By: Kate O’Connor, Senior Analyst (Strategy), Innovation Consulting, Salesforce Ignite UK&I;
Kevin Smeeing, Senior Analyst (Design), Innovation Consulting, Salesforce Ignite UK&I;
Anna-Sophie Oertzen, Innovation Consulting Manager, Salesforce Ignite EMEA
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Venture2Impact (V2I) — a nonprofit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — had a business model that was entirely based on global travel. Bringing skilled volunteers together in person with passionate and integrated local organisations around the world was how V2I worked towards their mission of helping global communities break the cycle of poverty. The organization has an impressive range of partnerships — 20 nonprofit partners, and over 250 volunteers delivering impact across five continents — with partners and impact increasing every year. The onset of the pandemic not only impacted the organization’s global partners, but also their loyal community of repeat volunteers that they’d developed through a strong model for skills-based volunteering.
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