One hour. One skill. One project
Individual volunteers and skilled professionals are how CHV scales without overhead bloat. Offer time, a service, or a bounded project. Every one is worth a 'one' on the scoreboard.
Match your availability to the work
Give an hour
Event support, calls, mailings, data entry. Low-commitment, high-impact. One hour makes the next hour possible.
Typical examplesAnnual fundraiser support, intake triage help, community outreach days.
Offer a service pro bono
Legal, medical, accounting, design, IT, fundraising copy. If you have a professional skill, we probably need it.
Typical examplesSee the skilled-volunteer list below.
Lead a project
A bounded initiative. Draft a specific document, build a specific tool, lead a specific research pull.
Typical examplesPolicy analysis, grant research, website accessibility audit.
Eight professional lanes where you move the needle
Legal
Discharge-upgrade counsel, landlord-tenant defense, benefits advocacy, nonprofit legal review. Licensed attorneys only, any state bar.
Accounting and finance
CPA review of quarterly reporting, bookkeeping support, Form 990 preparation assistance, audit liaison.
Healthcare navigation
VA benefits enrollment coaching, Medicaid navigation, mental-health referral triage, healthcare provider matching.
Design and communications
Visual design for campaigns, brand voice maintenance, social content, photography (with consent), video editing.
Technology
Full-stack engineering, data, accessibility audits, and security review.
Research and writing
Grant research, funder prospect due diligence, policy analysis, White Paper editing, Impact Report drafting.
Fundraising
Major gift coaching, donor-outreach copy, campaign planning, event sponsorship development.
Community organizing
Landlord outreach, congregational engagement, veteran-affinity group coordination, CFC ambassadorship.
Match the minute count to your life
- 1 hour
One event. One call. One mailing.
- 5 hours / month
Recurring low commitment. Perfect for working professionals.
- 1 project
A bounded pro-bono engagement, typically 4 to 12 weeks.
- Ongoing
Skill-based volunteers we depend on week to week.
Fast response. Clear scope. Real work
We respond to volunteer inquiries inside two business days. We match you to work that actually needs doing. We say no to work that is not a fit, so your hours count. If we do not have the right volunteer role for you today, we say that.
Named coordinator
Every volunteer has a single point of contact at CHV.
Scope documented
Expectations, timeline, and outcomes in writing before you start.
Public acknowledgment
Acknowledged publicly, with your consent.
Tell us about you and where you want to help.
Skills, availability, what you want to work on, and any CHV-adjacent experience. We respond inside two business days.