HANDSON TWIN CITIES

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION:BUILDING ON 106 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HANDSON TWIN CITIES INSPIRES, EQUIPS, AND MOBILIZES A MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE. HANDSON TWIN CITIES (HOTC) PROVIDES A VARIETY OF ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO FIND THEIR UNIQUE POWER TO LEAD. MORE THAN 24,300 REGISTERED USERS LEVERAGE OUR VOLUNTEER DATABASE TO GET CONNECTED TO MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE ALSO EXPANDED OTHER EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR VOLUNTEERS EVERYWHERE, SUCH AS THE "REDEFINING VOLUNTEERISM" PODCAST, BLOGS AND SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT GUIDES, AND BOLD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE WOKE COACH.ADDITIONAL SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE:* PROVIDING FREE AND EASY REFERRALS TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO VOLUNTEER (THROUGH OUR DATABASE, PHONE, EMAIL, AND IN-PERSON REFERRALS).* PROVIDING LEARNING RESOURCES FOR VOLUNTERRS TO CONTEXTUALIZE THE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE (TRAININGS, PODCAST, BOLD CONVERSATIONS, ETC.)* FREE CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT TO NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION AND PROGRAMS (I.E. - TEMPLATES, TOOLS, RESOURCES, SPEAKING EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, ETC).* COMMUNITY-WIDE SIGNATURE EVENTS (SUCH AS MLK DAY SERVICE PROJECT, CONNECTED FOR CHANGE DAYS, FIND YOUR CAUSE, ETC.) THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO GAIN EXPOSURE TO VOLUNTEERISM AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO GET ENGAGED.* COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AND INCREASE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND SOCIAL CONNECTION.WE ARE A RECRUITMENT SOURCE AND THOUGHT PARTNER FOR MORE THAN 875 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WE WORK WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO BETTER DELIVER THEIR MISSION IN SUSTAINABLE WAYS BY LEVERAGING THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS.WE ALSO SUPPORT CORPORATE VOLUNTEERISM. CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE IMPACT CORPORATE CULTURE AND VOLUNTEERISM AND OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS DESIRE ASSISTANCE IN UNDERSTANDING THE NONPROFIT LANDSCAPE AND ARE OPEN TO OUR GUIDANCE TO CREATE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT GO DEEPER AND MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT. WE'RE WORKING TO HELP REIMAGINE THEIR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. IN 2024 WE EXECUTED 188 VOLUNTEER PROJECTS FOR CORPORATIONS, PROVIDING 65,275 KITS TO PARTNERS; AND ENGAGING MORE THAN 12,000 CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 16,000 HOURS OF SERVICE.