Finding the right type of professional to implement a development program can be extremely tough — and even more so if you can’t afford top-tier talent.
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That’s why many organizations are looking to firms like MovingWorlds, which connects specialists in their field who want to travel and volunteer their expertise with social impact firms that need their services.
“Experteering,” as MovingWorlds calls it, seeks to move beyond traditional volunteerism and grow a global network of professionals who want to do good and match their skill sets to create high-impact engagements.
Find out more about how this model works in this Devex video interview with Mark Horoszowski, co-founder of MovingWorlds, on the sidelines of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center conference last September.
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About the author
Adva Saldinger@AdvaSal
Adva Saldinger is an Associate Editor at Devex, where she covers the intersection of business and international development, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. From partnerships to trade and social entrepreneurship to impact investing, Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.