MovingWorlds

What MovingWorlds does

MovingWorlds is a Seattle-headquartered Social Purpose Company (Washington State Benefit Corporation equivalent) founded in 2010 by Mark Horoszowski and Derk Norde. It operates a global, cloud-based matching platform that connects three constituencies — social enterprises, skilled professionals, and multinational corporations — around skills-based volunteering, internally branded as "experteering." The core technology is a matching system that aligns professional skills, schedules, and purpose goals with project needs of social enterprises, supported by guided collaboration tools, impact measurement dashboards (Living Impact Report, Network Report), and configurable corporate program integrations. Since launching the Experteering Platform in 2014, MovingWorlds has facilitated 2,300+ projects across 110+ countries, delivering $50M+ in pro bono professional services and supporting 20M+ beneficiaries.

The company operates a hybrid business model. Social enterprises access the platform free of charge, funded indirectly through corporate program fees and impact investor partnerships. Professionals also participate free of charge, while paying tuition only for the optional MovingWorlds Institute Global Fellowship (a six-month program combining coursework, coaching, and a consulting project). Direct revenue is generated from corporate customers — including SAP, Microsoft, PayPal, Unilever, EY, Reckitt, Lumen, and Booking.com — through subscription-based CSR platform fees and dedicated program management services with annual or multi-year contract cadences and custom pricing. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales (demo scheduling, email outreach) for corporates, self-serve sign-up for professionals and social enterprises, a Global Fellowship funnel, and a partner channel of 35+ accelerators and impact investors that co-brand landing pages for enterprise referrals. The company is privately held, founder-controlled, has not disclosed external funding rounds, and operates with a distributed team of 15-20 across six countries.

Name

MovingWorlds

Legal name

MovingWorlds

Website

https://movingworlds.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MovingWorlds operates a global skills-based volunteering platform that matches skilled professionals with social enterprises and multinational corporations, monetizing primarily through corporate CSR program subscriptions while providing free access to enterprises and volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Skills-Based Volunteering Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAGAK

Work Exchange & Farmstay Programs (WWOOF/HelpX-Style)

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

Keywords

• Skills-based volunteering platform
• Corporate social impact programs
• Pro-bono consulting marketplace
• Experteering network
• CSR employee engagement software

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate CSR Platform Services: MovingWorlds provides skills-based volunteering platform and program management services to multinational corporations. Corporations pay to activate employees in sustainable business transformation programs. Revenue comes from platform fees and program management services for corporate social impact programs.
2. Global Fellowship Program Tuition: 6-month professional fellowship combining learning, career coaching, real-world consulting projects, and global alumni network. Professionals or their employers pay tuition for the program.
3. Social Enterprise Support (Free): Social enterprises receive free access to the platform, skilled volunteers, and connections. Services are funded through corporate partnerships and impact investor support rather than direct charges to social enterprises.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MovingWorlds operates a global skills-based volunteering platform ("Experteering") that connects social enterprises with skilled professionals for pro-bono consulting projects. The company sells dedicated corporate skills-based volunteering programs to multinational corporations (e.g., SAP, Microsoft, PayPal, EY, Reckitt), a Global Fellowship professional development program, and an Impact Partner program for accelerators and investors. Social enterprises and individual professionals participate for free, with corporate fees funding the platform.

