Tracy Nielsen from HandsOn Twin Cities on The History of The Organization, The Variety of Volunteering Opportunities Around the Twin Cities, And How to Make A Difference in Your Community.

If you are wanting to get involved in volunteering around the
Twin Cities, but not sure where to begin, this is the episode for
you. Tracy shares the incredible history behind HandsOn Twin
Cities, how she got involved, and tons of ways to find the right
volunteering opportunity for you.  From trade skills, to
legal work, to hands on projects, there are many different ways
to make a huge local impact using the HandsOn Twin Cities
platform. Featuring the song "Limbo" by the local musician Janes
Band.

Tracy Nielsen has served as the Executive Director for HandsOn
Twin Cities for the past five years. She received her Bachelor’s
degree from St. Cloud State University and her Masters in
Business Administration from Alverno College in Milwaukee,
WI. 


Prior to her current role, Tracy worked with United Ways for
twelve years serving in roles as Chief Executive Officer for
United Way of Kenosha County, Communications Director and VP –
Marketing and Resource Development for both United Way of Racine
County and United Way of the Wine Country in Northern California.
Tracy has held other roles in the nonprofit sector. Roles
included, Regional Program Coordinator for a ten‐state AmeriCorps
Program focused on the retention of low-income and first
generation college students throughout the Midwest, as well as
AmeriCorps*VISTA member focused on addressing the issues of
homelessness in Racine, WI.

Tracy is devoted to helping all people achieve their potential
and believes that every person can play a role in the betterment
of their community – especially through the power of
volunteerism.

HandsOn Twin Cities is the Twin Cities’ only full service
volunteer center that both promotes and facilitates 
volunteerism while improving the community’s ability to create
more impact with the time generously given by volunteers. 
We work with all types of volunteers, companies and nonprofit
affiliates to ensure that every hour spent in the community is
valuable.


At HandsOn we make it easy to transform your passion to action.
We connect people to opportunities that align their skills and
interests. We help nonprofits find, develop and retain
volunteers, and we assist companies in delivering on their
corporate social responsibility goals and employee engagement
strategies.


Building on 101 years of experience as the Nation's first
Volunteer Center, HandsOn Twin Cities and our more than 600
nonprofit partners give everyone the opportunities to Be the
Change. Learn more about HandsOn Twin Cities HERE.

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