HumanOp® Impact Alliance

We give nonprofits the tools to grow their people — and a way to fund the mission.

The Impact Alliance partners with mission-driven nonprofits — wherever you are. You get free HumanOp® tools for your team, a referral give-back that turns our growth into recurring funding for your work, and a share of our revenue. Local partners also get a spotlight in front of a room of leaders at "The Open Room." You bring the mission. We bring the assessments, the coaching platform, and a team that shows up.

1% of all HumanOp revenue → the Impact Fund· Open to partners worldwide· Our books are public
The program

Real numbers, not adjectives. These update from the CONFIG block — we're early and ramping, that's just where we are right now.

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10–15%
referral give-back to partners (up to 20%)
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Wherever you are

Two ways to partner.

Every partner gets the free tools, the referral give-back, and a share of the Impact Fund. Where you're based decides whether you also get an in-person spotlight.

Local · SF Bay Area

Spotlight Partner

Everything below, plus a featured spotlight at "The Open Room", our donation-based Thursday-night gathering at the HumanOp Nexus in Cupertino. You take the mic in front of a room of local leaders: your next board member, a skilled volunteer, an advocate.

  • In-person spotlight + warm introductions
  • Board & skilled-volunteer matching
  • Everything in the Alliance track →
Global · Anywhere

Alliance Partner

The scalable core of the program, open to mission-aligned nonprofits worldwide. No room required — people carry it out the door.

  • Free HumanOp®/HAi® tools + a workshop for your team
  • Referral give-back that funds your mission
  • A share of the 1%-of-revenue Impact Fund
  • The "Impact Alliance Partner" badge
The engine

A referral give-back that funds your mission.

Share a simple link to the HumanOp App with your community — something that actually helps them (a free assessment to understand their own natural build). When someone you referred upgrades to premium, a share of that subscription flows back to your organization as a restricted grant — for as long as they stay. This isn't a one-time check. It's a recurring stream, and it grows as your results grow.

10–15%of subscription revenue, ongoing, for standard partners
20%for top-tier & founding partners

Structured and disclosed as a mission-restricted grant, paid to your organization — and we handle the paperwork. confirm final % after LTV modeling

How the give-back works
  1. You get a unique referral link + a co-branded invite to a free HumanOp assessment for your community.
  2. You share it where it fits — newsletter, socials, an event — in your own voice. No pressure, no hype.
  3. Anyone who later upgrades to premium is tagged to you.
  4. We pay your organization a recurring share of that subscription, for as long as they subscribe — reported transparently on the Impact Ledger.
Value first, always

Free HumanOp® tools for your team — and the people you serve.

Leadership development is a rare gift for an overworked nonprofit team. Every partner's staff get free access to HumanOp® assessments, HAi®, and a workshop — and, where it fits your mission, so do the people you serve.

No highlight reel. This is what HumanOp actually does: the outcome is something you wanted. If it helps you develop your leaders or the people you train, we'll build a short impact report you can use in your own fundraising.

What every partnership includes

  • Free HumanOp® assessments & HAi® access for your staff
  • A dedicated leadership workshop (in-person or virtual)
  • The referral give-back that funds your mission
  • A share of the 1%-of-revenue Impact Fund
  • An impact report you can use to raise money
From hello to funded

How partnership works.

You apply, we vet

A short interest form, then a formal application. We verify every partner's nonprofit status and fit — we don't say yes to everyone, and that protects the whole Alliance.

You get the tools

We set up free assessments, HAi access, and a workshop for your team, plus your referral link and (for local partners) a spotlight date at "The Open Room."

The mission gets funded

Referral give-back and Impact Fund dollars flow to you on a schedule — every dollar committed and disbursed shown openly on the Impact Ledger.

Straight talk

Here's what we get out of it.

This isn't pure charity — we get something out of it too. When your community discovers HumanOp through you, we grow, and a share of that growth flows back to your mission. A portion of our revenue funds this program and, over time, seeds a HumanOp Foundation. We're betting nonprofits get real value from us first — the tools, the funding, the support — before we ever ask for anything back. That's the deal.

HumanOp Impact Alliance Partner badge
Wear it with pride

The Impact Alliance Partner badge.

Every verified partner gets the official badge to display on your site, your annual report, and your socials. It signals a real, vetted partnership — and it shows your supporters you're backed by tools most nonprofits can't afford. Real exposure for your org, not a logo buried on a partners page.

Published every quarter, per partner

The Impact Ledger.

Most giving programs ask for your trust. We publish the numbers instead — what we committed, what we actually disbursed, and where it went, per partner, every quarter, in the open.

Committed vs. disbursed

The number that matters most — pledged dollars and dollars actually paid, side by side, per partner.

Referral give-back paid

Every dollar of give-back sent to partners, with the calculation shown.

Value beyond cash

Free tools, workshops, and volunteer hours delivered — labeled straight, no padding the count.

Ledger page to be built + confirmed with counsel

In good company

Organizations we're proud to back.

SSK
Andy's Cafe
Verity
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Who this is for

We're selective — on purpose.

We verify every partner and don't accept everyone. It works best for organizations that are:

Mission-aligned

Your work centers on developing people — education, leadership, opportunity, wellbeing, second chances.

A verified nonprofit

A registered 501(c)(3) or international equivalent in good standing. We verify — it protects every partner in the Alliance.

Transparent & accountable

You can name real, measurable outcomes and show where the money goes. We check both.

A real community

You have people who trust you — staff, clients, a newsletter — who'd actually use free tools and a referral that means something.

Before you apply

Questions your board will ask.

What does it cost us?
Nothing. No fee to apply or partner. You get free tools, a referral give-back, and a share of the Impact Fund. In return we ask only that you use the tools, share the referral when it makes sense for your community, and if you ever want to tell your story, we're listening — no pressure, no timeline.
Is the referral give-back an affiliate commission?
No — this isn't personal income. It's a mission-restricted grant, disclosed as such, paid directly to your organization's account. You're giving your community something they'll actually use (a free assessment); when someone chooses to upgrade, a share funds your work. We handle the agreement and the disclosure. Final structure pending counsel review.
Do we have to be local to the Bay Area?
No. The Alliance is global. Local partners get an extra in-person spotlight at "The Open Room," but the tools, referral give-back, and Impact Fund are open to mission-aligned nonprofits anywhere we can verify your status.
How do you decide who gets in?
A short interest form, then a formal application we score for mission alignment, measurable outcomes, and fit — plus third-party verification of your nonprofit status. We don't accept everyone; that's what keeps the badge meaningful.
Who issues donation receipts / how is this taxed?
Confirm with finance/legal before publishing. You'll get a written agreement, a clear reporting cadence, and one named point of contact — nothing about this partnership runs on a handshake. We'll state plainly who the donor of record is, how the give-back is treated, and what is and isn't tax-deductible, so you and your supporters both know exactly where things stand.
How do we know the money is real?
The Impact Ledger. Every quarter we publish what we committed and what we actually disbursed, per partner. You'll never have to take our word for it.
Let's talk

Tell us about your work.

Start with a short interest form — a few minutes. If it looks like a fit, we'll invite you to a full application and a conversation. Let's start building something real, together.

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Applying costs nothing. We review in batches, and if you're a fit, someone here calls you back — not a form reply.