Registering Your Agency
United Way's Volunteer Connection provides free services to nonprofit organizations, government volunteer programs, parks, schools and faith-based organizations. Nonprofit organizations do not need to be an United Way Partner Agency to take advantage of the services offered by United Way's Volunteer Connection. Agencies must register prior to posting volunteer opportunities. If your agency would like to register for this free service, please contact United Way's Volunteer Connection by calling (937) 225-3039 or email us.

Posting, Managing and Deleting Volunteer Positions
Volunteer program administrators are responsible for posting, managing and deleting information related to volunteer positions available within their agencies. Please ensure your posting is free of spelling or grammatical errors before it is posted. Volunteer program administrators are responsible for responding promptly to volunteer referrals, as well as updating the status of any volunteer referred to their agencies. If you experience technical difficulty while posting, managing or deleting your opportunities you may contact United Way's IT Department by emailing helpme@dayton-unitedway.org during normal business hours.

Advertising Volunteer Positions in the Media
Volunteer positions are posted each Sunday in the Living Section of the Dayton Daily News. Articles about specific volunteer opportunities in Greene and Preble Counties also appear weekly in the Xenia Gazette and Register-Herald, respectively. Volunteer positions to be advertised in the media are selected on a rotating basis. If your agency urgently needs a volunteer position posted via these media outlets, please contact us at least two weeks in advance.

Nominate a Community Volunteer of the Month
Have an outstanding volunteer? Nominate him/her by completing our Community Volunteer of the Month Nomination Form. Volunteers will be recognized via www.volunteerdayton.org, in the Dayton Daily News on the first Thursday of the month and via www.wdtn.com.

Active Dayton Volunteer Profiles
Have an outstanding volunteer between the ages of 18 and 34?  Nominate him/her by completing our Active Dayton Volunteers Form.  Volunteers will be recognized weekly via www.activedayton.com beginning in February 2008, as well as via www.volunteerdayton.org.

Days of Volunteer Service
United Way's Volunteer Connection participates in several days of community volunteer service. Invitations are extended to nonprofit organizations to participate in these events several months prior to each event via email. Information about events will also be posted below. Days of service include United Way's Community Care Day, Join Hands Miami Valley, the Berry Extreme Community Makeover and more. Between May 2006 and October 2007, more than 3,500 volunteers participated in one-time volunteer service events sponsored by United Way's Volunteer Connection.

Links
Click on the following links to view additional information about community resources, professional development opportunities and volunteer program management tools.

Miami Valley Association of Volunteer Administrators (MVAVA)
The Miami Valley Association of Volunteer Administrators was established in 1994. The mission of this organization is to promote the professional management of volunteer programs in the community and enhance the knowledge, skills and professional image of volunteer program managers.


HandsOn Network, Generated by Points of Light Institute
United Way's Volunteer Connection is an affiliate of HandsOn Network and serves as the HandsOn Action Center for Montgomery, Greene and Preble Counties. HandsOn Network is an international nonprofit organization whose core mission is to inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action that changes the world.  The organization ensures that there are volunteer and community participation opportunities for people throughout the country and increasingly, around the world.  The organization engages individuals, corporations, nonprofits and government institutions to incubate, develop and mobilize collaborative citizen leadership - creating innovative, actionable solutions that can be replicated across anywhere in the world.  HandsOn Network serves more than 80% of the American population and 12 international communities.  The vast majority of Points of Light Institute's work and activity happens through 380 HandsOn Network Action Centers and its expanded network of hundreds of nonprofit, community, faith-based, government and corporate organizations.  The vision of HandsOn Network is that one day every person will discover their power to make a difference, creating healthy communities in vibrant democracies around the world.

Ohio Volunteer Center Association
The Ohio Volunteer Center Association provides a network of support for information exchange and professional development of HandsOn Action Center leadership in order to strengthen and increase the growth of volunteerism in Ohio.