Opportunity Marketplace
Find funding, partnerships, and collaboration opportunities — or post what you need
The challenge & our answer
The Problem
Community organizations spend countless hours searching scattered funding databases, email lists, and social media for opportunities that match their work. Meanwhile, funders and partners struggle to reach the right organizations. Valuable opportunities get buried, deadlines are missed, and potential collaborations never happen because the right people never find each other.
The Solution
Action Network Worldwide brings all opportunities into one searchable marketplace. Organizations post concrete needs — funding, skills, volunteers, partnerships — with clear requirements and deadlines. The platform automatically matches opportunities to member profiles based on interests, location, and expertise, so relevant opportunities surface immediately. No more manual searching through dozens of sources.
Key Capabilities
Eight opportunity types
Post specific needs: skills, services, volunteering, funding, resources, collaboration, mentorship, or events. Each type structures the information differently so applicants know exactly what's required.
Intelligent matching
Every opportunity is automatically scored against member profiles using tag overlap, geographic proximity, and semantic similarity. Members see their best matches first, with clear explanations of why they matched.
Trust signals
Every opportunity shows its source (human-posted, verified partner, or AI-discovered from web sources), trust score, and verification status. Community members can add notes, suggest corrections, or flag problems.
Structured requirements
Location, timeline, compensation type, eligibility criteria, and time commitment are captured as filterable fields. Search for remote-friendly opportunities, filter by country, or find volunteer roles that fit your schedule.
AI-powered ingestion
The platform automatically discovers opportunities from partner websites, email inboxes, and community posts. AI extracts structured data, assigns trust scores, and flags duplicates — then humans verify before publishing.
Connection tracking
Express interest in an opportunity with a personal message. Track your applications, coordinate with opportunity creators, and record outcomes when collaborations complete.
How It Works
Search or browse
Filter by type, location, tags, compensation, or deadline. Full-text search across titles, descriptions, and requirements. See your personalized matches first.
Review details
Check eligibility criteria, timeline, required commitment, and trust signals. See community notes and corrections. View the opportunity creator's profile.
Express interest
Send a connection request with a personal message explaining why you're a good fit. The creator reviews your profile and message.
Coordinate
Once accepted, coordinate next steps via the platform or linked tools. Track the connection status from pending through completed.
Record outcome
When the collaboration finishes, record what happened: did you collaborate, create something together, exchange knowledge, or simply connect? Outcomes feed back into match quality.
Ready to get started?
Free to join — see plans & pricing →Frequently asked questions
What kinds of opportunities can I post or find?
Eight types: skills, services, volunteering, funding, resources, collaboration, mentorship, and events. Each type structures the information differently — funding calls capture eligibility and deadlines, volunteer roles capture time commitment, partnerships capture scope and outcomes.
Is posting an opportunity free?
Browsing the marketplace is free for every member. Posting opportunities, expressing interest, and full search are part of the Solo and Org plans — Solo unlocks the full marketplace for individuals, and Org extends it to every member of your organization.
How do I know an opportunity is legitimate?
Every listing shows its source (human-posted, verified partner, or AI-discovered from public web sources), a trust score, and the poster's verification status. Community members can add notes, flag issues, or suggest corrections — so quality is enforced socially, not by gatekeeping.
How do AI-discovered opportunities work?
AI scans partner websites, email inboxes you forward, and public funding feeds, extracts structured opportunity data, scores trust, and flags duplicates. Humans verify before publishing — AI accelerates discovery, it does not auto-publish.
Can I track which opportunities I applied to?
Yes. Each interest you express becomes a tracked connection — pending, accepted, in progress, or completed. When the collaboration ends you record the outcome, which feeds back into your match quality.