Business Volunteers Unlimited

Bvu interviews, trains, and thoughtfully matches business professionals as board members to nonprofit organizations, as well as interviews and engages business professionals, retirees and community people as skilled volunteers to assist nonprofits with specific short-term projects. Bvu matches nearly 150 board members each year, trains over 400 board members each year, and engages skilled volunteers at 150 nonprofits each year.

Through the volunteer center, bvu refers over 15,000 volunteers each year to volunteer opportunities with over 300 nonprofits. In addition, bvu staff works with nonprofits to develop one day volunteer projects to engage teams of volunteers in short-term volunteerism. Bvu staff coordinate and engage over 160 teams in volunteer projects per year.

Nonprofit support: bvu is involved in numerous efforts and activities to promote and facilitate the strengthened capacity of nonprofits in northeast ohio to achieve their missions.