Speaking Corporate: Navigating Realities of Employee Volunteer Engagement

Strong corporate-nonprofit partnerships require understanding on both sides. Yet nonprofits don’t always have visibility into how companies make decisions about community engagement, including what internal priorities they’re balancing, how employee expectations are changing, where volunteerism fits alongside giving and broader business goals, and what makes a partnership feasible and valuable from the corporate perspective.

Join HandsOn Twin Cities for a candid conversation with corporate community engagement leaders about how companies are approaching employee volunteerism today, what is influencing their decisions, and what nonprofits can do to build stronger, more strategic partnerships.

Our panel will feature:

• Stephanie Johnson, Director of Community Relations, Blaze Credit Union
• Minn Wang, Senior Manager – Global Impact Initiatives, General Mills
• Julie Brown, Director of Culture & Community Impact, Boulay

Together, they’ll share perspectives from organizations of different sizes, structures, and industries, exploring how they balance company-wide priorities with employee and community needs; what employees are looking for in volunteer experiences; how impact, business value, and limited resources shape decisions; and what makes a nonprofit partner stand out.

This interactive session is designed for nonprofit leaders and volunteer engagement professionals who want a better understanding of how corporate partners think, and practical insights they can use to strengthen their approach to corporate engagement.

Light breakfast and coffee/beverages will be provided.