Goodera and the City of San José Bring Corporate Volunteers Together for a Citywide Day of Service
Volunteers gather with a “Lead the Way, San José” banner during Goodera’s Day of Service, celebrating a shared commitment to giving back to their city.
Volunteers plant trees and help restore green spaces across San José during Goodera’s Day of Service on October 15, 2026.
Goodera, in partnership with the City of San José and the Office of Mayor Matt Mahan, brought corporate volunteers together on October 15 for a citywide Day of Service focused on giving back to the community they call home.
Across project sites, volunteers from Bank of America, NVIDIA, Accenture, Wells Fargo, Twilio, Cadence Design Systems, and ServiceNow came together to improve shared spaces and support their local community. From planting trees and refreshing public spaces to improving school grounds, volunteers spent the day making a difference in the places where San José residents live, work, and come together.
Volunteers worked across neighborhood sites on projects designed to care for the city's public spaces and community landmarks.
Activities included:
Refreshing Discovery Meadow Park: Volunteers picked up litter, refurbished a children’s footbridge, and planted daffodils.
Restoring tree cover: In partnership with Our City Forest, volunteers worked to support greener public spaces through tree planting and native shrub restoration.
Improving Abraham Lincoln High School: Volunteers joined school staff to help refresh school spaces and support the campus community.
Together, these projects allowed employees to step outside their usual workday, connect with colleagues, and contribute to the city they call home.
“Volunteering in San José warms my heart in the deepest degree,” shared volunteers from a Fortune 500 company. “It’s great to be able to give back and connect with colleagues in a different environment outside of work.”
For many volunteers, the day offered a chance to give back to the community and see the difference a few hours of collective effort can make.
“Our valley is home to incredible talent, and we’re thrilled to partner with Goodera to channel that energy into beautifying our city. We hope this Day of Service becomes more than a single day — inspiring people to make giving back to San José a lasting part of how they contribute to the community they call home.”
Matt Mahan, Mayor, City of San José
The San José Day of Service is part of Goodera's broader commitment to bringing people together to care for the places they call home. In partnership with local governments, nonprofits, and corporate teams, Goodera plans to bring Days of Service to more cities around the world, creating opportunities for employees to contribute to their communities through shared action.
The initiative also marks the beginning of a series of community-focused activities leading up to San José's upcoming anniversary, creating more opportunities for residents and corporate teams to take part in the city's future.
“Days like this show what can happen when companies listen to local partners and show up for the places their employees call home. We’re grateful to the City of San José, Our City Forest, and Abraham Lincoln High School for helping shape work that matters here. We hope to bring this kind of shared service to more cities.”
Abhishek Humbad, CEO, Goodera
By bringing companies and community partners together around local needs, Goodera hopes to make volunteering a more regular part of how people connect with and contribute to their communities.
About Goodera
Founded in 2014, Goodera serves 500+ global enterprises, including 75+ Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Airbnb, ServiceNow, Visa, and Amazon. Its curated network of 50,000+ nonprofits across 1000+ cities and 100+ countries allows companies to connect their employees with causes that matter, from climate action and disaster response to education, gender equity, mental health, and more. To date, Goodera has enabled over 2 million employee volunteers to contribute millions of hours to community service, supporting NPOs and grassroots organizations in both urgent relief and long-term development initiatives. With this announcement, the company strengthens its leadership team as it continues to scale globally.
Learn more at www.goodera.com.
Divya Unnikrishnan
Goodera
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