How WeAct finds talent that just “gets it”
"Work for Impact talent is already aligned mentally with what we want to accomplish."
Raymond Laracuenta
CEO & Co-Founder
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About WeAct
Amplifying grassroots activism
WeAct is a collaborative chat app designed to amplify grassroots activism, giving social movements the tools for more effective ways of communicating and organizing.
The challenge
Managing talent costs in line with agile growth
With ambitious goals to launch a grassroots activism app, WeAct had an urgent need to source mission-driven talent across UI/UX design, front-end development, and content marketing. However, with a typical start-up budget and a focus on agile growth, hiring full-time employees would have posed significant risks.
Finding the right talent presented another set of hurdles. WeAct needed people with the requisite skills, a genuine passion for activism, and the dedication to see projects through – a combination that proved hard to find.
The solution
Cost-effective, impact-driven talent
WeAct utilizes Work for Impact to find experienced talent across the world, side-stepping the long-term commitments, risks, and expenses of the traditional hiring process.
Initially, the start-up worked with design and development talent to build the app, as well as a team of writers, editors, and community managers to craft an engaging brand through content marketing. As the company has grown, it’s diversified its remote workforce capabilities, leveraging Work for Impact to find talent with more specialized skill sets.
The impact
A cost-effective remote workforce that fuels streamlined growth
Better quality talent
Instead of hundreds of poor-quality applications per job, WeAct receives 30+ proposals from well-suited, fully-vetted candidates. It’s much easier to find talent that just “gets it.”
Improved agility
WeAct can now adapt quickly to project developments and market changes. The start-up finds it simple and fast to hire, manage, and pay specialized talent with Work for Impact.
In-house productivity
By outsourcing time-consuming work beyond WeAct's in-house competencies, the company's core team has gained the time needed to focus on strategic growth.
"It's been crucial to have people on board who understand activism. I find there are fewer questions back and forth because Work for Impact talent is already aligned mentally with what we want to accomplish, and they're simply applying their skill set to that issue."
Raymond Laracuenta
CEO & Co-Founder