Handson Twin Cities

HANDSON TWIN CITIES WORKS TO INSPIRE, EQUIP AND MOBILIZE A MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE.

VOLUNTEER MOBILIZATION:BUILDING ON 105 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 21,000 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, BOLD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE WOKE COACH, AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH REM5 FOR THE 1 CITY, 2 REALITIES EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES.HOTC SUPPORTS COMMUNITY AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS A RECRUITMENT SOURCE AND THOUGHT PARTNER. WE WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY GOALS, PRIORITIES, AND STRATEGIES TO BETTER DELIVER THEIR MISSION IN SUSTAINABLE WAYS BY LEVERAGING THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEERS. WE SUPPORT MORE THAN 790 PARTNERS ANNUALLY. AT HOTC WE ALSO SUPPORT CORPORATE VOLUNTEERISM. THERE ARE CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE IMPACTING 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 MEANINGFUL IMPACT. TO THIS END WE'RE WORKING TO HELP REIMAGINE THEIR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. IN 2023 WE EXECUTED 144 VOLUNTEER PROJECTS FOR CORPORATE PARTNERS, THROUGH THESE PROJECTS: PROVIDED 287,675 KITS (SNACK PACKS, HYGIENE KITS, MEALS, ETC.) TO LOCAL PARTNERS; AND ENGAGED 10,500 CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 12,500 HOURS OF SERVICE. MORE THAN 85 NONPROFITS WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE PROJECTS.

CAPACITY BUILDING:HANDSON TWIN CITIES CONTINUES TO EXPAND OUR PRO BONO ADVISORY PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS NONPROFITS AND BIPOC-LED SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT CAPACITY-BUILDING PRO BONO PROJECTS BY LEVERAGING CORPORATE SECTOR TALENT.THROUGH OUR PRO BONO ADVISORY PROGRAM, WE TAILOR PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORPORATE PARTNERS THAT MAKE A HUGE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IN WORKING WITH A CORPORATE PARTNER, WE TAKE A FULLY CUSTOMIZED CONSULTATIVE APPROACH TO ANY CREATION OF AN INTERNAL CORPORATE PRO BONO PROGRAM. FROM QUICK CONSULTATIONS TO DAY-LONG HACKATHONS; FROM ROBUST 12-WEEK PROJECTS; THE ENGAGEMENTS RANGE GREATLY DEPENDING ON COMMUNITY NEED, CORPORATE CAPABILITIES AVAILABLE, AND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE.CONNECTED FOR CHANGE DAYS ARE DAY-LONG, HACKATHON-STYLE WORKSHOPS THAT LEVERAGE CORPORATE SECTOR TALENT FOR SOCIAL SECTOR NEEDS. WE PAIR NONPROFITS IN NEED OF CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT TO A TEAM OF EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD WHO GIVE THEIR TIME PRO BONO TO TACKLE CHALLENGES AND DEVELOP TANGIBLE SOLUTIONS. WE OFFERED FOUR IMPACT DAY EVENTS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL AREAS: HR, MARKETING, FINANCE, AND TECHNOLOGY. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE TO NONPROFIT PARTICIPANTS. THESE DAYS ENGAGED 133 COMMUNITY-WIDE VOLUNTEERS IN 1,064 HOURS OF SERVICE, A MONETARY VALUE OF $207,480. THROUGHOUT 2023 WE WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 190 BIPOC-LED SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS, ENGAGING 424 VOLUNTEERS IN 16,475 HOURS OF PRO BONO SERVICE A MONETARY VALUE OF $3,175,039.WE HOSTED A PRO BONO SCOPING WORKSHOP AT THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS' DECEMBER CONFERENCE FOR NONPROFITS. THIS INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON THE BEST PRACTICES OF PRO BONO AND GUIDES NONPROFITS THROUGH THE CREATION OF THEIR OWN SCOPE OF WORK TO HELP HONE NEEDS, SET EXPECTATIONS, AND IDENTIFY THE RIGHT PRO BONO VOLUNTEER EXPERTISE. WE ALSO OFFERED A DATA WORKSHOP FREE FOR NONPROFIT PARTNERS WITH OUR PARTNERS AT SOCIAL DATA SCIENCE TO HELP NONPROFITS CONSIDER HOW TO APPLY DATA SCIENCE TECHNIQUES IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. HANDSON TWIN CITIES ALSO OFFERS A NONPROFIT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED RESOURCES TO ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDERSERVED, TO HELP INCREASE CAPACITY TO DELIVER ON MISSION AND BETTER LEVERAGE VOLUNTEERS. THIS PROGRAM IS ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE; AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY ORGANIZATION NO MATTER THE LEVEL OF "READINESS," CO-CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFITS TO MEET ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THEY ARE, IT IS FULLY CUSTOMIZED, INDIVIDUALIZED, AND ORGANIZATION CENTERED, AND TAKES A WHOLISTIC, STRATEGIC APPROACH FOR VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT.