Provide timely, relevant support
to your community
makeContact empowers both formal service providers and local volunteers to respond to community needs as they arise. Join a network of support that connects people to the right resources at the right time, making a difference when it’s needed most.
makeContact simplifies decision-making
for how to offer support after a crisis
Understand what matters to your community over time
It's difficult to see a crisis or disaster and not know how to help. Coordinators that use makeContact can create transparency of community needs at scale.
Stay informed on the needs of your community over time
Needs evolve over time, especially after a crisis. Stay in the know on what your community is looking for and at what time.
Flexibly offer assistance on your
own terms
makeContact is designed for providers, allowing you to select opportunities that fit your schedule, whether it's one-time only or ongoing support.
Provide relevant support that you know will matter
Whether it's donations, skills, or time, use makeContact to choose how you want to help in a way that is feasible and authentic to you.
How to start offering support
makeContact's connected platform streamlines your ability to quickly understand the community's needs and find ways to support that both feel appropriate to you and create impact.
Create your provider profile
Create your coordinator and community-facing profile(s) to become eligible to provide support to your community. Especially during and after crisis, community members are looking for trusted individuals to provide support.
Complete verification & onboarding
Based on your interests and skills, you will need to complete a series of verification activities to protect yourself and the people you are serving. If you are a paid provider, you can list your services as sponsored posts.*
Sign up or get notified as needs emerge
Choose which opportunities to accept based on your availability. As needs evolve or most positions open, you can sign up to receive notifications that match your profile and preferences.
Offer reliable & relevant support over time
During and after crisis, community members are looking for reliable and effective support in an already complex system. Engage with opportunities that fit your skills, availability, and resources. Thank you for making an impact.
*Interested in providing paid services? Qualifying paid providers have the opportunity to list their services, receive secure payments through the platform, and get promoted posts for relevant needs. Learn more >
How makeContact is different
Lightweight,
easy to deploy
Designed for crisis, makeContact is a high velocity tool requiring minimal resourcing to deploy
Integration-friendly, modular tooling
Use makeContact to evolve your workflow and tooling for both efficiency and effectiveness
Built for coordinators, made for communities
makeContact is co-created with real service coordinators, providers, and survivors of crisis
Designed for long-term community engagement
Templatized and repeatable, makeContact can be deployed as needs and context evolve
Dynamic features,
fit for your crisis
Whether it's 1 year or 1 day after a crisis, makeContact can be customized for your context
Tooled for well-being & emergency management
makeContact is flexible enough to support communities navigating comprehensive well-being across disaster response stages