Pro-Bono Support to Accelerate Your Growth & Impact
By joining our platform, you can access our global network of "Experteers" from around the world with the know-how and connections to help you solve problems, seize new opportunities, and accelerate your impact.
Experteering is a new way to pool top talent for social good
Expertise fills gaps that would otherwise be untouched
Skills-based volunteers have a role in global development
Experteering: A Low-to-No Cost Solution to Find Skills
Experteering is a term we coined to describe professionals volunteering their skills and expertise, a combination of the words Expertise + Volunteering.
While MovingWorlds does not charge a fee to you, we do ask that you:
- Agree to our hosting guarantee of conditions
- Follow our project posting guidelines
- Read our best practices guide for hosting skilled volunteers
Categories of Support
Once your oranization is accepted onto the MovingWorlds platform, you can request any/all of the following support options:
Request a Pro Bono Consultant for Project-Based Support
Get expert support over a longer period of time on a specific project with a clear deliverable, like designing a new website, setting up an accounting system, or developing a marketing strategy. This is a more in-depth project and usually involves full- or part-time support over at least 1 week. See sample project here.
Request Training
Need to upskill your team on a specific skill or resource? You can request an expert to come lead a training or facilitation session for any number of employees on your team. Most training sessions are 2-8 hours spread over 1-4 days. See sample project here.
Request an Expert Advice Call
Sometimes, you just need to talk to someone with experience at a specific company, in a certain industry, and/or with a specific skill set. You can request an expert advice call to talk to a subject matter expert. Calls are typically 30-60 minutes. See sample project here.
Request a Coach
Looking for someone to support your growth as an individual leader? Request a coach to help you think through ways to grow as a leader and improve your social enterprise. This is usually done with a 30-60min call per month and email exchanges, over 3-6 months. See sample project here.
Request a Mentor
Having a mentor to turn to can be invaluable as you continue to grow your enterprise. Request a mentor to help you think through ways to grow and mature your social enterprise. This is usually done with a 30-60 min call per month, over 3-6 months. See sample project here.
Working with an Experteer helped us develop new ideas and strengthen our value chain management, fundraising and personal planning skills. It is an experience we would definitely recommend, and we plan on working with more MovingWorlds Experteers.
The Impact of Experteering
Our proven methodology to ensure that skilled volunteers land with impact has been featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and we measure and report on key indicators of long-term impact for our Experteers, organizations, corporate partners, and other capacity-building partners (like impact investors).
According to the organizations we've supported:
- 100% of organizations would recommend MovingWorlds to a partner
- 95% of organizations report increased impact as a result of connections to our global network
- 71% of organizations report that mission-related impact would not have been achieved without the help of an Experteer
Stories of Impact
See how Experteers have helped social enterprises like yours create lasting change
Delivering Nutritious Food and Quality Early Childhood Education in Colombia
See how working with Experteers helped social enterprise Coomacovalle sacle its innovative hybrid value chain across Colombia.
Building the Skills of the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs in Cameroon
See how working with an Experteer helped Action Lab for Development build the capacity of its staff specifically related to social entrepreneurship.
Harnessing the Power of Data to End Homelessness
Learn how Experteers helped Community Solutions do more with their data and build dashboards to advance coordination among local agencies tackling homelessness.
How to Find Experteering Support
Post a Project
Post up to 5 projects at a time for your organization. Use our project posting guide to find the best Experteer.
Find a Professional
Get discovered by Experteers that want to support your cause. You can also use our Experteer search tool to proactively reach out to professionals.
Respond to Introduction Requests
In addition to outreach, you can also set your profile so that professionals can introduce themselves to you. Respond within 24 hours to keep your profile at the top of the list.
Confirm a Match
Have a call to screen your applicants, and then choose the Experteer that best fits your needs.
Plan Your Engagement
MovingWorlds will guide you and the Experteer through a full planning process to ensure a high-impact experience. Review the MovingWorlds hosting resources to be an effective host.
Start Working With Your Experteer
Once your project is scoped and planned, start working with your Experteer and catalyze your impact. Use our best practices to ensure long-term change is being made.