Professionals In Action
What is PIA? 
Professionals In Action (PIA) mobilizes volunteer teams with professional skills to complete short term pro-bono projects for organizations serving the poor and marginalized. It is a movement that maximizes the lasting impact volunteers can bring to these organizations by utilizing their specialized skill sets, and a chance for them to meet other professionals in the industry.
How it works:
Volunteers can sign up for projects that range from 1 to 3 months for 2 to 3 hours per week. While most tasks can be worked on independently, each team member will check in with one another about once a week, and arrange a meeting with the non-profit organization once a month.
Each team will have an assigned Project Manager to facilitate the communication between the organization and the team of volunteers, and also coordinate the tasks among the volunteers to ensure the project is on track. HFNY staff will check-in regularly with the Project Manager and the organization to provide any necessary support, and to ensure mutual satisfaction.
Consulting Projects
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
- Strategic Planning
Establish long term goals and strategies to support the organizational growth for HFNY affiliates.
- Financial Services
Design budgets, forecast expenses, or streamline accounting procedures for the affiliates.
MARKETING
- Marketing Management
Develop brand and advertising strategies for communication products such as brochures and websites to better promote the work of the affiliates as they reach larger audiences and make a more lasting impact on the communities they serve.
- Strategy Analysis
Assist an affiliate in the creation of data-driven analysis that furthers its communication goals, demonstrates its impact and encourages donors to contribute to its work.
CREATIVE SERVICES
- Video Production
Direct, film or edit promotional video that encapsulates the affiliates’ mission and impact of through a powerful medium.
- Graphic Design
Design brochures, publication materials, or website graphic that help unify and strengthen the affiliates' identity.
- Photography
Use photography to communicate an affiliate’s mission and impact for use in print and online communication materials, like a brochure or website.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Website Development
Build a website for an affiliate so that it can more effectively reach its community and cultivate its reputation with potential donors.
- Website Enhancement
Enrich the website with functionalities and ease of usage that can better serve prospective donors and clients.
- Technology Consultation
Provide system or network consultation to promote efficiency and resiliency for affiliates' infrastructures.
- Data Management
Set up robust database for affiliates to manage valuable data such as resource information, client details, or donor contacts.
TRAINING
- Client Workshop
Conduct personal budgeting or other skill based classes for clients of recovery program to support them in the road of self reliance.
Be a part of this movement!
- CLICK HERE to submit your application
- Email your current resume to
Questions? Email: or call: 917-206-1443
