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JOIN VOLUNTEER NONPROFIT JOIN VOLUNTEER NONPROFIT LOGIN LOGINBACK TO VOLUNTEER.HOIUNITEDWAY.ORG Skills Link The Heart of Illinois United Way Skills Link network helps match nonprofits with professionals who want to share their specific skills and expertise. Volunteers have the skills, nonprofits need the talent, and we offer an easy way to connect. JOIN Close JOIN Open JOIN VOLUNTEER NONPROFIT LOGIN Why Support Skills-Based Volunteering? Volunteers are always looking for meaningful opportunities to share their time and special talents. Skills-based volunteering enables nonprofits to leverage specific skillsets to support their work and it engages individual volunteers in the opportunity to create lasting community-wide change. Skills-based volunteering is the fastest growing form of corporate giving, with nearly 50% of companies reporting having a skills-based volunteer program in place.” – Common Impact READ MORE How Skills Link Works: Volunteers create a profile sharing their skills, availability, and experience to help nonprofits discover new talent. Nonprofits search volunteer profiles to find the talent they need and share skills-based volunteer needs in their nonprofit profile. Members (volunteers and nonprofits) connect to message each other and learn more about community-wide needs. What Are the Benefits of Joining Skills Link? JOIN AS A VOLUNTEER JOIN AS A NONPROFIT Volunteers: quick and easy process to join share your skills, special interests, and hobbies offer to be a guest speaker for nonprofit programs and events connect with nonprofits for a meaningful volunteer experience Nonprofits: easily expand your volunteer network search for volunteers with the specific skills you need or seek speakers to enhance your programs or events post skills-based volunteer opportunities for one-time projects or committee and board members Volunteer Highlights: Maggi Wettstein Volunteer for Prairie State Legal Services with a background as an attorney in a public defender’s office. Experienced in insurance claims, volunteer development, and athletics. Hailey McMillion Member of Junior League with a degree in business management. Works as a realtor and mortgage loan officer. Loves anything marketing related. Dave Meseth Vice President of Finance at SC2 Services Inc. in Peoria. With an MBA, he has experience in budgeting and finance. He is also a trombone player. Leanna Radford Experienced office administrative assistant, with a wide-range of experience working in education including the Deaf community, preschool, and tutoring. Chris Reisinger Volunteer for Midwest Food Bank, Salvation, Faith in Action, and Junior Achievement. Has an MBA and a B.S. in horticulture. Interested in volunteering and speaking. Jay Walton A 6 Sigma Black Belt executive and active community volunteer with more than 20 years of experience in leadership, professional development, and management. Laura Strauch Proven leader in both the corporate and non-profit sectors with experience in project management, event planning, and board/committee service. Monica Arbuckle Civil engineer with more than 20 years of experience as business owner and working in higher education. Volunteer leadership for the Black Business Alliance and more. Donald Shafer Executive director of ICC’s Workforce Accelerator Project with a 40+ year career focused on building relationships, customer service, and helping organizations achieve success. VIEW VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS Request a Skills Presentation for Your Team: The Heart of Illinois United Way offers a 30-minute presentation about our Skills Link network. It’s a great way to introduce employees at companies or nonprofits, members of service clubs, and participants in employee resource groups to skills-based volunteering along with a quick tour of our networking site. REQUEST A PRESENTATIONRETURN TO VOLUNTEER.HOIUNITEDWAY.ORG QUESTIONS? EMAIL US PRIVACY...