@BunsenBurner Funny you mentioned volunteers’ skills.
I’ve just been persuaded to join a group that does remodeling projects for needy families (usually impoverished older people) in my city. “But I can’t DO anything!” I protested, because I in fact don’t know any basic carpentry, or plumbing, and I’m too short to even paint walls effectively. But the organizers talked with me at length, gave me a questionnaire and told me, based on their needs and my abilities, what jobs I would be assigned to. I was impressed. This is a serious operation, run seriously.
(My duties will be more along the clean-up and yard work variety.)