AmeriCorps VISTAPursuing
A 12-month capacity-building member to build the volunteer systems.
Partners and pipelines
The programs we use today and the ones we are pursuing. "In use" means Free For Charity already works with it. "Pursuing" and "To propose" mean we have not yet signed anything, and no organization listed has endorsed the Technology Monastery unless it says so itself.
People pipelines
Standing sources of residents, volunteers and fellows. The Volunteer Manager opens and keeps these; a full-time host is the reason they can exist.
Members placed through an existing Pennsylvania program that takes host sites.
An embedded AI fellow for the volunteer CRM, intake triage and reporting; discounted tools.
Employer services, On-the-Job Training and job placement for residents.
VA Compensated Work TherapyPursuing
Transitional work placements for veterans in recovery under a VA agreement.
Fellowships for transitioning service members.
Travis Manion FoundationPursuing
Veteran service community and referrals (merged with The Mission Continues in 2025).
VetsinTech and Code PlatoonPursuing
Veterans with technology skills, and training partners.
Free For Charity’s existing volunteer front door and listings.
Universities and colleges
Capstone teams and interns, with a summer cohort aligned to the residency proposed to each school for at least the first three years.
Penn State Learning FactoryTo propose
Sponsored engineering capstone projects, every year.
Smeal College of Business Farrell CenterTo propose
A one-time matching gift request for the capstone sponsorship.
Regional career services, capstones and interns.
Technology vendors
The nonprofit programs behind the free services we deliver. We are neutral between Microsoft and Google.
Microsoft for NonprofitsIn use
Donated and discounted Microsoft 365 for the charities we serve.
Google for NonprofitsIn use
Workspace, Gemini, NotebookLM and Ad Grants for the charities we serve.
DNS and hosting for every charity website, including this one.
Anthropic Claude for NonprofitsPursuing
Discounted Claude access for AI enablement work.
Land stewardship
Partners for a forest stewardship plan residents help carry out.
Stewardship planning and volunteer days with the two neighboring state parks.
Conservation cost-share for stewardship practices.
Family Forest Carbon ProgramPursuing
Carbon-smart forestry for family forest owners, to evaluate once ownership is settled.
Partner with us
Referral partners, schools, workforce programs and vendors: Clarke Moyer at clarkemoyer@freeforcharity.org, or text 520-222-8104.