Business Connections

Business Connections is a fee-for-service program that offers customized employee engagement opportunities at sites throughout Alexandria and beyond. Our comprehensive project management ensures a high impact day of service that meets your employees’ expectations and furthers your philanthropic goals.

“Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for your help in coordinating and organizing yesterday! It was SO smooth, and your Fidelity volunteers were amazing! I was so appreciative how they included the kids and were diligent at getting the beds built. Thank you for being so efficient and effective on the day of and being such a helpful partner leading up. I am truly incredibly grateful, and I know my students had a wonderful time! One small thing - one of my middle schoolers is very reserved. She almost never speaks, rarely smiles, and when she does it's with her mouth closed. At the end of the day, she was actually TALKING and laughed with her mouth wide open. To me, those are big signs of progress, and also a sign of how comfortable the volunteers made her feel. “ Kaitlyn Golden, MSW, LCSW, School Social Worker, ACPS

With Business Connections, Volunteer Alexandria provides:

• Custom-tailored project design according to your needs
• Logistical details and material management
• Start-to-finish project coordination
• Volunteer management
• Pre-project employee orientation
• Post-project surveys

Over the past two years, we have worked with over 40 companies and associations to manage a variety of service projects, where Business Connections volunteers have:

• Built vegetable gardens for a school garden with students
• Packed 1,000 bags of canned goods
• Installed a parking lot and cabinetry for the local Boys and Girls Club and built book shelves for children
• Prepared mailings and delivered meals to homebound seniors
• Beautified group homes for mentally challenged residents by landscaping and painting the outside areas

" Thank you for making our group volunteer project so easy. Since the volunteer group worked through Volunteer Alexandria, you had everything organized and ready. The day of the project you brought all the supplies and tools, including directional signs for the volunteers to show them the proper entrance. It was completely unstressful for me as the volunteer coordinator since you had done all of the logistics and planning. Your services to our philanthropic businesse and nonprofits is extremely valuable. Please continue your good work." Community Lodgings.

Our supporters embody the strong commitment to community that resonates throughout the City of Alexandria. Engagement with Volunteer Alexandria identifies your company as a leader - seeking to make meaningful contributions to the well-being of our region. It also offers a proven return on investment: employee volunteering improves retention and supports recruitment, provides valuable leadership and professional development opportunities, and strengthens talents.  Positive community visibility provides access to new markets and customers.

We provide a variety of on-site projects that are able to accommodate anywhere from 10-150 people and support the community by providing hand-made products (cards, care packages, bracelets, etc.).

Interested? Complete the Business Connections intake form and return to Marion at mbrunken@volunteeralexandria.org. 

Questions? Please call 703-836-2176. Schedule a meeting to discuss.