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If you are a 501c3 nonprofit organization who is interested in using Volunteer Hub to recruit and manage volunteers, email slce@uwyo.edu for more information.
Volunteer Hub Agency FAQs
Volunteer Hub is the central location for finding volunteer opportunities through the University of Wyoming's Service, Leadership, and Community Engagement (SLCE) Office. The SLCE Office encourages UW students, faculty, and staff to use this platform to find and record their volunteer service activities, as well as maintaining Volunteer Hub as a service for the local community.
Since many organizations have an existing application, screening, or scheduling process outside of Volunteer Hub, organizations are welcome to create ongoing volunteer opportunities that direct users to the organization's processes. Volunteer Hub also has features to assist with recruiting volunteers for special events, scheduling volunteers in shifts, or promoting events like fundraisers. There are additional privacy settings that can restrict who can view or respond to your volunteer opportunities (e.g. pre-screened or trained volunteers). Reach out to slce@uwyo.edu to learn more about these settings.
What “counts” as volunteer service?
While many organizations and groups have different criteria for volunteer service (or what might count as volunteer hours), this is the guidance used on Volunteer Hub.
Volunteer service is unpaid service benefiting others.
Volunteer service can be:
- Direct or indirect
- Examples of direct service include mentoring, tutoring, distributing food at a food bank, refereeing for a nonprofit sports league, cleaning kennels at an animal shelter, leading activities at a senior center, etc.
- Examples of indirect service include administrative tasks, maintenance for a facility, creating outreach materials for an organization, putting on a fundraiser, organizing a volunteer project, volunteering as part of a drive, etc.
- Beneficial in non-financial ways to the volunteer.
- Receiving training, meals, parking passes, or other nominal volunteer support would not disqualify your volunteer hours.
- Unpaid internships, practicums, or service-learning projects that benefit the community may also count as volunteer hours.
- Training that directly connects to an ongoing volunteer service activity can be counted towards volunteer hours. Examples include volunteer orientations, safety certifications required by an organization as part of volunteer onboarding, ongoing volunteer training, etc.
Volunteer service is not:
- Philanthropy
- Donating funds
- Participating in charity or fundraising events (fundraisers, 5Ks, tournaments, bake sales, etc.)
- Technical career training or academic programs (although some activities in these programs that meet other criteria may be considered volunteer service.)
- Giving unpaid labor to a business or other for-profit organization
- Serving only family members
- Proselytizing
- Political lobbying
Additional resources for volunteers:
- Visit the Volunteer Information and Nonprofit Jobs bulletin board, located outside of the Service, Leadership, and Community Engagement (SLCE) Office (Wyoming Union 033).
- Join the SLCE email newsletter to receive weekly information about volunteer opportunities organized by SLCE and local organizations.
- Stop by the campus Volunteer Fair, hosted each semester by the SLCE Office! Information for each upcoming event will be posted on SLCE's social media and newsletter.
- If you are part of a group or student organization planning a service day, fundraiser, or drive, take a look at these Planning Pro Tips!
Additional resources for nonprofit organizations seeking volunteers:
- Post your volunteer opportunities and jobs on the Volunteer Information and Nonprofit Jobs bulletin board. View the policies of this board here: Volunteer Info and Nonprofit Job Board Policies. This is seperate from the campus Poster Run (coordinated by Student Organizations and Entertainment) and the Community poster board (coordinated by the Wyoming Union Informaiton Desk).
- Email information about your volunteer opportunities to slce@uwyo.edu for consideration for the SLCE email newsletter.
- Be part of the on-campus Volunteer Fair! Space is limited and RSVPs are required. Email slce@uwyo.edu to learn more.