Strategy
At the table, not on a slide.
Our people sit on boards and give their time and expertise pro bono to businesses and non-profits with real social impact.
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We keep the engine running.
Socially United backs the organizations that improve people's quality of life, anywhere in the world. Three ways in: strategy at the board table, custom-built operations software with no subscription and unlimited seats, and the capital to keep the lights on.
- More wealth
- More health
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Current and previous clients
What is Socially United?
Socially United is a sustainable resources organization that supports efforts worldwide which improve people's quality of life. We work through three processes: Strategy, where our people serve as active board members and give pro bono expertise to businesses and non-profits with social impact; Operations and Software Development, where we build the automations, CRMs and communications that run the place; and Finances, where we open affiliate discounts on key resources such as food, raw materials and human capital, and where non-profits can apply for funding that keeps a well-run operation at 100%. We are paid for that work, not to get rich, but to hold a standard unpaid help cannot hold and to keep the support coming year after year.
Three ways in
One relationship.
Three ways we move the needle.
Operations and Software Development
The engine itself.
Automations, CRMs, and communications. We build the operational systems that let a small team run like a large one, without adding headcount.
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Buying power, and money that keeps the lights on.
Non-profit affiliate discounts on key resources, plus funding for well-run operations that need capital to run at 100%.
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12Years of work
3Ways we engage
12Institutions served
1Standard: run at 100%
Four questions. Roughly forty seconds.
Find your route in
Tell us who you are and what is stalling. We will point you at the right door and send the resources that match, instead of a brochure.
That is logged.
We read every one of these. You will hear from a person, not an autoresponder.
Thousands of organizations, worldwide.
The Organization Directory
Funders, partners and other organizations all ask the same question: who is good, and where. The register holds thousands of organizations worldwide, searchable by region, country and sector, and free to use. Most entries are public record, listed as found and not reviewed by us. The ones a person here has actually checked carry a Vetted mark, and the ones we have worked with are marked as clients.
Africa 75Asia and Pacific 792Europe 3,568Latin America and Caribbean 92Middle East and North Africa 309North America 4,596Global 280
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Gathered or nominated
Most entries come from public records. Anyone can also put an organization forward, including their own. No fee, no membership.
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Marked honestly
Public record entries are labelled as such. Nothing is called Vetted unless a person here has reviewed it.
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Reviewed on request
We look at governance, delivery, finances and continuity. How it is run, not how it presents.
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Kept current
Listings are re-checked. An organization that stops running well loses its mark.
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
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.
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.
Work and reach
Produced, disseminated, delivered.
Events and programs Socially United has produced and disseminated, with the institutions behind them. Twelve years of production, distribution, and delivery across development finance, global health, and government.
Live broadcast, two hours unbroken
A full session carried live from first frame to last at broadcast standard. Two hours, one continuous feed, no cut in service.
The World Bank, in session
Full-length production and dissemination for a World Bank program. Multi-camera capture, live direction, and global distribution.
Institutional convening, full program
A near five-hour convening carried end to end. Agenda, panels, and audience, produced and distributed without a cut in service.
Where we concentrate
We are interested in developing organizations that a community would notice if they disappeared.
Indispensable retail
The businesses a neighbourhood cannot function without. Food, essentials, and the local commerce that holds a place together.
Non-profit organizations
Mission-driven operations with proven delivery and a funding gap between them and full strength.
Educational platforms
Learning that scales past a single classroom, a single campus, or a single country.
Sustainable health education
Health knowledge that keeps working after the grant cycle ends and the visiting team goes home.
How we are funded
Socially United is paid for the work it does. That is the point, not a compromise.
Paid for quality
Senior people, on the work, accountable for the result. Not a rotating cast of spare hours.
Paid for continuity
Support that is still there in year three, when the launch excitement is long gone and the work is hardest.
Strategy stays pro bono
Board service and strategic counsel are contributed. Being paid elsewhere is exactly what makes that possible.
Priced to the organization
Terms are set by size and need. A clinic with four staff is not quoted like a national program.
How an engagement starts
Four steps, no maze.
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You tell us what is stalling
A board seat that needs filling, an operation held together by one person, or a budget that does not reach the end of the year.
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We qualify the operation
We look at how the place is run, what it delivers, and where the gap actually is. Honest answer, quickly, including when it is no.
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We bring what is missing
Strategy, systems, buying power, funding, or all four. One relationship instead of four vendors.
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We stay while it runs
We complement operations that already work. Support does not end at handover.
Questions
The things people ask first.
Is Socially United a non-profit?
No. Socially United runs on sustainable resources: we are paid for the work we do. That is deliberate. It lets us fund pro bono strategy work, hold board seats without a grant cycle dictating our attention, and keep supporting organizations through the years when funding is thin.
What does Socially United actually do?
Three things. Strategy: our people serve as active board members and contribute expertise pro bono. Operations and Software Development: we build automations, CRMs and communications systems. Finances: we open non-profit affiliate discounts on key resources such as food, raw materials and human capital, and we fund well-run non-profits that need capital to operate at full strength.
Does Socially United get paid for this work?
Yes, and deliberately. We are paid for operations, software, production and subscriptions. Not to get rich, but to hold a standard that unpaid work cannot hold and to still be here in year three. Being paid is what keeps senior people on the work and what lets us give board service and strategy away for free.
Who can apply for funding?
Non-profit organizations apply, and we qualify them. We support and complement operations that are already well run and need money to keep the lights on and run at 100%. We are looking for operating discipline and delivered impact, not a perfect grant application.
What is the Organization Directory?
A free, worldwide register of organizations that are actually run well, organised by region, country and sector. Anyone can nominate an organization, including their own. We review each nomination against governance, delivery, finances and continuity before it is listed, and we re-check listings over time.
What is the Talent Network?
A register of volunteers and experts who have told us what they are good at and how much time they have. We qualify every submission, then make that expertise available to the organizations we support and to subscribing organizations. Contact details are never shown to organizations, and introductions are always made through us.
What kinds of organizations does Socially United work with?
We concentrate on indispensable retail, non-profit organizations, educational platforms, and sustainable health education. Beyond that, the qualification is social impact, not sector or tax status.
Does Socially United charge for strategy work?
Board service and strategic expertise are contributed pro bono. Operations, software development, production and subscriptions are paid engagements, and that revenue is what makes the pro bono work possible.
Where does Socially United work?
Worldwide. We have supported development finance institutions, United Nations agencies, global health organizations, and national, state and city governments, alongside local organizations serving a single community.
What languages does Socially United work in?
This site is published in English, Spanish and French. Our work spans regions well beyond those three languages, and we bring translation capability from the Talent Network when a program needs it.
What does keep the engine running mean?
It is the standard we hold. Most organizations do not fail because the mission was wrong. They fail because the engine stopped: the systems broke, the board went quiet, or the operating money ran out. We keep the engine running.
Why one-stop shop?
Because strategy, operations and money are the same problem wearing three coats. An organization should not have to assemble a board advisor, a software vendor, a procurement consultant and a funder, and then translate between them. That is one relationship here.
Tell us what is stalling.
We keep good organizations running at 100%. Four questions and we will point you at the right door.