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Northwestern Medicine Employee Volunteer Hub Gives Back in Record-Breaking 2023

Team NM, the Northwestern Medicine workforce volunteer hub, connected employees and physicians with several volunteer opportunities throughout 2023.


Investing in Communities

In fiscal year 2023, Team NM donated more than 9,400 hours of service across Chicago and Northern Illinois. Some notable highlights include:

  • 477 volunteer events, up 300 over the previous record set in fiscal year 2022
    • 131 volunteer events, or nearly 3 in 10 Team NM events, were connected to the Northwestern Medicine Champion Network
    • 109 events were opportunities for teams to volunteer as a group while bonding as colleagues
  • 4,031 volunteers
    • 3,081 Northwestern Medicine workforce members
    • 950 family members and friends of the Northwestern Medicine workforce
  • 135 community organizations supported


Volunteer opportunities and local organizations are chosen to help build and strengthen relationships among the Northwestern Medicine workforce and communities.   

“Our volunteers are supporting and amplifying the work of our amazing community collaborators,” says Posh Charles, senior vice president, Administration.


Building a Meaningful Presence

Team NM has also been concentrating its efforts in areas where volunteers can have the most impact.

For example, in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago where Northwestern Medicine will open Bronzeville Outpatient Center in September 2025, Team NM volunteers supported 20 events throughout fiscal year 2023. Volunteers completed beautification projects; supported community events; packed and distributed personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies and groceries to seniors; and more.

“We are really demonstrating that we are invested in the communities we serve,” says Shannon McCall, program manager, Team NM. “We are coming back every month, and we are working to have a meaningful presence in the places that we go.”

Volunteer events are open to all members of the Northwestern Medicine workforce, and most events also welcome friends and family members.

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of patients and communities? Become a member of the Northwestern Medicine workforce. Explore open opportunities now.