Volunteerism and Engagement

 Volunteering through the United way! 

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 one of our hosted platforms:

VolunteerDouglasCounty.org or TopekaVolunteers.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 Jacquie Lightcap.

Volunteer Douglas County dot org and Topeka Volunteers dot org are emerging in April 2024 as Kaw Valley Volunteers dot org.

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR MARCH AND APRIL 2024!

In April 2024 United Way of Kaw Valley will merge our two online volunteer management systems (TopekaVolunteers.org and VolunteerDouglasCounty.org) under one license that will serve all four of our counties. While the merged system uses the same vendor and will look and function in a similar way, we will be rebranding the platform as KawValleyVolunteers.org for the entire service area.

We are striving to make this change as seamless as possible. There are a few helpful hints for what you can do now to get ready for this switch. We are sending emails to everyone registered on the website with more info, too, so please watch your email. 

VOLUNTEER USERS OF VOLUNTEERDOUGLASCOUNTY.ORG: As a current volunteer in the volunteerdouglascounty.org system, log in to your profile and make sure information is up to date before March 31, when we shift your profile to the new system. 
Please visit here to learn more.

 

VOLUNTEER USERS OF TOPEKAVOLUNTEERS.ORG: You do not need to do anything, but it is always a good idea to update your contact information. 

AGENCIES USING VOLUNTEERNDOUGLASCOUNTY.ORG: Please visit here.

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. 

 

 

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities with United Way

United Way of Kaw Valley has several councils and committees for funding investments, for volunteering 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

 

The United Way of Kaw Valley is Service Enterprise Certified and is a part of the top 11% of 
high preforming nonprofits nationwide!

Points of Light - Service Enterprise Certification