Elevate by United Way

Elevate serves to connect experts in the community who are interested in short-term volunteer opportunities with nonprofits. Opportunities may include one-time consultations, a series of consultations on a specific topic, or working together on a specific project. It is envisioned that opportunities that work out well may evolve into long-term volunteer roles, which Elevate celebrates but does not manage.

As nonprofit organizations grow, so does their need for specialized professional services such as legal, HR, finance, leadership development, board governance consulting, etc. The challenge is that organizations often go through an awkward stage during their growth when their needs are irregular and unpredictable. This makes it difficult for them to justify hiring full-time employees to fill these roles and finding part-time employees, consultants, expert board members or other volunteers is often a hit-or-miss endeavor. This gap in satisfying critical needs hampers the nonprofit’s ability to operate and grow through it such that they can reach the next level of maturity and fill these roles. Elevate serves to connect nonprofits seeking professional services and those wishing to volunteer, donate, or otherwise provide services. Nonprofit organizations subscribe to and as their needs arise, request help from Elevate who connects them with an individual or organization willing to provide the service. Elevate maintains a “bench” of volunteers and organizations to make the connection effectively and efficiently so that the nonprofit can quickly handle their challenge.