Sarah Ford | August 28, 2015
Why Does Corporate Volunteering Matter?
Why do we volunteer?
Why is volunteering important? What is it about doing something good for someone else without compensation that has drawn the attention and investment of multiple sectors? Governments, corporations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and even noble families have looked to volunteering for solutions to problems that have otherwise gone unsolved. Why is our hope placed here?
Realized Worth co-founder, Chris Jarvis, answers these questions and discusses the transformative value of volunteering in this blog post.

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