May Piamenta, Co-founder & CEO at Vee, shares her experiences as an entrepreneur in the volunteering space.May Piamenta, Co-founder and CEO of Vee, founded Vee together with her two partners, Gil and Avi, with the goal of making social impact simpler than ever. Before founding Vee in 2019, she led a global nonprofit team, where she managed 10 million volunteers in over 32 countries. All the work was done manually, and she found existing technological solutions to be enterprise-oriented and difficult to use. So, May decided to act. As the world’s most innovative volunteering platform, Vee empowers everybody to act on their values. The platform includes a marketplace of verified volunteering opportunities and all the tools needed to manage volunteering activities for both nonprofits and companies alike. Volunteering Platforms and Technologies:In this episode, we dive into the different challenges and opportunities in the non-profit sector, as well as growing a company in such a challenging industry.Some of the topics covered include:The value that companies focused on social impact can bring in bad timesThe challenges of growing a non-profit business through fundraisingGrowing and operating a company as a young, female entrepreneur Hiring the right people to carry the right values forwardListen to The Story of Software on:Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Deezer, & any other podcast platform of your choice.The Story of Software Podcast is produced by Zartis. We hope you enjoy listening to this tech podcast and feel free to share any feedback with us: [email protected]

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