HandsOn Connect

HandsOn Connect is volunteer management software built on the Salesforce platform. It was created in partnership with Points of Light and is aimed at non-profits and other organisations that rely on volunteers. The product has since become part of Better Impact.

What HandsOn Connect offers

• Volunteer management — registers and schedules volunteers and teams, records attendance and organises service events.
• Donors and donations — handles fundraisers, annual campaigns, grants, memberships, special events and payment processing.
• Employee engagement — extends the same system to corporate volunteering and staff involvement.
• Reporting and analytics — gives administrators reports on volunteer activity.
• Training and support — weekly demos, webinars and a virtual administrator service for customers.

Who it works with

Non-profit organisations and volunteer centres. Customers named on the site include Boston Cares, Chicago Cares and the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation.

Key facts

• Platform: Salesforce
• Created with: Points of Light
• Owner: Better Impact, which HandsOn Connect and Get Connected by Galaxy Digital have joined