Request for a Team Volunteer Project

Planning a volunteer project for your team?
Heart of Illinois United Way can help connect your group with meaningful opportunities. If you’re interested, we also offer HuddleUp!, a simple way to incorporate team building and reflection into your volunteer experience.

Please Note:

To provide the best possible experience for both your team and our nonprofit partners, Heart of Illinois United Way only offers customized volunteer matching for groups that have a confirmed date and team members have already been invited to participate (and are expected to volunteer on your selected date/time.
If you’re still exploring ideas, before submitting a request for a team/group volunteer project, we recommend browsing the existing needs posted on volunteer.hoiunitedway.org. Many of the ongoing needs posted on our online volunteer center are great opportunities for team building.
Heart of Illinois United Way partner agencies vary in facility size, outdoor space, location, programming, staffing, and number of special events. These factors physically affect the number of volunteers an organization can accommodate within its facilities or outdoors at any given time.
The Heart of Illinois United Way recommends that volunteer groups/teams have 10 or fewer volunteers. Larger groups may need to be split into smaller groups to accommodate.
If you would like to reach out to an agency directly, click here for a list of our partner agencies that regularly accept volunteer teams.

Team Contact Information

Organization: ^*

Organization's County:

Team Leader's First Name: ^*

Team Leader's Last Name: ^*

Team Leaders' Cell Phone Number: ^*

Team Leader's Email Address: ^*

Confirm Email: ^*

Please note: If you do not have a user account for volunteer.hoiuntedway.org, an account will be set-up for you. All volunteer confirmations are managed by our online volunteer platform. If you already have a user account, your project will be assigned to the account information in the system.

Our Organization Supports the Heart of Illinois United Way By: ^*

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Team Details

Type of Project: ^*

Number of Volunteers in Your Group: ^*

Due to the physical size of our agencies, staffing, and public health safety, group or team volunteer projects typically accommodate 5-25 volunteers max; smaller groups are able to volunteer indoors or outdoors, but larger groups typically will need to volunteer outdoors. If our agencies do not have a project large enough for your team, you may need to split your volunteers across multiple projects.

What Month Does Your Team Want to Volunteer? ^*

What Day/Date Does Your Team Want to Volunteer? ^*

Is your date flexible? ^*

If your date is flexible, please explain:

What Time of Day? ^*

Our team has already been invited to participate, and we have a reasonable expectation of attendance for the requested date. ^*

Reminder: Heart of Illinois United Way offers this customized volunteer-matching service only to groups with a confirmed date and who have already invited their team members to participate. If your team has not yet been confirmed before submitting this request, we invite you to explore the opportunities already posted on volunteer.hoiunitedway.org instead.

What kind of activities interest your group? (landscaping, painting, etc.) ^*

Does your group have any restrictions or special requirements (i.e. indoor projects only)?

Any Volunteers Younger than 18? ^*

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Team Goals

What would you like your team to gain from this experience? (check all that apply) ^*

Would your team be interested in any of the following during your volunteer experience? (check all that apply) ^*

Would you like more information about incorporating simple team-building and reflection (United Way's Huddle Up! strategy) into your volunteer experience? ^*

Want to make your volunteer experience even more meaningful? Check out our Huddle Up! volunteer team engagement strategy— it offers simple tools to help your team connect, reflect, and make the most of your time.
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Is there anything else we should know about your group volunteer project request?

When you request a group volunteer project, you are agreeing to:
• use our site (https://volunteer.hoiunitedway.org) to coordinate this volunteer project
• register your entire team on our site
• provide at least two (2) weeks notice in order to coordinate the project
• keep consistent communication with United Way throughout the process including any changes to your request especially such as cancelling or rescheduling