HandsOn New Orleans

What HandsOn New Orleans does

HandsOn New Orleans is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteer center founded in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, headquartered at 2831 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana. The organization operates as a regional 'one-stop-shop' hub that recruits individuals and corporate teams into volunteer service, curating resident-led community revitalization projects in under-resourced neighborhoods across Greater New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana. Its four programmatic pillars are Community Revitalization, Volunteer Engagement, Civic Education, and Disaster Management, with a quantified track record of 152,234 volunteers engaged, 754,443 hours served, and $30.7 million invested in under-served communities since inception.

The organization runs a small staff of approximately eight employees, led by Executive Director Chris Cameron and Operations Director Ellie Duff, supported by three full-time specialists who match community needs with volunteers. Its technology stack centers on the Better Impact volunteer management platform (a third-party SaaS licensed and resold at no cost to 200+ local nonprofit partners), which enables nonprofits to post opportunities, manage registrations, send automated email notifications, capture electronic waivers, and verify service hours. The platform also powers the public volunteer portal at volunteer.handsonneworleans.org, where individuals and teams browse and register for service events.

HandsOn's revenue model is multi-stream and donor-funded: individual donations, corporate sponsorships (with a 2026 sponsor roster spanning industrial, IT, finance, healthcare, hospitality, logistics, professional services, and foundation verticals), foundation grants, and corporate team service fees for turnkey volunteer projects of 20 to 5,000+ participants that include scouting, materials, insurance, and on-site team leaders. Individual and small-team volunteering is provided at no charge; corporate clients receive quoted proposals. The organization is an affiliate of the Points of Light Global Network and maintains disaster-response coordination ties through LAVOAD, with notable deployments including $1 million in Hurricane Ida recovery funding and a two-year COVID-19 meal-distribution partnership with World Central Kitchen.

Name

HandsOn New Orleans

Legal name

HandsOn New Orleans

Website

https://handsonneworleans.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HandsOn New Orleans is a nonprofit volunteer center founded in 2005 that connects individuals and corporate teams with 200+ local nonprofits across Greater New Orleans, curating resident-led community revitalization, civic education, and disaster-response projects funded by donations and sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Coordination Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Volunteer coordination services
• Community revitalization programs
• Corporate volunteer programs
• Disaster response services
• Nonprofit volunteer center

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct contributions from individuals to support resident-led community projects. Donors are credited with helping engage 152,234 volunteers, power 754,443 hours of service, and generate $30.7 million in community savings since 2005.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Financial support from corporate sponsors across multiple industries including Industrial (Aramco Americas, Carrier Corp, ContiTech, Ecolab, Entergy), IT (Digital Promise, Ellucian, Omega Point, TechSoft 3D), Finance (Bank of America, Fitch Ratings, Morgan Stanley, US Bank), Healthcare, Hospitality, and more.
3. Foundation Grants: Support from foundations including National Association of Health Services Executives, National WWII Museum, Turn2 Foundation, and World Economic Forum.
4. Corporate Team Service Fees: Fees charged to corporate teams (20-5,000+ volunteers) for customized community service project management including scouting, hosting, materials, insurance, and expert team leaders. Contact for proposal including fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HandsOn New Orleans is a nonprofit volunteer center that connects individual volunteers and corporate teams with community service opportunities through more than 200 nonprofit partners. It organizes fully funded community revitalization projects, civic education programming, and disaster preparedness/response services, while providing nonprofit partners with free access to a volunteer management software platform.

Product overview

HandsOn New Orleans is not a product/technology company but rather a nonprofit volunteer center organization. The organization provides volunteer coordination services, connecting individuals and corporate teams with local nonprofit organizations. Their core offerings include a volunteer management platform (powered by Galaxy Digital/GetConnectedVolunteer software) that enables nonprofits to post volunteer opportunities, manage registrations, and track volunteer hours. They also offer direct community service programs including disaster management, community revitalization, volunteer engagement, and civic education. The organization supports 200+ nonprofit partners by providing access to their volunteer recruitment software at no cost.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Team Volunteer Experiences
• Individual Volunteer Engagement
• Community Revitalization Projects
• Disaster Management and Response Services
• Civic Education Programming
• Volunteer Management Software Access

Quantifiable outcome

• 152,234 volunteers engaged since 2005
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Louisiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (LAVOAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Executive Director Chris Cameron served as Board Member and Treasurer from 2020-2024, coordinating disaster response across Louisiana organizations.
• World Central KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring COVID-19 pandemic, partnered with World Central Kitchen to deliver 35,000 meals weekly for two years to support food-insecure communities.
• Points of Light Global NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHandsOn New Orleans is affiliated with Points of Light, an international volunteer organization. Executive Director Chris serves as a thought leader advising affiliates internationally.
• Ochsner HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner collaborating with United Way HandsOn Volunteer Center for volunteer opportunities serving the Southeast Louisiana community.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Greater New Orleans Foundation: Regional community foundation serving the same Greater New Orleans geography as HandsOn. Operates adjacent grantmaking and community revitalization programs and is a likely co-funder and sector peer.

Emerging players

• Taproot Foundation: National nonprofit providing pro bono consulting and skilled volunteer engagement for other nonprofits. Comparable volunteer intermediation model with a higher-end, skills-based offering distinct from HandsOn's general volunteer projects.
• All for Good: Volunteer opportunity aggregation platform that indexes listings from multiple volunteer centers. Comparable in serving as a discovery layer for volunteer opportunities, though it is a directory rather than a service provider.
• Catchafire: Skills-based volunteering platform connecting professionals with nonprofits for virtual pro bono projects. Comparable in addressing volunteer recruitment friction for nonprofits (HandsOn's value proposition), though with a higher-skill, virtual-delivery focus.

Direct peers

• VolunteerMatch: National online volunteer matching platform connecting individuals with nonprofit opportunities. Directly comparable to HandsOn's Better Impact-powered volunteer portal, though operating at much larger geographic scale.
• Idealist: Online platform for volunteer opportunities and nonprofit job postings. Competes with HandsOn New Orleans for volunteer attention and nonprofit partner recruitment in the same civic engagement category.
• United Way of Southeast Louisiana: Co-brands the United Way HandsOn Volunteer Center with HandsOn New Orleans for volunteer programming. Operates the same regional volunteer-engagement model with parallel corporate fundraising and nonprofit partner network.

Broad incumbents

• Points of Light: Global nonprofit parent network of which HandsOn New Orleans is an affiliate. Points of Light operates the broader HandsOn Network of volunteer centers and represents the closest organizational analog at much larger national scale.
• AARP Create the Good: AARP's national volunteer matching platform for older adults. Comparable volunteer-recruitment function targeting a specific demographic segment, with broader geographic and brand reach than HandsOn's regional focus.

Others

• World Central Kitchen: Disaster-response nonprofit that partnered with HandsOn to deliver 35,000 meals weekly during COVID-19. Peer in disaster-response competency and a strategic operational partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/handson-new-orleans
• Instagraminstagram.com/handsonnola

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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