Reimagine your volunteer potential.
We increase your nonprofit’s capacity by working as an extension of your staff, increasing your ability to provide meaningful volunteer experiences to more effectively deliver on your mission.
How We Support Your Nonprofit
Recruit Volunteers
Our volunteer opportunity database supports more than *800 nonprofit organizations, helping recruit, retain, and engage volunteers to advance your mission. Post one-time, on-going, hands-on, group, pro bono opportunities and more! You can also post in-kind needs such as food, hygiene items, and other essential supplies.
Build Your Capacity
Through our Pro Bono Advisory Program, we accelerate your impact through pro bono. We offer the Pro Bono Best Practices & Scoping Workshop, deliver Connected For Change events, and connect nonprofits with our corporate partners who lead pro bono programs.
Network and Support
Our nonprofit membership connects you to a broader community of supporters, increasing your reach to recruit passionate volunteers while gaining access to meaningful capacity-building opportunities. It also provides opportunities for peer learning, shared resources, and valuable connections that strengthen your organization’s impact.
Nonprofit Membership Details
Members receive access to all non-member services along with the exclusive benefits listed below:
| Non-Member Benefits | Membership Benefits |
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| Post volunteer opportunities on the Volunteer Opportunity Database | Expanded promotion through social media, e-newsletters, and special features |
| Basic visibility for your volunteer opportunities | Access the Corporate Projects Program for customized volunteer projects |
| Attend the Pro Bono Best Practices and Scoping Workshop | Access the Corporate Projects Program for customized volunteer projects |
| Participate in Connected For Change events, as space allows | Guaranteed participation in Connected For Change pro bono events |
| — | Partner with corporate clients through our Pro Bono Advisory Program |
| — | Early access to special marketing and partnership opportunities |
| — | Support through peer networking, shared resources, learning opportunities, member newsletter, and one-on-one staff support |
Our membership benefits are available for an annual fee and are active for one year from your join date. The fees are based on a sliding scale according to your organization’s current fiscal year annual budget.
| Your annual membership fee | |
|---|---|
| Your annual org budget | Fee |
| Up to $200k | $60 |
| $200,001 – $400k | $120 |
| $400,001 – $700k | $180 |
| $700,001 – $1m | $240 |
| $1,000,001 – $2m | $360 |
| $2,000,001 – $3m | $480 |
| Over $3m | $660 |
Below are examples of how our membership has benefited a nonprofit partner:
Gifts for Seniors
Gifts for Seniors supports older adults experiencing social isolation through meaningful, hands-on service. Ecolab volunteers assembled and wrapped personalized care packages filled with comforting items such as puzzle books, lotion, tea or cocoa, and handwritten notes to brighten a senior’s day. In collaboration with corporate partners, volunteers help create thoughtfully prepared gift boxes that deliver both practical essentials and personal connection year-round.
The Good Acre
The Good Acre is an organization advancing economic opportunity for farmers through market development and community partnership. Corporate teams have prepared their educational garden space by spreading soil in beds, mulching and maintaining paths, and preparing hoop houses with new plastic to keep the space ready for neighborhood growers. Volunteers have also assembled hundreds of community-supported agriculture (CSA) boxes, expanding access to fresh, seasonal produce from local and culturally diverse farmers.
CLUES
Corporate teams supported Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) by assembling culturally relevant spice kits for Canasta Familiar food distribution program in St. Paul and Minneapolis, ensuring families receive essential ingredients alongside groceries. Volunteers also contributed to painting and landscaping at their new Maria Building, strengthening and maintaining welcoming spaces where community members access critical services.
Avivo
Avivo increases well-being through recovery and career advancement while working to end homelessness. Corporate teams have mulched grounds, cleaned garages, and cleared out old materials for shredding to improve site functionality. Volunteers have also revitalized outdoor areas through weeding, planting clover and garden beds, refreshing mulch, and cleaning parking lots, with skilled volunteers assisting on repairs such as replacing the playhouse roof.
To become a nonprofit member of HandsOn Twin Cities, complete the below registration form and submit your preferred method of payment. Your membership is valid for one year from the date payment is received.
To renew your membership with HandsOn Twin Cities, complete the below registration form and submit your preferred method of payment. Your membership is valid for another 12 months.
Our Impact with Nonprofits:
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Over 250 volunteer projects with nonprofits
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27,016 hours of service
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More than 50,000 kits delivered to nonprofits
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$3,127,980 total monetary value provided
Read our blog!
5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Nonprofit Membership
This blog offers practical advice for nonprofit members on how to fully leverage membership benefits, such as volunteer recruitment tools, corporate partnerships, pro bono support, and peer networking, to expand impact and strengthen organizational capacity.
Nonprofit Impact:
The Good Acre
This story highlights how HandsOn Twin Cities’ pro bono partnerships helped The Good Acre strengthen pricing, marketing, and planning tools with skilled volunteer support so the food hub can better empower local farmers and grow equitable access to fresh, local food in Minnesota.
Nonprofit Impact:
Gifts for Seniors
This story highlights how HandsOn Twin Cities partners with Gifts for Seniors to mobilize volunteers and corporate teams to deliver essential items and meaningful connection to isolated older adults.
FAQ
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No. Any nonprofit organization can create an account on our volunteer opportunity database to post volunteer opportunities. Create your nonprofit account here.
To create a safe and welcoming space for individuals to search for volunteer opportunities, we will not approve any content that contains abusive, vulgar, offensive, racist, or offensive terms that target specific individuals or groups. As a volunteer center, we ask organizations not to post direct solicitations regarding membership or fundraising.
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Description text If your organization already has an account, log in here.
If your organization doesn’t have an account, you will first need to create one here. Complete the form and submit for approval. Once your account is approved, typically 1-2 days, then you will have access to begin posting volunteer opportunities.
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Create your nonprofit account here.
Complete the form and submit for approval. Once your account is approved, typically 1-2 days, then you will have access to begin posting volunteer opportunities.
We work with organizations and nonprofits that align with our mission, vision, values, and equity framework. In order To create a safe and welcoming space for individuals to search for volunteer opportunities, we will not approve any content that contains abusive, vulgar, offensive, racist, or offensive terms that target specific individuals or groups. As a volunteer center, we ask organizations not to post direct solicitations regarding membership or fundraising.
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HandsOn Twin Cities does NOT recruit volunteers to:
Work with private individuals, independent of an agency or organization
Work on political campaigns and other partisan activities
Take part in direct religious proselytizing or political lobbying
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HandsOn Twin Cities does not screen or conduct background checks of potential volunteers. It is the responsibility of your organization to screen, interview, and place potential volunteers.
Is your company looking to make a bigger impact?
Contact Katie Walsh, Program Director.