Hands On Miami

What Hands On Miami does

HandsOn South Florida (operating under the names HandsOn Broward and referenced as Hands On Miami) is a regional nonprofit volunteer organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Miami, Florida. It serves as a volunteer matching and engagement platform operating across Broward County and Miami-Dade County, connecting individual volunteers, families, corporate groups, and nonprofit partner organizations through a community-led go-to-market model. The organization runs four core product pillars — HandsOn Direct (direct volunteer opportunities), HandsOn Connect (nonprofit partner matching), HandsOn At Work (corporate volunteering), and HandsOn Learning (youth service programs) — supplemented by specialized programs including The Literacy League, VITA Volunteering, Summer Service Camp, Disaster Volunteers, Family Volunteering, DIY Volunteering, Project Leaders, and the Florida Aids Walk fundraising event.

The underlying technology is the HandsOn Connect platform, a third-party volunteer management system that powers opportunity listings, search, registration, and volunteer tracking. The organization layers lightweight integrations on top of this platform: social login via Google, Facebook, and Apple; and email marketing through Constant Contact. The core technology is not proprietary to HandsOn South Florida, which represents a technology dependency rather than an internal capability.

As a nonprofit, the organization generates revenue through individual donations accepted via the website, fundraising campaigns enabled for volunteers, and corporate sponsorships (particularly tied to the HandsOn At Work program and event sponsorships such as the Florida Aids Walk). Volunteer participation and nonprofit partner onboarding are free; no fees are charged to volunteers or nonprofits. Marketing is conducted through a digital-first motion including social media (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram), email newsletters, and website content, with no paid sales force given the free-to-user model.

Name

Hands On Miami

Legal name

HandsOn South Florida

Website

https://handsonmiami.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HandsOn South Florida is a nonprofit volunteer matching organization founded in 1993 that connects individual volunteers, corporate groups, and nonprofit partners across Broward and Miami-Dade Counties through its HandsOn Connect platform, sustaining operations via donations and corporate sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Accepts individual donations through the website and facilitates fundraising campaigns for volunteers.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorships from businesses for corporate volunteering programs (HandsOn At Work) and event sponsorship opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HandsOn Miami (legally HandsOn South Florida, d.b.a. HandsOn Broward) is a regional nonprofit volunteer organization that connects individual volunteers, families, youth, and corporate groups with nonprofit partner organizations across South Florida (Broward and Miami-Dade counties). It operates a volunteer matching platform and runs structured programs including corporate volunteering (HandsOn At Work), youth service programs (HandsOn Learning, Summer Service Camp, The Literacy League), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA Volunteering), disaster response, and family and DIY volunteering.

Product overview

HandsOn South Florida operates a volunteer management platform with four core product pillars: HandsOn Direct (direct volunteer opportunities), HandsOn Connect (nonprofit partner network), HandsOn At Work (corporate engagement), and HandsOn Learning (youth programs). The platform also offers specialized programs including The Literacy League, Summer Service Camp, VITA Volunteering, Disaster Volunteers, Family Volunteering, DIY Volunteering, and Project Leaders, alongside event programs like Florida Aids Walk. Built on HandsOn Connect technology infrastructure, the platform connects individual volunteers, families, corporations, and nonprofit partners through a unified volunteer management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HandsOn Direct: Volunteer directly with HandsOn South Florida
• HandsOn Connect
• HandsOn At Work
• HandsOn Learning
• The Literacy League
• VITA Volunteering

Products and services

• HandsOn Direct Platform for volunteering directly with HandsOn South Florida, enabling individuals to sign up and participate in organized volunteer activities run by the organization itself.
• HandsOn Connect Platform connecting volunteers with nonprofit partner organizations, allowing individuals to discover and engage with community service causes through partnered nonprofits.
• HandsOn At Work Corporate volunteering program enabling companies to engage employees in meaningful community service through customized days of service and employee engagement programs.
• HandsOn Learning Youth service programs designed to engage young people in volunteering and community involvement, including summer service camps and structured youth programming.
• The Literacy League Literacy-focused volunteer program helping improve reading and writing skills in the South Florida community.
• Summer Service Camp Youth summer volunteer camp providing service learning opportunities for young people during school break.
• VITA Volunteering Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program helping low-income individuals with free tax preparation services.
• Florida Aids Walk Annual fundraising walk event supporting HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programs in Florida.
• Disaster Volunteers Emergency response volunteer program enabling trained volunteers to assist during natural disasters and community crises.
• Family Volunteering Volunteer opportunities designed for families to participate together in community service activities.
• DIY Volunteering Self-directed volunteer projects that individuals or groups can complete independently in their own communities.
• Project Leaders Program for individuals who want to lead and organize their own volunteer projects and recruit other volunteers.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HandsOn ConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the volunteer management platform technology powering the HandsOn South Florida website, including volunteer opportunity listings, search functionality, registration, and volunteer tracking capabilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Benevity: Corporate CSR and employee-volunteering platform used by large enterprises to manage donation matching, volunteer grants, and Days of Service programs. Comparable specifically to HandsOn At Work's corporate volunteer offerings.
• VolunteerMatch: Largest U.S. online volunteer matching platform connecting individuals with nonprofit opportunities nationwide. Directly comparable as a volunteer-recruitment and opportunity-discovery infrastructure layer serving the same volunteers and nonprofit partners HandsOn serves.
• Idealist: Online action platform listing volunteer opportunities, jobs, and internships at nonprofits globally. Direct competitor in volunteer opportunity discovery, serving overlapping individual-volunteer and nonprofit audiences.
• GivePulse: Volunteer management and community-engagement platform used by universities, nonprofits, and companies to track hours, manage events, and match opportunities. Comparable volunteer-management technology stack serving similar nonprofit and institutional customers.
• VolunteerHub: Volunteer management software sold to nonprofits and volunteer centers for opportunity listings, registration, and hour tracking. Direct software peer to the HandsOn Connect platform HandsOn depends on.
• Galaxy Digital: Provider of volunteer, donor, and member-management software for nonprofits, powering the HandsOn Connect platform that HandsOn uses. Closely comparable as both an infrastructure vendor and a competing end-to-end volunteer-management platform.
• Catchafire: Skills-based volunteering platform connecting professionals with nonprofits for pro bono engagements. Comparable volunteer-matching functionality and overlapping nonprofit-partner network model.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: National federated nonprofit network operating regional United Way chapters that fundraise and mobilize volunteers across the U.S., including South Florida. Broad-incumbent peer in community fundraising, corporate giving, and volunteer mobilization.
• Points of Light: National volunteer-engagement nonprofit and historical parent of the HandsOn Network that branded regional volunteer centers including HandsOn Miami. Operates the broader HandsOn affiliate system, making it the closest structural incumbent and parent-network peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/HandsOnBroward
• Facebookfacebook.com/HandsOnSouthFlorida
• Instagraminstagram.com/handsonsouthflorida
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hands-on-miami

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Valuation estimate

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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