1. Hands On Charlotte
Matching Volunteer Resources to Community Needs

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Matching Resources to Need
Connecting Resources to Needs
Needs
Resources

7. 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

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

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

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