The Best CSR Skills-Based Volunteering Software for Employee Engagement & Social Impact

Technology plays a crucial role in making skills-based volunteering programs seamless, scalable, and impactful. The right platform can help match employees at scale with meaningful opportunities, track impact, and ensure alignment with business goals.

In an era where CSR programs are under increased pressure to appeal to employees while also being under intense scrutiny to provide business value, the right software is key to achieving both (see our CSR trends for 2025). However, most software still represents outdated volunteering models.

Key Features of an Effective Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering Platform

When evaluating corporate volunteering software, companies should prioritize platforms that offer:

• Global Accessibility & Scalability: Can employees from different regions participate easily?
• High-Impact Matching: Does the platform connect employees with skills-based opportunities that align with their expertise?
• Employee Engagement & Professional Development: Does it help employees apply and develop their skills through volunteering?
• Organization Engagement and Support: Is it easy and rewarding for social impact organizations to participate?
• Guided Matching and Accountability: Does it encourage employees to stay engaged in their volunteering commitments?
• Integration with CSR and Business Goals: Can it link with leadership development, learning, and sustainability initiatives?
• Real Impact Measurement & Reporting: Does it track engagement, business impact, and social outcomes?
• Customer Service Support Beyond Software: Does it provide program management, education, and storytelling tools?
• Community and Inspiration: Does it foster a culture of purpose and make volunteering a fulfilling experience?

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How to Choose the Best Corporate Volunteering Platform for Your Company

Before evaluating platforms, companies should clearly define their goals and needs. We recommend taking these three steps:

Step 1: Build a decision committee and set a strategy

Bring together a trusted group of company stakeholders, and go through all the questions above. Decide what is important, and what is not. Then, decide the criteria you need the right software to have. Do this BEFORE analyzing the software. Creating a rubric based on the key features above will help determine the best fit. By starting with internal priorities, CSR leaders can ensure they select a platform that truly aligns with their objectives rather than being swayed by generic solutions.

Step 2: Compare options

With your list of criteria, analyze the software providers below to see who has the right solution for you. In sales calls, be clear that you want the provider to clearly demonstrate how their software meets YOUR criteria. You should run this show, and be wary if a provider tries to steer you away from your strategy.

Step 3: Make a choice

Keep in mind that you may need multiple providers. As an example, many companies will use a platform like Benevity or YourCause for global volunteer tracking and donation management, and then a specialized platform like MovingWorlds to scale skills-based volunteering. 

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Top Software Platforms for Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering: Pros & Cons

1. Benevity

✅ Pros:

• Robust corporate philanthropy and grant management features
• Easy-to-use employee giving and volunteering portal
• Integrates with HR and payroll systems 

❌ Cons:

• Primarily focused on general volunteering, not skills-based programs
• Limited professional development features

2. Blackbaud from YourCause

✅ Pros:

• Strong in donation matching and nonprofit grantmaking
• Customizable dashboards for impact tracking 

❌ Cons:

• More focused on fundraising than skills-based volunteering
• Complex implementation process

3. Goodera

✅ Pros:

• Offers both virtual and in-person volunteering opportunities
• Large database of causes and nonprofits 

❌ Cons:

• Primarily event-driven, not long-term skills-based projects
• Not focused on skills-based
• Requires additional effort to engage employees consistently

4. A Home-Built Custom Solution

✅ Pros:

• Fully customized to company needs
• Direct integration with internal corporate systems 

❌ Cons:

• Expensive and resource-intensive to develop and maintain
• Limited network of volunteering opportunities

5. Catchafire

✅ Pros:

• Strong database of nonprofits seeking skilled volunteers
• Focuses on meaningful, skills-based projects 

❌ Cons:

• No built-in corporate program management features
• Limited global accessibility

6. Taproot+

✅ Pros:

• Free to use for individuals and companies
• Flexible skills-based volunteering options 

❌ Cons:

• No dedicated corporate account management
• Limited impact tracking features

7. MovingWorlds

✅ Pros:

• Global accessibility with skills-based projects in over 100 countries
• Integrated learning and leadership development programming and education
• Comprehensive program support including matching, coaching, management, and reporting 

❌ Cons:

• Primarily focused on skills-based volunteering, which may not suit companies looking for one-time events
• Limited in-person opportunities

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Conclusion: Making Volunteering a Catalyst for Corporate & Social Change

The best corporate volunteering platforms go beyond simple project matching—they ensure meaningful experiences and measurable impact. Selecting the right platform can transform corporate volunteering from an occasional initiative into a powerful driver of innovation, engagement, and social good.

Ready to take the next step? Choose a platform that aligns with your goals and start building a high-impact volunteering program today. And if you’re interested in MovingWorlds, learn more and schedule a demo here.

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AI disclaimer: Following our AI Ethics policy, we disclose when we use AI. This post was written with the help of an AI chatbot that we trained with our research, brand voice, and other rules. The content strategy was first written by MovingWorlds, inputted into AI with instructions to match our brand voice and readability, and then the post was proof-read by a real human.