How to Begin Employee Volunteering

Easy Corporate Volunteering Ideas for June

June is the perfect month to kickstart employee volunteering in your company. Mid-year reviews, team engagement needs, and CSR planning make this the ideal time for Indian businesses to try something meaningful. From our experience working with CSR teams and HR professionals, we’ve seen that most companies want volunteering ideas that are simple to start, impactful, and fun for employees. Whether your team is remote, hybrid, or on-site, employee volunteering can bring people together

while supporting real social impact aligned with SDGs.

What Most CSR and HR Teams Are Searching for

✅ Best way to start employee volunteering

✅ NGO collaborations in India

✅ Fun activities for corporate volunteering

✅ Volunteer ideas for office employees

✅ CSR projects that involve employees

✅ Low-cost CSR initiatives with high engagement

Step-by-Step: How to Start an Employee Volunteering Program

1. Identify Causes That Resonate With Your Team

Choose a cause that fits your company values – education, environment, health, or hunger.

➡️ Tip: Ask employees what they care about!

2. Choose a Format That Works

📍 On-ground volunteering (e.g. tree plantation, school visits)

💻 Virtual volunteering (e.g. mentoring, webinars)

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Hybrid models for wider reach

3. Partner with an Experienced NGO

Avoid stress by choosing an NGO that handles logistics, communication, impact reporting, and volunteer engagement.

✔️ Must have pan-India reach

✔️ Experience in handling corporate events

✔️ Proven impact metrics

4. Start Small – But Start Now

Begin with one event per quarter. Even one session can engage 50+ employees and impact 200+ beneficiaries.

Examples:

🌿 Tree Plantation = 100+ trees + 50 employees

📚 Reading Drive = 500+ children impacted

💻 Digital Literacy = 1000+ learning hours created

5. Track, Celebrate, Repeat

Use reports and photos to show impact. Share on your intranet, LinkedIn, and internal newsletters. Recognition boosts participation.

June-Friendly CSR Volunteering Ideas to Begin With

• Clean-up Drives: Beaches, lakes, public spaces

• Digital Literacy Sessions: For school students

• Storytelling Hour: Virtual reading for kids

• Seed Ball Making Workshops: Fun & sustainable

• Career Mentorship: For rural or college youth

Each of these can be executed with minimal cost and high engagement.

Why the Right NGO Partner Makes All the Difference

A good NGO partner:

• Designs customised volunteering programs

• Provides planning support

• Ensures ground execution

• Delivers clear impact reports

• Keeps employees engaged and happy

It’s not just about what you do - it’s how you do it that creates real, lasting change.

Final Note: Starting Is Easy – You Just Need the Right Partner

If your goal is to build a culture of volunteering, promote employee engagement, and deliver CSR impact - June is the right time to begin.

To make this happen, you can collaborate with an experienced NGO like Marpu Foundation. We help companies plan and execute impactful volunteering programs across India with measurable outcomes.

👉 To learn more, visit www.marpu.org