Points of Light is a nonprofit founded in 1990 that inspires, equips and connects volunteers, working with nonprofits and companies across 32 countries and 120 affiliates.
Points of Light is a nonpartisan nonprofit organisation founded in 1990 and dedicated to volunteer service. It describes itself as the world's largest organisation of its kind, working to inspire, equip and connect people to create positive change through volunteering and civic engagement. The organisation takes its name from President George H.W. Bush's 1989 inaugural address vision of "a thousand points of light".
The organisation operates through a global network of 120 affiliates and maintains a presence in 32 countries, engaging nearly 4 million volunteers. It is headquartered in Georgia, United States. Its stated aim is to help build healthy, equitable communities where all can thrive, and it works across the nonprofit and NGO sector, corporate social impact and social impact philanthropy.
Points of Light's work centres on volunteer engagement products and services designed to help volunteers, nonprofits and corporations increase their impact and mobilise volunteers to meet critical needs. Delivery is collaborative: the organisation partners with nonprofits, companies and social impact leaders rather than operating programmes in isolation. Employees and affiliates work within a mission-driven culture that the organisation describes as a movement transcending politics and borders.
