An employee at her desk during a one-to-one video session

Employee engagement through skills-based volunteering.

Your people mentor one-to-one from their own desks. Attendance is recorded for each completed session, staff verify it, and your report gets the evidence.

An employee volunteer programme, run for you

CommitmentTypically one hour a week per person
WhereVirtual, on their own calendars
CostFree for every partner
ReportingVerified hours, in your report
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No licence · No per-seat cost · Cockpit included

What your people do

What an employee volunteer programme looks like, one hour at a time.

Your employees meet an adult learner on video: a Ukrainian professional preparing for interviews or a woman preparing to return to work. The hour is conversation and mentoring, not curriculum. It works for one office or a distributed team: these are virtual volunteer opportunities for any time zone.

An employee laughing during a one-to-one video session at her laptop

What your people actually do: talk with one learner about work, interviews and everyday life. No lesson plan or preparation beyond showing up.

Recorded from observed attendance · staff-verified

Formats

Corporate volunteering ideas that fit the way your team already works.

Most workplace volunteer programmes assume an office, a bus and an afternoon off. This one assumes a calendar.

Own calendar

Individual sessions

Each person books on their own calendar, in their own time zone. Built for remote and distributed teams.

Team hour

Team blocks

A team books a shared block, with each employee supporting a learner through real interview practice.

VTO days

Volunteer time off

If you have a volunteer time off policy, this is a desk-based way for people to actually use it, one hour at a time.

Skills track

Skills mentoring

CV reviews, interview practice, career mentoring: your people’s professional experience, put to work for an hour.

What you get

One hour creates value in three places.

It supports the learner, builds the employee’s verified record and gives your team reporting evidence.

01 · The learner’s session

Oksana, a learner, smiling during a video session

A real learner practising English one-to-one with a volunteer.

02 · Your employee’s record

Language Volunteer Fellow

TEEI credential · level 8 of 8

Completed sessions806
Credential IDCERT-6NJG-AG8P
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VerificationPublic page, anyone can check

This public credential shows how volunteers build a verified record, session by session, and share it themselves.

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03 · Your report

The CSR Cockpit: verified impact score with evidence on file

Verified programme hours appear in CSR Cockpit reporting, included in every partnership. View hours by employee and use the data in your report.

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10,000+ volunteer hoursmentorship and teaching hours delivered since 2022 · TEEI programme data
$220 per skilled pro bono hourTaproot 2024 average for qualifying skilled service · not a valuation of every volunteer hour
2,000+ registered mentees400+ registered volunteer mentors · TEEI programme data

The cost question

Free at every level. There is no per-seat price, because there are no seats.

TEEI is a nonprofit. Sponsorships, grants and donations fund the programmes, while employees deliver the volunteer sessions. Programme operations, safeguarding, reporting and the Cockpit are included in every partnership, with no licence fee.

Getting started

A first pilot starts with one programme and one team.

Tell us which team and programme you want to start with. We handle onboarding, safeguarding and reporting.

01

Start the conversation

Tell us about your team, preferred programme and reporting needs.

02

Your people join

A work email and LinkedIn profile are enough to apply. Staff provide a safeguarding briefing before the first session.

03

Hours land in your report

Employees book sessions on their calendars. Verified hours appear in Cockpit reporting.

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What HR asks us first.

Is it really free?

Yes, at every level. TEEI is a nonprofit: sponsorships, grants and donations fund the programmes, while employees deliver the volunteer sessions. There is no licence or per-seat cost, and the CSR Cockpit is included in every partnership.

How do employees join?

With a work email and a LinkedIn profile. Staff run a safeguarding briefing and approve each volunteer; learners then choose the person they want to practise with. No teaching credentials or lesson plans needed.

Which programmes can our people work in?

One-to-one English conversation practice and career mentoring, across two tracks: Ukrainian professionals rebuilding careers in Europe, and women in South America returning to work.

How much time does it take per person?

Typically one hour a week per person. People book sessions on their own calendars, in their own time zones.

How is impact reported?

Each completed session is recorded from observed attendance and verified by staff. The CSR Cockpit turns verified hours into reporting data by employee and programme.

Does it work with dollars for doers and gift matching?

Verified, staff-signed hours are the documentation dollars-for-doers and matching programmes usually request. Whether hours qualify is each programme’s decision.

Can we start with a pilot?

Yes. Start with one programme and one team. If the pilot fits your team, you can widen it from there.

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