Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Gdańsku

What Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Gdańsku does

Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Gdańsku (RCWG) is a Polish non-profit association (stowarzyszenie) founded in 1997 and headquartered in the Europejskie Centrum Solidarności building in Gdańsk. It operates as the principal regional volunteer infrastructure provider for the Pomorskie voivodeship, connecting individual volunteers with NGOs, public institutions, schools, and senior organizations. Its core offerings include a WordPress-based information portal (wolontariatgdansk.pl), the WolontariAPP mobile application for volunteer matching (developed with Aspire Systems), and the national System Obsługi Wolontariatu (SOW) platform used by the Korpus Solidarności programme. Around these platforms, RCWG delivers an integrated ecosystem of more than 20 programmes, including Gdańskie Centrum Wolontariatu, Gdańska Akademia Wolontariatu, Gdański Fundusz Senioralny, Akademia Liderek i Liderów Senioralnych, school volunteering support, and international exchange through the European Solidarity Corps.

RCWG operates exclusively on a free-service model to all beneficiaries, with no fees charged to volunteers, NGOs, schools, seniors, or public institutions. Revenue is generated through public grants and subsidies from the City of Gdańsk (Miasto Gdańsk), Narodowy Instytut Wolności – Centrum Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego (funding the Korpus Solidarności 2024-2026 programme), and the European Solidarity Corps, supplemented by the Gdański Fundusz Senioralny. The organization's go-to-market is community-led, leveraging direct engagement, workshops, webinars, training academies, minigrants (up to PLN 1,000), coordinator vouchers (PLN 500-1,000), and an annual school volunteering forum. With approximately 10 employees, RCWG combines a lean operational footprint with a multi-programme structure that has earned it the European Volunteering Capital 2022 city-level recognition (first Polish city awarded) and the Gdańsk NGO of the Year 2023 award.

Name

Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Gdańsku

Legal name

Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Gdańsku

Website

https://wolontariatgdansk.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Gdańsku is a Polish non-profit (founded 1997) that operates the principal volunteer center for the Pomorskie voivodeship. It connects volunteers with NGOs, schools, seniors, and public institutions through free training, minigrants, a mobile app, and EU-backed programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Coordination Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Volunteer center services
• Civil society development
• Volunteer training programs
• Nonprofit coordination services
• Volunteer management support

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdańsk

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government and Public Funding: RCWG is primarily funded through public funds including grants and subsidies from the City of Gdańsk (Miasto Gdańsk), Narodowy Instytut Wolności – Centrum Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego (National Institute of Freedom), and the European Solidarity Corps (Korpus Solidarności) programme. Funding supports specific programmes such as Korpus Solidarności 2024-2026, Gdańskie Centrum Wolontariatu 2025-2028, and Gdański Fundusz Senioralny.
2. Free Services (Non-Commercial): The organization provides all services free of charge to volunteers, NGOs, public institutions, and schools in the Pomorskie region. The website, app, training, minigrants, and volunteer coordination services are offered without fees, funded through public grants and donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RCWG is a regional volunteer center that connects individual volunteers with NGOs, public institutions, and schools in the Pomorskie region, while providing free training, minigrants, vouchers, mentoring, and international exchange coordination for volunteer coordinators and organizations. Its core outputs include volunteer matching via the WolontariAPP mobile application and website, professional development programs (Gdańska Akademia Wolontariatu), grant programs (Gdański Fundusz Senioralny, Korpus Solidarności minigrants), and senior leadership training (Akademia Liderek i Liderów Senioralnych). All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, funded through public grants from the City of Gdańsk, the National Institute of Freedom, and the European Solidarity Corps.

Product overview

Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Gdańsku operates a volunteer coordination ecosystem consisting of a primary information portal (Wolontariat Gdańsk Website Portal), a mobile application (WolontariAPP), and the System Obsługi Wolontariatu (SOW) for volunteer management. The organization delivers multiple interconnected programs including Korpus Solidarności (providing minigrants, vouchers, and training), Gdańska Akademia Wolontariatu (professional development), Akademia Liderek i Liderów Senioralnych (senior leadership), Gdański Fundusz Senioralny (senior funding), Wolontariat Szkolny (school volunteering), and Wolontariat Zagraniczny (international volunteering through European Solidarity Corps). The portfolio also includes tailored support packages like 'Szyte na Miarę' for coordinator development. These offerings are unified by the core Gdańskie Centrum Wolontariatu platform that coordinates all volunteer activities in the Pomorskie region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WolontariAPP: Mobile application for volunteering in Gdańsk, powered by Aspire Systems.
• Gdańska Akademia Wolontariatu
• Akademia Liderek i Liderów Senioralnych
• Gdański Fundusz Senioralny
• Korpus Solidarności
• Certyfikacja Wolontariat na Plus

