RW Institute studies what makes a volunteer experience produce lasting change in how people see themselves, what they believe, and how they act. Then we put that thinking into the field with practitioners, researchers, and the organizations that run programs at scale.
Empathy Project · Pilot Learning Report
The September 2026 report brings together participation data, what employees and conversation partners valued, and priorities for the next cohorts. It shares early observations and the questions we still need to answer about lasting change.
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RW Institute is reviewing the technology behind corporate volunteering, employee giving, and grants administration. The 2026 review tracks who is participating, where solution providers are in the process, and how platforms describe their AI capabilities.
The RWI Makerspace is where corporate social impact professionals come together to learn, build, and solve problems alongside peers.
Foundational frameworks, methodologies, and baseline tools. Build With AI is a recurring open lab where practitioners bring real projects and leave with working tools.
Research and co-development initiatives. Organizations actively build new solutions, frameworks, and approaches alongside peers.
Scaling what works. Proven frameworks deployed through partnerships and established organizational networks.
Curated salon sessions for specific audiences, typically designed around focused discussion rather than broadcast presentation. Browse recordings, write-ups, and materials from past salons on topics across the social impact field.
Field notes, research reads, and arguments worth pressure-testing.
Explore Archive
How the Brief-Check-in-Debrief cycle creates conditions for lasting psychological and behavioral shifts.
Understanding situational learning states in volunteer experiences.
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