Any talent counts
Board-level finance and a retired logistics manager who knows how to move a pallet are both scarce in the places we work.
Human capital, pooled.
The Talent Network.
People submit what they are good at, at every level from board-ready to no experience yet. We qualify, categorise and hold that expertise in one register, then put it to work: on the boards and projects we support directly, and inside the organizations that subscribe to us.
If you have something to give
You set the terms
Hours a month, remote or on the ground, one project or ongoing. You are never auto-assigned to anything.
We qualify before we match
We check the fit before your name reaches an organization, so you are not fielding requests that waste your time.
It stays yours
Your contact details are never public. Organizations see skills and availability, and reach you only through us.
If you need people
Search the register
Filter by skill, seniority, language, location and availability. See who exists before you write a job description.
Volunteers and experts
Pro bono contributors, specialist advisors, interim operators and board candidates, in one place.
Requests go through us
You raise a request, we make the introduction. No cold outreach, no scraping, no bidding.
Included with a subscription
Access to the register comes with a Socially United subscription, alongside affiliate pricing and operational support.
Apply to serve on a board
Board seats are open to apply for.
Board seats are open to apply for, and the service is pro bono. You are not buying a seat and we are not selling one.
Organizations doing serious work need boards that turn up: people who read the papers, ask the hard question early, and stay through the difficult years. If that is you, say so on the form below. We match board candidates to organizations that need exactly what you carry, and the introduction goes through us, so nobody is cold-called and nothing is decided without you.
Need board members?
Post the seat. It costs nothing and it always will.
Tell us what the board is missing and we will look through the register for people who fit. Posting is free, there is no fee if it works out, and you are never charged to ask. We do it this way because a board seat left empty is the cheapest problem to fix and the most expensive one to ignore.
No account needed. A person reads every request and comes back to you, whether or not we have someone.
Every level counts
Human capital is not only senior people. A register that holds nothing but executives cannot staff a clinic.
Influential
A name that opens a door, a network worth an introduction, or a seat at a table others cannot reach. Sometimes one call is the whole contribution.
Experienced
Decades in a discipline. You have done the thing rather than read about it, and you can tell within a week what is actually wrong.
Hands-on
You do the work. Logistics, clinics, classrooms, code, accounts, a van that needs driving. This is the shortage nobody advertises.
Virtual
You contribute from wherever you are. A time zone is a scheduling detail, not a barrier, and a great deal of this work never needs a flight.
New, or no experience yet
Some of this needs willingness and reliability far more than a CV. Say you are starting out and we will match you to something real and supervised.
How it works
Four steps, and you stay in control.
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Submit your profile
Skills, seniority, languages, where you are, and how much time you actually have. Five minutes.
02
We qualify it
A person reviews every submission. We confirm the skill is real and the availability is honest.
03
You enter the register
Searchable by skill and availability to us and to subscribing organizations. Contact details stay private.
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We make the match
When a need fits, we introduce you. You say yes or no. Nothing happens without you.
Join the register
What are you good at?
A person reviews every submission. Your contact details are never shown to organizations, and we never sell or publish this register.
Governance and board serviceFinance and accountingFundraising and developmentSoftware and dataOperations and logisticsLegal and compliancePublic healthEducation and curriculumCommunications and mediaMonitoring and evaluationProcurement and supply chainHuman resourcesGrant writingTranslation and languagesField and community workResearch and policy
Need people rather than offering time?
Subscribing organizations search the register and raise introduction requests through us.