Keep employees coming back to volunteer
Great programmes don’t just get sign-ups — they build habits. Leaderboards, automatic milestone celebrations, and smart recommendations make volunteering feel recognised, social, and worth doing again.
- Leaderboards by impact, hours, and events
- Automatic milestone celebrations across the programme
- Smart, skill-matched opportunity recommendations
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Trusted by CSR managers running volunteer programmes across the UK
Sign-ups are easy. Coming back is hard.
Most volunteering programmes get a burst of first-time participation and then stall, because nothing recognises the effort or nudges people toward their next event.
Recognition and momentum, built in.
Everything that turns a one-off sign-up into a repeat volunteer, working quietly in the background.
What keeps people engaged
Leaderboards
Rank participation by impact points (£), hours, or events, over this month, the last 90 days, this year, or all time. Top spots earn medals, and each person’s own position is highlighted.
Friendly competition that lifts turnout.
Milestone celebrations
The platform detects milestones automatically — first hour, hours and impact thresholds, participation levels — and fires a celebration moment, so wins never pass unnoticed.
Every win, acknowledged.
Suggested opportunities
A “Suggested for you” feed recommends events matched to each employee’s skills and interests, so people always have a relevant, appealing next thing to sign up for.
The right event finds the right person.
Personal activity history
Every employee gets a running record of the events they’ve attended, hours given, and skills developed — so contribution feels visible and worth continuing.
Progress people can see.
Challenges
Run metric-based team challenges — steps, kilometres, trees planted, items donated — with their own leaderboards and progress bars to rally people around a shared goal.
Rally the team around a goal.
Collective progress
Show the whole organisation’s momentum — hours, participation, and impact building over time — so everyone feels part of something bigger than a single event.
Something bigger to be part of.
✦ How it works
Recognise every contribution
Leaderboards and personal histories make effort visible from day one, so volunteering feels valued rather than invisible.
Celebrate the milestones
As the programme passes hour, impact, and participation milestones, automatic celebrations mark the moment and keep momentum up.
Nudge the next sign-up
Skill-matched recommendations put the right next opportunity in front of each employee, turning one-time volunteers into regulars.
Getting people to volunteer once was never the problem — getting them back was. Leaderboards, the little milestone celebrations, and the suggested events completely changed our repeat participation. It feels like a community now, not a calendar.
James R. — Head of People, Professional services firm
What customers see after 90 days
Frequently asked questions
Everything CSR managers ask before they sign up.
How do the leaderboards work?
Employees are ranked by impact points (£), hours, or events attended, over a chosen time period — this month, the last 90 days, this year, or all time. The top three get medals and each person’s own position is highlighted, adding friendly competition without pressure.
What are milestone celebrations?
The platform automatically detects programme milestones — the first verified hour, cumulative hour and impact thresholds, and participation levels across the organisation — and triggers a celebration moment so achievements are recognised as they happen.
How does the skill-matching work?
Employees add their skills and interests, and a “Suggested for you” feed recommends events that match — so people are always shown relevant opportunities rather than having to hunt through a full calendar.
Can we run team challenges too?
Yes. You can run metric-based challenges — steps, kilometres, trees planted, items donated — each with its own leaderboard and progress toward a target, to rally teams around a shared goal.
Does recognition really increase participation?
Consistently, yes. Removing friction gets the first sign-up; recognition, visible progress, and relevant recommendations are what turn one-time volunteers into repeat participants.
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Turn first-timers into regulars.
Recognition, momentum, and smart matching that keep people volunteering.
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