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 Volunteer Engagement and Management 

United Way of Kaw Valley has opportunities for agencies, businesses, groups, and individuals looking for more ways to make a difference. Find your volunteer listings through our hosted platform:

KawValleyVolunteers.org

Get started by creating your new account.  Your free account lets you browse or search volunteer opportunities, learn more about local nonprofits and even create and maintain your own Volunteer Resume. 

In addition to coordinating volunteers community-wide, we also have a number of programs and initiatives that involve volunteers. For those who want to make a real impact in our community, volunteering can be a great way to give back, in addition to making monetary contributions to our funds. 

If you are having issues logging in please reach out to Monroe Hanson.

On April 10, 2024 United Way of Kaw Valley merged our two online volunteer management systems (TopekaVolunteers.org and VolunteerDouglasCounty.org) under one license that serves all four of our counties. While the merged system uses the same vendor and looks and functions in a similar way, we rebranded the platform as KawValleyVolunteers.org for the entire service area. 

Volunteer Engagement Philosophy

Volunteers are one of the greatest resources we have at United Way. People like you, who give their time, energy, and talents to provide help and inspire hope, are essential to our ability to deliver quality services. We are committed to creating opportunities for the community to be involved in our work and recognize the important role of volunteers in meeting our organizational and community goals. Our program volunteers, Board and Advisory Committee members are priceless.

Volunteer Vision

Support the mission of the United Way by enhancing volunteerism in Shawnee, Douglas, Jackson and Jefferson Counties through an engaged and integrated volunteer program while increasing the utilization of skilled volunteers. 

As always, if you have any questions not answered here, reach out to anyone on the Volunteer Engagement team at United Way of Kaw Valley. 

 Volunteer Opportunities with the United Way 

United Way of Kaw Valley has several councils and committees for funding investments, for volunteer engagement, communications, finance and resource development.

Donors may also be interested in joining affinity groups that pursue their own educational, volunteering and fundraising initiatives. Find out more.

Nancy Perry Day of Caring is a capacity-building opportunity across Shawnee County, even expanding into Douglas and Jefferson counties. Find out more.

Ad Astra Honors recognizes community members who continually go above and beyond the call to support our neighbors in need. Find out more.

Student United Way is a community service and advocacy organization on the KU campus in partnership with United Way of Kaw Valley, we unite to make meaningful differences in our community through research, service work and advocacy. Find out more.

High School Volunteerism which Kansas graduation requirements now include an option for 40 hours of community service, KawValleyVolunteers.org offers an online volunteer center that helps students find meaningful volunteer experiences and keep track of hours for easy reporting. Find out more.

Group Volunteering can be fun, rewarding and incredibly impactful. Our connections to the nonprofit community and our commitment to strategic volunteering makes us the perfect partner for exploring group volunteering options. Find out more.

 Capacity Building 

Unrestricted Donor Designations 

Donors can chose to send all or part of their United Way donation (minimum of $50) to aligned local nonprofits. United Way of Kaw Valley does not restrict these dollars and there are not reporting requirements. Designations do not affect the amount of the impact Grant dollars a partner may also receive.

Professional Development for the Nonprofit Community 

UWKV understands the challenges of finding the time and money to allow nonprofit staff to learn new skills and expand their personal and professional development. We activity seek to create affordable development opportunities. These include a short seminar before our annual volunteer expo, serving staff who are there to table at the event, and our MLK Day of Service seminar that focuses on nonprofit capacity building and volunteer management topics. In the coming year we will be adding collaboration and training centered on successful storytelling.

Fiscal Agency and Backbone Support 

UWKV is uniquely positioned to support large or small coalitions and provide structure and support for local and regional collaborations.