HandsOn Skills brings together nonprofits in need with volunteers who want to apply their talents and expertise to the common good. Whether you call it volunteer consultancy, pro bono work or simply skills-based volunteering, at its core, HandsOn Skills is a program that helps nonprofits meet their missions by tapping the educational, professional, technical and/or personal skills of volunteers.
HandsOn Skills projects vary in scope and length of commitment. Projects may entail a one-time or short-term commitment and may include tasks such as plumbing or electrical installation, teaching a cooking class or designing a mural. Longer-term projects might involve developing a marketing strategy, a training program or website design.
We are currently seeking projects and volunteers in the following areas:
- Computer/Information Technology
- Marketing, Communications & Public Relations
- Training Design & Facilitation
- Building Trades/Home Improvement
- Other: Cooking/Meal Planning, Fitness Instruction, Foreign Language, etc.
Current HandsOn Skills projects
How it Works
Applications Nonprofit & community organization applications* help organizations outline their need for HandsOn Skills volunteers, while volunteer applications help collect information on volunteer’s skills and availability.
Training Participating HandsOn Skills organizations and volunteers are offered training workshops to help ensure the success of HandsOn Skills projects. See below for the workshop schedule.
Project Development We work closely with each participating organization to develop project scope, work plans, job descriptions and more.
Matching After projects have been developed, we pair volunteers with projects, matching their skills and availability.
Support We provide ongoing support to volunteers and organizations, ensuring project success and a positive experience for everyone involved.
HandsOn Skills Workshop Schedule
HandsOn Skills Volunteer Workshop This workshop helps volunteers: explore their personal motivations
for volunteering, learn more about the nonprofit sector and more about
how the HandsOn Skills program works. Upcoming dates: January 9, 10am - 12pm; February 6, 10am - 12pm; March 6, 10am - 12pm. HandsOn Skills Nonprofit Workshop This workshop is for representatives from nonprofits, schools, and other community-based organizations. Discussion focuses on HandsOn Skills program development and management processes. Upcoming dates: January 20, 9am - 10:30am; February 17, 9am - 10:30am; March 17, 9am - 10:30am.
All workshops take place at the HandsOn office at 5151 N 19th Ave, Ste 200, Phoenix, 85015. For more information, contact katherine@handsonphoenix.org, 602.973.2212 x 233.
*HandsOn Greater Phoenix is happy to partner with the Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix, an organization that provides technical assistance to arts and cultural organizations by recruiting business experts to help those organizations improve their management practices. Arts organizations interested in hosting HandsOn Skills volunteers should contact the Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix directly.
HandsOn Skills is supported with funding by:
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