A local nonprofit is working on a website that will better connect businesses and other nonprofits, and to get it done they’ve enlisted the help of one of the area’s biggest companies.
Common Impact, a nonprofit that connects global companies with local nonprofits through employee programs, is working with Genworth Financial and two other organizations to create the site.
“The idea is for it to be a one-stop shop and civic hub for nonprofits to gather and publish information,” said Jenne Griffin, Common Impact’s chief operating officer.
The new site, “Connect System,” will merge ConnectRichmond.com, ConnectSouthside.com and ConnectRappahannock.com, the three sites within ConnectNetwork, a group that helps nonprofits, businesses and people collaborate.
The 1,900 Virginia organizations that the three websites served will now be able to post jobs, offer training classes, recruit volunteers and get exposure for potential donors in one central place.
Genworth has partnered and provided funding for Common Impact for a few years but was asked by the nonprofit to come on board for the project in December.
The company will provide five employees for the website design, brand management and communications for the project, which will be led by Genworth’s chief information officer, Scott McKay.
“We have a skills-based volunteer program that provides opportunities for our experts to contribute their time and work with nonprofits,” said McKay.
“It’s to help nonprofits in ways that they couldn’t afford or likely access on their own,” he added.
McKay couldn’t put an exact figure on the project yet but noted that it’s likely to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In addition to Genworth’s staff, ConnectNetwork will have five staff members working on the site.
The Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence, a Midlothian-based organization that has been working with ConnectRichmond since 2006, helped come up with the idea to consolidate along with another group called Southside Community Partners.
The Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence helps nonprofits with funding and provides programs for training, volunteers and professional development.
Melissa Hough, executive director for the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence said the website will serve a greater number of nonprofits in one location.
“The Connect system is an online information network. It’s where business, government, nonprofit and civic-minded people engage on issues that impact our community,” said Hough.
“It’s about leveraging resources and providing nonprofits with the resources they need.”
Griffin and Hough started throwing the idea around last summer to make it easier for different stakeholders to interact with each other.
“The goal is to have a deeper impact in the community and have more people see us a resource,” said Griffin.
The website is expected to take four to six months to complete and is set to go live in the fall.
A local nonprofit is working on a website that will better connect businesses and other nonprofits, and to get it done they’ve enlisted the help of one of the area’s biggest companies.
Common Impact, a nonprofit that connects global companies with local nonprofits through employee programs, is working with Genworth Financial and two other organizations to create the site.
“The idea is for it to be a one-stop shop and civic hub for nonprofits to gather and publish information,” said Jenne Griffin, Common Impact’s chief operating officer.
The new site, “Connect System,” will merge ConnectRichmond.com, ConnectSouthside.com and ConnectRappahannock.com, the three sites within ConnectNetwork, a group that helps nonprofits, businesses and people collaborate.
The 1,900 Virginia organizations that the three websites served will now be able to post jobs, offer training classes, recruit volunteers and get exposure for potential donors in one central place.
Genworth has partnered and provided funding for Common Impact for a few years but was asked by the nonprofit to come on board for the project in December.
The company will provide five employees for the website design, brand management and communications for the project, which will be led by Genworth’s chief information officer, Scott McKay.
“We have a skills-based volunteer program that provides opportunities for our experts to contribute their time and work with nonprofits,” said McKay.
“It’s to help nonprofits in ways that they couldn’t afford or likely access on their own,” he added.
McKay couldn’t put an exact figure on the project yet but noted that it’s likely to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In addition to Genworth’s staff, ConnectNetwork will have five staff members working on the site.
The Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence, a Midlothian-based organization that has been working with ConnectRichmond since 2006, helped come up with the idea to consolidate along with another group called Southside Community Partners.
The Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence helps nonprofits with funding and provides programs for training, volunteers and professional development.
Melissa Hough, executive director for the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence said the website will serve a greater number of nonprofits in one location.
“The Connect system is an online information network. It’s where business, government, nonprofit and civic-minded people engage on issues that impact our community,” said Hough.
“It’s about leveraging resources and providing nonprofits with the resources they need.”
Griffin and Hough started throwing the idea around last summer to make it easier for different stakeholders to interact with each other.
“The goal is to have a deeper impact in the community and have more people see us a resource,” said Griffin.
The website is expected to take four to six months to complete and is set to go live in the fall.