Benevity Live! 2026

In this candid address, Benevity’s founder reflects on two decades of corporate purpose, celebrating over $34.5 billion in social impact funds administered. He honors the CSR trailblazers who paved the way and passes the torch to new CEO Soraya Alexander. Discover how Benevity is scaling up to bring fresh innovation and operational efficiency to hundreds of thousands of nonprofits.

Soraya Alexander kicks off Benevity Live! with a keynote that will give grounding in a world that feels unwieldy. Drawing on exclusive, new-to-market data from Benevity Impact Labs, Soraya will offer a clear-eyed look at the state of our industry, providing the collective evidence needed to prove that purpose remains our most reliable north star in volatile times.

Mick Ebeling has assembled scrappy teams and sent them into the world's hardest problems. Every single time, the mission started before the solution existed. In this thought-provoking keynote, Mick shares the mindset, tools, and culture required to turn impossible into inevitable.

Discover how our AI-powered development lifecycle will deliver innovation to you faster than ever, without sacrificing quality or integrity. Candace will discuss how we plan to partner with you and our non-profit network, using joint learning, betas, and your direct input to ensure our new-found release velocity maintains a value first approach that empowers you to achieve your most challenging goals.

The UN International Volunteer Year has corporate volunteering in the spotlight as a strategic driver of engagement and impact. Watch this session for a look at the latest data, new perspectives and a deeper look at what Benevity is building for corporate volunteer teams.

Explore how AI-powered tools are helping grantmakers move from manual review to intelligent workflows that surface the most aligned projects faster. We’ll demonstrate how automated scoring, AI-generated grant summaries, and proactive workflow engines streamline decision-making while preserving human oversight.

Explore the engine that powers the Benevity trusted global ecosystem, supporting more than 2.5 million nonprofits worldwide. Learn how Benevity manages the full lifecycle of global money movement — from nonprofit eligibility and policy guidance to AI-powered fraud protection and global disbursement. We’ll also highlight Global Donor Advised Funds and faster disbursements.

In a shifting global landscape, the most impactful CSR leaders are those who find ways to deepen their commitment even as external pressures mount. This session brings together perspectives to share the story of what it looks like to double down on mission-critical work when it matters most.

This keynote challenges leaders to confront an uncomfortable truth: good intentions, when filtered through corporate structures, can lose their humanity. Drawing on decades of experience, Dr. John Brothers explores how the pursuit of efficiency, metrics, brand alignment and risk mitigation can unintentionally strip away dignity, trust and local agency.

In this fireside chat, Nageeb Sumar reflects on the shifting identity of the philanthropic sector and the unique leverage held by corporate funders in today’s landscape. The session takes attendees inside Liberty Mutual Foundation’s two signature initiatives demonstrating how flexible capital, nonprofit collaboration, and skills-based exchanges unlock a level of corporate value that no standard grant can replicate.

Scaling a volunteer grant program globally sounds straightforward — until you're managing close to 100,000 employees, navigating legal complexity across markets, and watching a manual application process buckle under exploding demand. For RBC's Employee Impact team, the choice was clear: evolve or watch participation stall.

What if giving back wasn't an employee perk — but a career accelerant? Okta has made that shift, formally embedding social impact into every stage of the employee lifecycle. The result is a program that doesn't just track hours and dollars — it maps service directly to internal leadership competencies and drives measurable gains.

When many companies scaled back social impact efforts, GE Appliances chose to lean in. Guided by its Zero Distance philosophy, the company transformed volunteerism and employee resource groups into a cross-functional enterprise strategy built to work for every corner of their workforce.

Join Benevity’s Chief Impact Officer, Sona Khosla, for the unveiling of the 2026 State of Corporate Purpose report. Dig into the trends and data-driven insights defining the future of social impact. Then, walk away with the strategic tools you need to stay ahead of the curve in the year ahead.

Every year, the Goodies remind us what's possible when companies lead with purpose. From bold grantmaking experiments to programs that reached millions of lives, the 2026 class represents the very best of what the Benevity client community is building. Congratulations to the 2026 Goodie Award winners announced at Benevity Live! in Scottsdale, AZ.