst of times, espe cially if you happen to run a nonprofit social service agency.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Local nonprofits facing deficits, dire forecast" (8/10/09)

BVU and the Nonprofit Finance Fund announced results of a survey of Northeast Ohio nonprofits.

WKYC, "Focus: Volunteerism up in down economy" (7/28/09)

As the economy worsens, the number of Americans trying to make a difference is going sky-high.

Crain's Cleveland Business, "Outpouring of outreach" (6/15/09)

Volunteers, from young professionals to laid-off individuals and retirees, donating more time and skills to aid nonprofits

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Global Youth Service Day, City Year participants turn out for Slavic Village cleanup" (4/26/09)

The guys raced abandoned tires down the street and dueled over piles of picked-up sticks. The girls listened to music on their cell phones and laughed and teased.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Global Youth Service Day gets young people involved in volunteering" (4/22/09)

Eighth-grader Max Ozimek and 30 of his Incarnate Word Academy classmates will spend Friday and Saturday cataloging 7,000 books he has collected to start a library in a Ugandan village.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, " Northeast Ohio nonprofit leaders brainstorm ideas to boost worker morale while spending little money" (4/4/09)

How to boost worker morale in these economically tight times?

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Job hunters find satisfaction, networking opportunities in volunteer work" (3/24/09)

Roberta Heller hopes to land a paying job soon. But for the moment, she's juggling several nonpaying ones.

The Cleveland Plan Dealer, "Volunteering grows among jobless professionals with time on their hands" (3/22/09)

Roberta Heller hopes to land a paying job soon. But for the moment, she's juggling several nonpaying ones.