Connected For Change
Connected For Change leverages the collective skills of volunteers and organizations to create solutions for positive social impact. We connect nonprofits in need of capacity-building support with a team of experts who give their time pro bono to tackle the nonprofit’s challenge and, in partnership with the nonprofit, develop tangible solutions and/or recommendations.
Each Connected Day focuses on a specific functional area. The 2026 Connected for Change Days will focus on: 1) Finance, HR, and Strategy, 2) Marketing, and 3) Tech.
Connected For Change is for:
Nonprofit organizations that have a challenge or opportunity in the Connected for Change focus area that can be tackled in a day can apply to participate. Connected For Change will always be free for nonprofits to attend and nonprofits located anywhere are able to attend virtual events. Organizations that are a member of HandsOn Twin Cities are prioritized.
Professionals with expertise that matches the nonprofit’s challenge who are interested in volunteering their time and talent pro bono to social-impact organizations.
Finance, HR, & Strategy
May 1, 2026 | 9 am - 3 pm CT | Zoom
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Finance:
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Financial Modeling & Forecasting
Financial Platform Support
Revenue Diversification
Financial Reporting Tool Creation
Financial Systems Assessment/Development
HR:
Board Effectiveness Assessment
Board Recruitment Planning
Change Management Assessment
Employee Recruitment Process
Employment Law
HR or Internal Capacity Assessment
Operations Process Design
Organizational Design
Org Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan
Performance Management Systems
Professional Development Training
Staff Compensation Assessment
Strategy:
Strategic plan
Partner acquisition strategy
Board programs structure
Executive transition plan
Volunteer leadership structure
Logic model
Program evaluation tool
Program Assessment
Internal Operational
Process Review
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Finance:
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Financial Modeling & Forecasting
• Finacial Platform Support
• Revenue Diversification
• Financial Reporting Tool Creation
• Financial Systems Assessment/DevelopmentHR:
• Business Development
• Business Strategy
• DEI
• Employment Law
• HR Strategy
• HRIS
• Legal Compliance
• Organizational Design
• Performance Management
• Recruitment
• Strategic Planning
• Talent Management
• Team Building
• Training & DevelopmentStrategy:
• Business Plan
• Internal Capacity Assessment
• Market Research
• Program Evaluation
• Program Measurement
• Project Management
• Operations Process Design
• Scenario Modeling
• Strategic Planning Prep
• Strategic Scorecard
• SWOT Analysis
• Other
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2/9-2/20: Nonprofit Application Open
3/9-4/3: Volunteer Sign-up
5/1: Finance, HR, and Strategy Day
Nonprofit application will open on Mon, Feb 9!
Upcoming:
Sept 25, 2026
Marketing Day
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Branding & Brand Guidelines
Key Messaging
Target Market/Personas Development
Marketing Strategy
Social Media Marketing Strategy
Creative Toolkit
SEO & Google Analytics
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Copywriting
Digital marketing
Marketing strategy
Brand strategy
Social media strategy
Content management
Event planning
Graphic design
Media relations
Public relations
Google AdWords
SEO/Analytics
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7/6-7/17: Nonprofit Application Open
8/3-8/28: Volunteer Sign-up
9/25: Marketing Day
Dec 4, 2026
Tech Day
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Branding & Brand Guidelines
Key Messaging
Target Market/Personas Development
Marketing Strategy
Social Media Marketing Strategy
Creative Toolkit
SEO & Google Analytics
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Database/CRM administration
Analytics
Web development
Tech strategy
Data & research
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9/14-9/25: Nonprofit Application Open
10/5-11/6: Volunteer Sign-up
12/4: Tech Day
We want to thank our 2025 sponsors:
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Privacy, Liability and Ownership of Deliverables
Volunteers and nonprofits/small businesses owners are asked to not disclose information shared for project purposes to anyone outside of the project team and HandsOn Employees without written consent between the parties.
Nonprofits/small businesses participating in Connected Days waive the right to any future litigation in reference to the advice given and/or the created deliverable or solution, by volunteers, the companies in which they work, corporate sponsors and HandsOn Twin Cities.
Volunteers, the companies in which they work, corporate sponsors, and HandsOn Twin Cities give up rights of full ownership of created deliverable or solution to the nonprofit organization/small business they assist. The deliverable or solution to the nonprofit organization/small business is considered a donation. Volunteers are instructed to never disclose or provide any proprietary information in related to the company they work for. Volunteers are sharing subject matter expertise in specific functional business departments.