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Become a Volunteer Center-certified agency
The United Way of Greater St. Louis’ Volunteer Center offers certification to local nonprofit organizations with well-managed volunteer programs. Certification is based on a set of nationally recognized standards critical to quality volunteer management practices.
By meeting these standards, organizations can enjoy the rewards of well-equipped, energized and committed volunteer participation in their activities. Further, certification helps encourage professionalism by recognizing that there are defined management principles that are required to the effective management and utilization of volunteers.
To get started, download the forms below. We have a library of best practice examples from agencies that have certified volunteer programs. If you'd like guidance on strengthening your volunteer management practices, including examples of outstanding volunteer handbooks, policies, recruitment and retention strategies, training models, volunteer recognition ideas and more, please call the Volunteer Center at 1-800-VOLUNTEER.
To become a certified agency:
Certification Application, Part 1
Certification Application, Part 2
Codes to use to complete Part 2
If you are a certified agency and would like to use the logo above in your materials, please e-mail Kate Kromann.
Submit a volunteer project
If you have a project you’d like us to mobilize volunteers around, please download and submit this form. If you have questions, please contact the Volunteer Center at 1-800-VOLUNTEER. We can work with nonprofit organizations two times in a calendar year before requiring certification. Projects cannot involve fundraising activities.
Recognize your outstanding volunteers
The President's Volunteer Service Award is a unique way to honor your organization's volunteers. The United Way of Greater St. Louis Volunteer Center is authorized by the Points of Light Foundation, the USA Freedom Corps and the White House to provide Presidential recognition of volunteers who have logged a qualifying number of service hours.
Youth serving 50 hours and adults serving 100 hours in a calendar year can receive a commemorative pin, a letter signed by the President of the United States and a frameable certificate to honor service.
For more information, please e-mail Rick Skinner.