VolunteerNow joins a highly selective network of nonprofits working to address our country’s biggest problems.
DALLAS, TX, January 16, 2026 – VolunteerNow is proud to announce it has been selected to participate in Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Ignite, a leadership and organizational development experience designed to help nonprofits discover new and innovative solutions and drive transformative change alongside their communities. VolunteerNow is one of 15 nonprofits joining the Catalyst Community, a growing network of over 350 organizations in over 1,300 communities.
VolunteerNow is a nonprofit social enterprise that builds volunteer solutions that change the world for good. Each year, it supports more than 500,000 volunteers and thousands of nonprofits, schools, and civic institutions by connecting people to purpose, strengthening trust, and increasing organizational capacity. Through platforms like VOLY.org and veriFYI, and learning environments such as The Impact Grid and Prosperity Park, VolunteerNow helps communities mobilize local talent, build cross-sector empathy, and create durable solutions to complex social challenges.
VolunteerNow was selected among hundreds of nonprofit organizations through an extensive selection process. The social entrepreneurs joining Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Community are recognized for disrupting the status quo, demonstrating “outside-the-box” thinking, and embracing community-driven and people-centered approaches.
“We’re excited to kick off the year by welcoming 15 bold nonprofits into Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Community — a network of more than 300 of our country’s most dynamic social entrepreneurs,” said Amber Fogarty, managing director for Stand Together Foundation. “The Catalyst Ignite Experience is all about shifting how we tackle our country’s biggest challenges, and these organizations are already demonstrating better ways to empower people by innovating, experimenting, and challenging the status quo. We can’t wait to see how these new Catalysts learn, partner, and spark change together.”
“Catalyst Ignite is a community where collaboration ignites powerful change—and that is what VolunteerNow is all about. We are honored to join a network where bold ideas, deep listening, and community-driven solutions are not just encouraged, but expected,” said Rachel Currie Triska, Chief Executive Officer of VolunteerNow.
Catalyst Ignite is an exclusive year-long experience for the nation’s most transformative social entrepreneurs. It’s designed to meet high-potential nonprofit organizations with the tools, coaching, capital, and networks needed to accelerate their organizational health and impact. By helping them uncover what makes their work transformational and build on it, it lays the foundation for social entrepreneurs to become proof points of a better way to solve problems.
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VolunteerNow is the driving force behind VolunteerPower™—a national consultancy and solutions provider advancing volunteerism as essential social infrastructure. For more than five decades, VolunteerNow has partnered with nonprofits, schools, corporations, and civic leaders to design and scale people-centered solutions that strengthen communities. Through innovative platforms, research, and social enterprise models, VolunteerNow helps communities mobilize talent, build organizational capacity, and address society’s most complex challenges. Learn more at www.volnow.org.
About Stand Together Foundation
Stand Together Foundation is dedicated to empowering individuals to reach their full potential through community-driven change. We are building a movement of social entrepreneurs who believe in people, work with individuals closest to the problem, and unite with anyone to do right. Through innovations that inspire Americans to help each other, they are building stronger, safer communities where all people can learn, contribute, and live lives of meaning. Learn more at StandTogetherFoundation.org.