Product overview

MovingWorlds operates a unified global platform for skills-based volunteering and social enterprise support, consisting of multiple interconnected modules. The core Experteering Platform connects social enterprises with skilled professionals for pro-bono projects, while the Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering Platform helps multinational corporations scale employee volunteering programs. Supporting these are the Impact Partner Program for accelerators and investors, the MovingWorlds Institute Global Fellowship for professional development, and the S-GRID/TRANSFORM Support Hub for social enterprise revenue acceleration. Additional offerings include the Living Impact Report and Network Report for impact measurement, plus a Resources & Guides library and MovingWorlds Blog for thought leadership content. The platform has facilitated over 2,500 matches across 110+ countries, delivering $50M+ in pro bono services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Skills-Based Volunteering Platform A dedicated skills-based volunteering platform helping global corporations scale employee volunteering programs across all locations. Provides configurable programs integrating company partners and corporate compliance requirements, with dedicated program management and comprehensive ESG/CSR reporting. Sold to multinational enterprises on subscription.
• Social Enterprise Support Platform Free platform providing social enterprises with personalized support to grow revenue and impact, matching them with skilled volunteers, purpose-aligned partners, and market opportunities. Social enterprises receive approximately $10,000 worth of strategic business support per project at no cost.
• Professional Skills-Based Volunteering Platform Free self-serve platform enabling professionals to find meaningful skills-based volunteering projects that benefit social enterprises while advancing their careers. Matches professionals with organizations based on skills, schedule, and purpose alignment.
• Impact Partner Program Program providing scalable alumni support, expert guidance and mentorship, brand building, pipeline expansion, and systems change initiatives for impact investors, accelerators, and incubators to support entrepreneurs in their network.
• MovingWorlds Institute Global Fellowship A 6-month professional fellowship combining a certificate course, customized career coaching, a real-world consulting project, and a global alumni network. Professionals or their employers pay tuition. The community includes 300+ professionals from 55+ countries.
• Living Impact Report A quarterly updated real-time impact measurement and reporting system tracking long-term impact for Experteers, organizations, corporate partners, and capacity-building partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of professionals grew as leaders through volunteering
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAP, TRANSFORM, Unilever (TRANSFORM Support Hub)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, MovingWorlds, SAP, TRANSFORM, and Unilever merged their respective programs (including S-GRID) into the TRANSFORM Support Hub—a global platform connecting social enterprises with corporates, peers, impact investors, learning content, and pro bono professionals. Fully integrated into MovingWorlds platform in 2025.
• SAP (S-GRID Program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In July 2020, MovingWorlds partnered with SAP to launch S-GRID (Sustainable Growth of Revenues for International Development Program) to help social enterprises create sustainable revenue streams through corporate partnerships and global value chains.
• Microsoft (MySkills4Afrika)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Microsoft partnered with MovingWorlds to launch MySkills4Afrika, a corporate volunteering program where Microsoft employees provide skills-based support to social enterprises in Africa. This is one of MovingWorlds' flagship corporate programs.
• PayPal (Nonprofit Experience Program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015PayPal partnered with MovingWorlds for the Nonprofit Experience Program, enabling PayPal employees to volunteer their professional skills with social enterprises through the MovingWorlds platform.
• SAP (Acceleration Collective)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015SAP partnered with MovingWorlds for the Acceleration Collective corporate volunteering program, enabling SAP consultants to provide pro-bono support to social enterprises globally.
• Mercy Corps VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact partner providing social enterprises in Mercy Corps network access to MovingWorlds platform for skills-based support, expert guidance, and connections. MovingWorlds provides scalable alumni support for Mercy Corps entrepreneurs.
• Village CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage Capital refers social enterprises to MovingWorlds platform for additional support. Partnership provides alumni access to skilled volunteers, corporate connections, and peer network through MovingWorlds.
• Vox CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact investor partner referring portfolio companies to MovingWorlds platform for capacity building support, skills-based volunteering, and ecosystem connections.
• Booking BoostercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBooking Booster (Booking.com's social impact program) sponsors social enterprises in their network with free access to MovingWorlds platform. Enterprises receive personalized support, skilled experts from SAP, EY, Lumen, and connections.
• Accelerator 100+minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact accelerator partner referring entrepreneurs to MovingWorlds platform.
• Acumen AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal pioneer in entrepreneurial leadership training, partner providing access to MovingWorlds platform for alumni.
• AVPN (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsia's leading network of social investors, partner for ecosystem connections and referrals.
• ChangemakerxchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal community of young changemakers, partner connecting members to MovingWorlds resources.
• Euclid NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network supporting social enterprises, partner providing access to MovingWorlds platform for members.
• Global Distributors CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of distributors for emerging market enterprises, partner connecting members to skills support.
• Innovest AfrikaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEast African impact investment firm, partner for pipeline referrals and ecosystem connections.
• Miller Center for Social EntrepreneurshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanta Clara University's social enterprise accelerator, partner providing alumni access to MovingWorlds platform for ongoing capacity building.
• PYXERA GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal development consultancy, partner for cross-referrals and ecosystem collaboration.
• Upaya Social VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact investor focused on dignified livelihoods, partner for pipeline referrals.
• Yunus Social BusinessminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal organization supporting social businesses founded by Muhammad Yunus, partner connecting entrepreneurs to MovingWorlds support.
• Siemens (Empowering People Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Siemens' Empowering People Network, enabling skills-based volunteering for social enterprises in the network.
• EY (Consulting Volunteers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEY provides consultants as skilled volunteers through MovingWorlds platform to support social enterprises with business development, strategy, and operations projects.
• Reckitt (Consulting Volunteers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReckitt provides consultants as skilled volunteers through MovingWorlds platform, supporting social enterprises with operations and business strategy projects.
• Lumen (Volunteering Employees)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLumen Technologies employees volunteer their skills through MovingWorlds platform to support social enterprises, particularly in technology and data areas.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Benevity: Largest corporate CSR and employee volunteering platform serving Fortune 500s with giving, volunteering, and grant management — overlapping capabilities but a much broader portfolio than MovingWorlds' skills-based volunteering specialization.
• Points of Light: Large-scale volunteer service organization with corporate volunteer programs and the HandsOn Network — comparable focus on activating corporate volunteering, but at a much larger portfolio scale.
• Salesforce.org / Pledge 1%: Enterprise CRM-backed philanthropy and volunteering platform (plus the Pledge 1% corporate giving movement) — broad incumbent serving corporate giving and volunteering at scale, with overlapping skills-based volunteering capabilities.

Emerging players

• PYXERA Global: Global development consultancy running corporate pro bono and skills-based volunteering programs for multinationals — comparable enterprise CSR delivery model with a services-led (rather than platform-led) approach.
• Goodera: Corporate employee volunteering and CSR platform with strong presence in Asia — comparable skills-based volunteering offerings for multinational corporates with technology-forward delivery.
• Impact Hub: Global network of social enterprise incubators and innovation hubs — comparable ecosystem-level support for social enterprises and impact professionals, with potential overlap on community and capacity-building offerings.

Direct peers

• VolunteerMatch: Long-standing volunteer matching platform connecting individuals and corporate volunteer programs with nonprofits — direct peer on the volunteer-matching mechanic, though MovingWorlds is differentiated by its skills-based/pro-bono emphasis.
• Catchafire: Skills-based volunteering platform connecting nonprofits and social enterprises with professionals for pro bono projects — virtually identical product model, with similar 1-on-1 matching, impact measurement, and corporate program offerings.
• Taproot Foundation: Nonprofit specializing in skills-based volunteering, connecting corporate professionals with nonprofits for pro bono consulting — closely comparable mission, scope, and beneficiary model.

Regional players

• NetHope: Consortium of international NGOs focused on technology and capacity-building collaboration — overlapping audience (international development NGOs) and skills-transfer mission, though primarily a member organization rather than a platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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