Employee Pro Bono and Volunteering

CVC's approach to engaged philanthropy means that staff members are given opportunities to contribute their time to charitable organisations in their communities.

Recent examples of employee involvement include:

• Serving on the Investment and Audit Committees of Impetus Trust
• Being the Big Brothers Big Sisters Deutschland 'Deal Champion' for the Private Equity Foundation
• Founding member and serving on the Board of the Asia Venture Philanthropy (AVP) Network
• Chairing the National Board of Jumpstart
• Reviewing IT systems requirements for Keyfund, an Impetus portfolio charity
• Carrying out interview practice and CV preparation workshops for Impetus portfolio charity, Street League
• Organising a 'perfect pitch' workshop for the Impetus portfolio CEOs to help them refine their presentations to prospective corporate donors
• Reviewing business plans for NESsT's social enterprise competitions
• Assessing Impetus Trust's IT systems
• Assisting Impetus and the Education Endowment Fund in assessing charity grant applications
• Training Blue Sky staff (an Impetus portfolio charity) in spreadsheet design
• Consulting on The Fairtrade Foundation, an Impetus portfolio charity, on their presentation to potential corporate donors
• Mentoring young graduates from the Teens & Toddlers programme through Impetus

_{CVC’s London office hosts Street League CEO, Matt Stevenson-Dodd, in a breakfast briefing to supporters}