<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Skills-based volunteering allows employees to improve leadership and problem-solving skills while helping others.</li><li>Companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield collaborate with nonprofits to create such programs.</li><li>This article is part of a series focused on fostering innovation in businesses.</li><li>Employees at Comcast engage in skills-based volunteering to expand their capabilities beyond their regular roles.</li><li>Volunteering helps individuals develop new skills, improve confidence, and establish connections.</li><li>Common Impact partners with companies to implement skills-based volunteer initiatives.</li><li>Blue Cross Blue Shield offers short-term consulting and long-term advisory partnerships through Common Impact.</li><li>Ares Management Corporation utilizes skills-based volunteering to boost employee commitment and engagement.</li><li>Initiatives like the 2025 Summer of Service at Ares engage employees in volunteer events globally.</li><li>To establish volunteer programs, companies should start small, incorporate employee preferences, and collaborate with organizations.</li></ul>

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