# Skill-Matching Volunteer Apps Collaborate Matches Volunteers with Experience-aligned Opportunities By Jana Pijak | Published 2019-09-04 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volunteer-app References: [letscollaborate.co.nz](https://www.letscollaborate.co.nz/) & [thespinoff.co.nz](https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/11-05-2019/how-collaborate-matches-volunteers-with-jobs-that-match-their-skills/) Collaborate is a New Zealand-based volunteer app that connects users with charitable opportunities that align directly with their work experience and interests. Ensuring that volunteers are giving back to a good cause while also doing something they're passionate about, the app aims to encourage more community involvement New Zealand wide. With thousands of volunteer opportunities created so far, Collaborate was launched by sisters Poppy and Holly Norton, Ceara McAuliffe Bickerton, and Sophie Harker. The mobile platform is described as a volunteer app by volunteers and compares itself to other matchmaking platforms like Tinder but with a social good focus. "It’s supposed to make volunteering more accessible to anybody who wants to get out there. But in particular, why we started it was for young people to have an easier way of finding volunteering roles that matched their skills, interests, and time they had available," says Poppy Norton about the company. Image Credit: LETSCOLLABORATE.CO.NZ ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Skill-matching Volunteer Apps:** Collaborate connects volunteers with opportunities aligned to their skills and interests, creating a more impactful and fulfilling volunteer experience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Mobile App:** Collaborate disrupts the volunteer industry by leveraging mobile technology to connect volunteers with relevant opportunities. - **Charitable Organizations:** Collaborate provides a platform for charitable organizations to attract and engage skilled volunteers, improving the efficiency and impact of their operations. - **Youth Engagement:** Collaborate addresses the need for young people to easily discover and participate in volunteer activities aligned with their skills and interests, promoting greater youth engagement in community service. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Project Building](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/careerstack.md) - [Community Matching Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/community-programs.md) - [Connective Altruistic Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-2-help.md) - [Filmmaker Collaboration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cinematch.md) - [Connective Non-Profit Funding](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wingtap.md) - [Expert Speaker Matchmaking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speakup.md) - [AI Collaboration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-mela2.md) - [Charity Health-Tech Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/helpster-charity.md) - [CV Job Matchers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/matchme.md)