What happens when a technology company steps into an intensive, in-person skills-based volunteering experience? Something far more powerful than a traditional partnership.

Through the lens of Guidewire’s Team4Tech-powered experience, you’ll explore how skills-based volunteering can become a strategic lever for business performance. You’ll learn how Guidewire strengthened partner alignment, boosted employee engagement, and built leadership capabilities that directly support long-term collaboration.

You’ll also see how skills-based volunteering can be intentionally designed as a client cultivation and partnership-building strategy, not just a philanthropic one. Team4Tech’s immersive model accelerates trust-building, deepens cross-company relationships, and creates the kind of relational capital that improves commercial collaboration.

You’ll walk away with a replicable framework for designing impact initiatives that deliver measurable business value while advancing meaningful social good.

Elizabeth Schwan‑Rosenwald is a veteran social impact leader with deep expertise in skills‑based volunteering, nonprofit capacity building, and cross‑sector partnership development. She currently serves as Chief Partnerships Officer at Team4Tech, where she leads global corporate collaborations to deliver immersive volunteer experiences that advance digital transformation and education equity. Her career includes senior roles at Points of Light, Common Impact, and the Taproot Foundation, where she built and scaled programs that strengthened hundreds of nonprofits through skilled volunteer engagement. Elizabeth also founded JA Consulting and 20% Theatre Company, bringing her commitment to equity, strategy, and community impact to organizations across sectors.

Director, Community Engagement, Guidewire Software

Driven by the belief that companies should help their local communities thrive, not just exist, Mark Daniels leads Guidewire’s global social impact strategy. He is passionate about creating deep, meaningful connections through "Guidewire Gives Back," replacing standard corporate giving with immersive, skills-based engagement. Mark’s current focus is a bold new initiative that treats innovation as a tool for equity; by partnering with customers and non-profits on a global scale, he is actively diversifying the InsurTech talent pipeline and creating a more inclusive future for the industry.

How Guidewire Unlocked New Partnership Value Through Skills‑Based Volunteering