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 2023 Connected for Change Days will focus on: Finance, HR, Marketing, and 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.

Participate

Due to large number of applicants nonprofit application is now closed.

Connected for Change: Marketing Day

September 29, 2023 | 9 am - 3 pm CT | Zoom

  • • 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

  • • Business Development

    • Business Strategy

    • DEI

    • Employment Law

    • HR Strategy

    • HRIS

    • Legal Compliance

    • Organizational Design

    • Performance Management

    • Recruitment

    • Strategic Planning

    • Talent Management

    • Team Building

    • Training & Development

    • 4/24 – 5/8: Nonprofit application

    • 5/22 – 6/20: Volunteer sign-up

    • 6/21: CFC: HR Day Training | 30-minute, virtual training for nonprofits and volunteers (recorded for those unable to attend)

    • Thursday, 7/20: Connected for Change: HR Day | 9am - 3pm CST, via Zoom

Upcoming Days:

Connected for Change: HR Day

July 20th, 2023 | 9 am - 3 pm | Zoom

    • General organizational marketing assessment & recommendations

    • Outline of marketing plan

    • Social media strategy

    • PR strategy

    • Update to key messaging

    • Tagline development

  • • Copywriting

    • Digital Marketing

    • Marketing strategy

    • Brand strategy

    • Social media strategy

    • Content management

    • Media relations

    • Graphic design

    • Public Relations

    • Video production

    • 7/10 – 7/24: Nonprofit application

    • 8/7 – 8/28: Volunteer sign-up

    • 9/6: CFC: Marketing Day Training | 30-minute, virtual training for nonprofits and volunteers (recorded for those unable to attend)

    • Friday, 9/29: Connected for Change: Marketing Day | 9am - 3pm CST, via Zoom

Connected for Change: Tech Day

Dec 8th, 2023 | 9 am - 3 pm | Zoom

  • • General organizational tech assessment & recommendations

    • Website content review

    • Database/CRM optimization

    • Data collection analysis/data management recommendations

    • Web development recommendations

  • • Database/CRM administration

    • Analytics

    • Web development

    • Tech strategy

    • Data & research

    • 9/11 – 9/25: Nonprofit application

    • 10/9 – 10/30: Volunteer sign-up

    • 11/8: CFC: Tech Day Training | 30-minute, virtual training for nonprofits and volunteers (recorded for those unable to attend)

    • Friday, 12/8: Connected for Change: Tech Day | 9am - 3pm CST, via Zoom

Connected for Change: Finance Day

March 24, 2023 | 9 am - 3 pm | Zoom

Past Days:

Want to know when other applications are opened? Want to learn about unique ways to be involved?

Fill out this form to stay updated on our latest Connected for Change dates and offerings.

We would like to thank our current and former sponsors, partners, and in-kind donors:

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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.