Products and services

• WolontariAPP mobile application Mobile application (iOS and Android) for finding and managing volunteer opportunities in the Pomorskie region, with QR code onboarding and integration with the RCWG ecosystem. Powered by Aspire Systems.
• Wolontariat Gdańsk Website Portal Main website portal serving as the central hub for volunteer-related information, program listings, organization database, news, documents, and registration for training and grants in the Pomorskie region.
• System Obsługi Wolontariatu (SOW) Volunteer management system used for the Korpus Solidarności program, enabling registration and management of volunteers and volunteer organizations.
• Korpus Solidarności Program National volunteer support and development program (2024-2026 cycle referenced) offering minigrants, vouchers, and training for volunteer coordinators and NGOs in the Pomorskie voivodeship.
• Gdańska Akademia Wolontariatu Annual volunteer academy providing training, workshops, and professional development opportunities for volunteer coordinators and organizations across the Pomorskie region.
• Akademia Liderek i Liderów Senioralnych Leadership development academy for seniors aged 60+ providing workshops and training in social leadership skills, communication, project planning, and technology use.
• Gdański Fundusz Senioralny Senior fund providing grants, minigrants, and subsidies for senior clubs and organizations in Gdańsk to support social initiatives and activities.
• Szyte na Miarę - Coordinator Development Package Tailored professional development package for volunteer coordinators offering consultation meetings, vouchers up to PLN 1,000 for services/materials, and mentorship support.
• Wolontariat Szkolny (School Volunteering Support) Support program for school volunteer clubs including student workshops, teacher training, mentoring, and minigrants for school volunteer activities.
• Wolontariat Zagraniczny (Foreign Volunteering) International volunteering programs under the European Solidarity Corps enabling partnerships with foreign organizations and hosting international volunteers in Pomorskie.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gdańsk became the first Polish city to hold the title of European Volunteering Capital 2022, partly due to RCWG activities.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Miasto Gdańsk (City of Gdańsk)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe City of Gdańsk is a key institutional partner and funder of RCWG. The city supports RCWG's programmes including Gdańskie Centrum Wolontariatu and Gdański Fundusz Senioralny through municipal funding. RCWG is headquartered in the city's Europejskie Centrum Solidarności building.
• Narodowy Instytut Wolności – Centrum Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego (NIW)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNIW is the national government body that funds RCWG's Korpus Solidarności programme (2024-2026), providing resources for volunteer support, minigrants, vouchers, and training for volunteer coordinators across the Pomorskie region.
• Europejski Korpus Solidarności (EKS) / European Solidarity CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKS is an EU programme administered in Poland through which RCWG coordinates international volunteer exchanges, hosting foreign volunteers and sending Polish volunteers abroad. RCWG holds accreditation as a hosting, supporting, and coordinating organization under EKS.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sieć Centrów Wolontariatu: National umbrella network of Polish volunteer centers (of which RCWG is a member). Comparable because it directly coordinates the same regional centers, runs joint training and represents them at national and EU level.
• Centrum Wolontariatu w Warszawie: Warsaw-based volunteer center offering volunteer matching, NGO training, and corporate volunteering programmes in the Mazowieckie voivodeship. Operates a near-identical stack (portal, training, minigrants) and is a direct functional analogue to RCWG in another Polish region.
• Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Łodzi: Łódź-based volunteer center running volunteer matching, coordinator training and NGO support in the Łódzkie voivodeship. Same operating model, funder profile and target beneficiaries as RCWG, just in a different Polish region.
• Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu w Krakowie: Kraków volunteer center providing matching, training and grant distribution to NGOs and volunteers in Małopolskie. Closely mirrors RCWG's portfolio including Wolontariat Szkolny and EKS international volunteering flows.

Broad incumbents

• Points of Light Foundation: Global nonprofit focused on volunteer service and civic engagement, with corporate volunteer programmes and a 'HandsOn Network'. Comparable as a much larger, broader incumbent in the volunteer infrastructure space with overlapping functions (matching, training, recognition).
• Caritas Polska: Large Polish Catholic charity operating nationwide social assistance, volunteer programmes and humanitarian response. Comparable as a much broader incumbent that also coordinates volunteers and receives public/EU funding, but operates at a national scale and includes direct social services beyond volunteering.
• Polski Czerwony Krzyż: Polish Red Cross — a nationwide humanitarian organization running volunteer-driven programmes (first aid, blood donation, disaster response). Comparable as an established volunteer-mobilizing NGO that draws on a similar mix of public funding, training, and youth/school engagement.

Emerging players

• VolunteerMatch: US-based online volunteer matching platform connecting individuals with nonprofits. Comparable as a technology-enabled volunteer infrastructure layer that could enter or inspire similar functionality in Poland, competing with WolontariAPP's matching role.
• Fundacja Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej: Polish NGO running civic education programmes, including school volunteer and youth engagement initiatives. Comparable as a thematic peer in civic/youth engagement that competes for similar funder dollars (NIW, EU) and runs school-based volunteer programmes similar to RCWG's Wolontariat Szkolny.

Others

• Fundacja im. Stefana Batorego: Major Polish grantmaking foundation distributing funds to civic-society and democratic initiatives. Comparable as an adjacent grantmaking actor that shares the Polish NGO ecosystem with RCWG and helps shape the funding landscape for volunteer-supporting organizations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/wolontariatgdansk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regionalne-centrum-wolontariatu-w-gda%C5%84sku

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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