talenTtrust

What talenTtrust does

talenTtrust (legal entity: TalentTrust Limited) is a Singapore-registered charity and Institution of a Public Character (IPC) founded in 2015, operating a skills-based volunteering platform that connects experienced corporate business professionals with under-resourced non-profit organizations. The organization delivers three core programmes — Skills-Based Volunteering, a Mentorship Programme, and a Corporate Partnership Programme — providing pro bono expertise in strategy, finance, marketing, HR, and digital transformation through a structured 5-step methodology (Scoping, Team Creation, Discovery, Action, Sustainability). Its beneficiary base spans 360+ non-profits across 14 causes in Singapore, served by 500+ volunteer executives, with over 8,800 cumulative mentoring hours delivered since inception.

The operating model is community-led and entirely pro bono on the service side: programmes are offered free of charge to qualifying non-profits. Revenue is generated exclusively through donations, augmented by IPC-status tax incentives (250% deduction for donors) and Singapore government matching (50%). The organization does not receive direct government programme funding and operates with a small core staff (1-10 employees) and a senior board drawn from major corporates including Woh Hup, Eu Yan Sang International, AmCham Singapore, ICONIQ, and SouthCity Indonesia. Distribution is direct via corporate outreach and non-profit engagement with no intermediary channels.

TalentTrust is not a software platform; it is a charitable intermediary that matches human expertise between sectors. Technology usage includes PDPA-compliant data handling and secure third-party AI tools deployed with enterprise-grade safeguards for internal productivity, with organizational data isolated from public model training. The organization holds no patents, has no mobile app, offers no API or SDK, and operates from a single Singapore headquarters at 11 Prinsep Link. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or M&A activity have been disclosed.

Name

talenTtrust

Legal name

TalentTrust Limited

Website

https://talenttrust.org.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

talenTtrust is a Singapore-registered charity and IPC-status organization founded in 2015 that operates a community-led skills-based volunteering platform, matching 500+ corporate volunteer executives with 360+ non-profits across 14 causes via pro bono consulting in strategy, finance, marketing, HR, and digital transformation, funded entirely by tax-incentivized donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Skills-Based Volunteering Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mentorship & Coaching (Career, Academic, Industry-Specific) (EDAMAKAA), Technical & Digital Skills Training (BPACANAB), Coaching, Feedback & Mentoring Skills (EDABAMAM)

Keywords

• Skills-based volunteering
• Nonprofit capacity building
• Pro bono mentoring
• Corporate volunteer matching
• Charity sector support

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: TalentTrust operates as a charity and raises funds through donations. As an IPC (Institution of Public Character) status holder in Singapore, donations are eligible for 250% tax deduction and are matched at 50% by the Singapore government. The organization explicitly states it does not receive direct government funding for its programmes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

talenTtrust is a Singapore-registered charity that delivers skills-based volunteering programmes, connecting experienced business professionals with under-resourced non-profits to provide pro bono support in strategy, finance, marketing, HR, and data. Its offerings include a Skills-Based Volunteering programme, a Mentorship Programme pairing executives with non-profit leaders, and a Corporate Partnership Programme enabling businesses to engage employees in volunteer work, all delivered 100% pro bono and funded through donations.

Product overview

talenTtrust operates as a skills-based volunteering organization that bridges corporate professionals with non-profits in Singapore. The company offers a unified platform of three interconnected services: Skills-Based Volunteering (the core programme connecting business experts with non-profits), Mentorship Programme (matching executives with non-profit leaders for capacity building), and Corporate Partnership Programme (enabling businesses to engage employees in pro bono work). All programmes are delivered 100% pro bono to under-resourced non-profits. The organization does not appear to offer a modular software platform but rather functions as a charitable intermediary facilitating human capital exchange between sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skills-Based Volunteering A structured programme that connects business professionals with non-profits to provide high-quality pro bono support in areas such as strategy, finance, marketing, HR, and data. All programmes are offered 100% pro bono to under-resourced non-profits in Singapore.
• Mentorship Programme Matches experienced business executives with non-profit leaders to provide capacity building through mentoring. Volunteers have delivered over 8,800 cumulative mentoring hours across 360+ non-profits.
• Corporate Partnership Programme Flexible programmes that enable corporations to engage their employees in skills-based volunteering with charity partners, delivering tangible outcomes for organizations, people, and non-profits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 360+ non-profits served across 14 causes since 2016
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Corporate PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusinesses that partner with TalentTrust to provide skilled employee volunteers who mentor non-profit organizations. Corporate partners benefit from leadership development opportunities for their staff while contributing to social impact.
• Non-profit PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharities and non-profit organizations that receive pro bono consulting support through TalentTrust's skills-based volunteering programmes. Partners gain access to business expertise they otherwise could not afford.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• VolunteerMatch: Large online volunteer-matching platform in the US with broader generalist volunteering focus; comparable in facilitating volunteer-to-non-profit matching but with less emphasis on high-end skills-based consulting.
• The Bridgespan Group: Global nonprofit consultancy providing strategy, organisational development, and capacity-building services to non-profits — adjacent operating model with paid engagements rather than pro bono volunteering.
• Points of Light: Major global volunteering and civic engagement nonprofit with a broader portfolio (service enterprise, disaster response, corporate engagement) — adjacent to TalentTrust through corporate volunteering programmes.

Direct peers

• Catchafire: US-based skills-based volunteering platform matching professionals with non-profits for pro bono projects — directly analogous to TalentTrust's core offering, albeit at a much larger US scale.
• PYXERA Global: Operates pro bono and skills-based volunteering programmes linking multinational corporate talent with non-profits and social enterprises globally — same core service model with multinational reach.
• Taproot Foundation: Pioneer in skills-based volunteering, connecting corporate professionals with non-profits for pro bono consulting engagements across strategy, marketing, HR, and operations — same service model as TalentTrust.
• Common Impact: Skills-based volunteering nonprofit partnering with companies to design pro bono programmes that connect employees with non-profits — directly comparable operating model to TalentTrust.

Emerging players

• Social Impact Hub: Asia-Pacific-based organisation supporting social enterprises and non-profits with capacity building, mentorship, and impact advisory — overlapping audience and skills-based support model in the region.
• BoardSource: US nonprofit focused on building non-profit leadership and governance capacity through training and consulting — comparable in upskilling non-profit leaders, though specifically focused on board governance.

Regional players

• National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC): Singapore's national body for volunteerism and philanthropy; operates in the same geographic market with overlapping corporate volunteering programmes but at a broader sector-coordination level rather than direct skills-matching.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TalentTrustSingapore

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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