Hands On Charlotte Matching Volunteer Resources to Community Needs

Hands On Charlotte Overview Founded in 1991 as independent nonprofit Merged with United Way of Central Carolinas in April 2017 Combined organization: Approx. 18k volunteers 45k hours per year

Hands On Charlotte Overview Primary volunteer engagement “products” are: Individual/Family Volunteering Corporate Volunteering Community-wide Service Events Nonprofit Board Training Engagement Groups LINC, Young Leaders, Women United, A-List

Adding Value for Nonprofits Create and manage our volunteer projects – not just promote them Through HOC, nonprofit partners benefit from volunteers: They didn’t have to recruit Don’t have to train Don’t need to supervise Don’t have to communicate with

Corporate Volunteer Management Hundreds of projects a year Dozens of corporate clients 10 to 1,000 volunteers per project Offsite or onsite options Primarily in Charlotte region, but also in other parts of NC, SC, VA, FL

Matching Resources to Need Connecting Resources to Needs Needs Resources

Matching Resources to Need Understanding Corporate Resources Usually self-identifies first in our process Include people, budgets, time, commitment, passion Usually includes secondary objective Resources

Matching Resources to Need Secondary Corporate Objectives Team-building Brand-building Leadership development Corporate culture Recruiting Resources

Matching Resources to Need Finding the Need Leverage nonprofit relationships & local knowledge Appropriate scale to absorb resources Feasible for volunteers to execute Needs

Matching Resources to Need HOC’s Role in Project Execution Full-scale planning & management Nonprofit support “Concierge” Hybrid model Needs Resources