Collaborating with companies

Help companies help you

Doing something good for Amsterdam is becoming increasingly important for businesses. Partnering with a volunteer organization can offer significant benefits for both parties. The resources, people, capital, and knowledge that businesses bring to the table are attractive to many organizations. How do you make this work for your organization? How do you best structure such a partnership?

Are you interested in collaborating with companies more often? Preferably not for one-off short-term projects, but rather for a more impactful collaboration? VCA is happy to help. Along with the City of Amsterdam and Deedmob, we are one of the partners behind the Amsterdam website BusinessInvolved.amsterdam.

Golden tips

• Be critical: find a company that aligns with your values ​​and vision. Only then will a lasting and impactful collaboration emerge.
• List three reasons why working with the business community can be valuable to your organization.
• Consider what you as an organization have to offer the company: What’s in for them?

Make a call

Business Involved connects organizations and community initiatives with employees of businesses in the city. This involves structural and impactful connections between businesses and community institutions, giving employees—mostly English-speaking—the opportunity to engage in meaningful volunteer work. As an organization, you can put out a call for volunteers and also search through the available opportunities.

This gives you, as a community organization, a broad platform to communicate your needs for people, knowledge, and resources to businesses in the city. How can your organization make the most of this site?

On this online platform, companies and their employees can find volunteer work and activities with a positive impact on Amsterdam and the entire region.

Ready to get started?

• Go to businessinvolved.amsterdam
• Register your organization
• Create a profile and submit requests for help
• Make good contacts with volunteers from companies

SDG’s

You can choose the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that best suit your organization, making it easy for a company to find the organization that best suits them: from climate action to health & well-being and everything in between.

Tailor-made advice

Business Involved doesn’t just connect employees with carefully selected volunteer opportunities. We also organize information sessions and tailored advice for companies, highlighting organizations that are a good fit. VCA is ready to help you find and capitalize on opportunities to make a positive impact on Amsterdam and the surrounding region.

Want to know more about collaborating with companies? Our project manager Rachida El Alami is happy to help you!