The Expertise Exchange
A neighborhood noticeboard where charities help each other.
Charities post what they can give and what they need. Golden Hint suggests pairs that can help each other, and time is paid for in credits, never money.
Offers and requests
Live offers and requests from verified member charities.
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Beta: credit rules are drafts under legal review. They may change, with 30 days' notice. Read the credit rules.
Every exchange, step by step
Clear from start to finish
- 1. Post: A charity posts an offer or a request.
- 2. Propose: Another member proposes an exchange.
- 3. Agree: Both sides accept a short agreement: scope, time, format and credits. The credits are held.
- 4. Do the work: Private messages, calendar links and a shared space for files, visible only to the two of you. Gentle reminders if things stall.
- 5. Confirm: Both sides confirm it's done, and only then do the credits move.
- 6. Review: Each side leaves a short, honest review.
Formats: one-off video calls, document reviews, mentoring over several weeks, workshops for several charities at once, and short secondments of staff time.
Your matches
The best match is the one where each side helps the other
Each charity lists what it's strong at and what it needs. Golden Hint finds pairs where each can help the other, and tells you why they fit.
An example match
An animal shelter is strong in Marketing and needs Finance
A financial literacy nonprofit is strong in Finance and needs Marketing
Why they fit: each has exactly what the other is asking for.
Thirteen kinds of help
The same thirteen areas organize the library and the forum.
Telling your story so the right people hear it: social media, newsletters, press, and the words on your website.
Finding the money to do the work: grants, individual donors, events, and partnerships with local businesses.
Keeping the books straight: bookkeeping, budgets, financial controls, and getting ready for a review or audit.
Staying on the right side of the rules: state registration, annual filings, contracts, and policies.
A board that helps: recruiting members, running good meetings, and knowing who decides what.
Tools that save time: websites, donor databases, spreadsheets, security, and free software for nonprofits.
Looking after the people who do the work: volunteers, staff, policies, and safe recruitment.
Making the everyday run: space, supplies, schedules, deliveries, and the systems behind them.
Doing the right work and knowing it helps: program design, surveys, outcomes, and honest reports.
Looking like yourselves: logos, colors, flyers, reports, and making things easy to read.
Bringing people together: fundraisers, workshops, volunteer days, and online sessions.
Leading well without burning out: coaching, hard conversations, planning, and succession.
Getting from idea to working charity: structure, incorporation, tax exemption, and the first year.