be/impact provides skills-based volunteering opportunities connecting professionals with non-profit organizations needing specific expertise. The platform facilitates meaningful pro bono work, allowing individuals to apply their professional capabilities to social impact projects. This service helps charities access high-level skills while offering professionals tangible ways to contribute to community development.
Funding
$380K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Many corporate learning and development (L&D) programs struggle to achieve lasting knowledge retention and demonstrable impact, often failing to translate into tangible skill enhancement or contribute to broader organizational goals. Traditional training methods can lack engagement and fail to connect employee development with meaningful social responsibility initiatives.
Solution
be/impact offers a teach-to-learn platform that enhances corporate training programs by connecting businesses with nonprofits. The platform enables employees to reinforce their learning by teaching their newly acquired skills to nonprofit staff, solidifying knowledge retention and developing valuable soft skills. By revising, adapting, and applying their training to address real-world needs within the nonprofit sector, employees achieve a deeper understanding of the subject matter. This approach creates a circular connection between businesses, employees, and communities, resulting in improved learning outcomes, increased employee satisfaction, and measurable social impact. The platform integrates with existing content and training solutions, providing a seamless way to maximize training ROI and demonstrate social value aligned with ESG/CSR frameworks.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes corporate learning and development teams, HR departments, and ESG/CSR managers seeking to improve training effectiveness, engage employees, and demonstrate social impact.
Features
- Matching algorithm to pair employees with nonprofits requiring similar training.
- Platform to revise, adapt and apply training material for nonprofit use.
- Tools to facilitate employee teaching experiences and soft skill development.
- Learner reports with learning outcomes, feedback, and social value metrics.
- Integration with existing corporate training programs and content.
- Dashboards to demonstrate social value creation for ESG/CSR reporting.
- Scheduling tools for easy coordination between employees and nonprofits.