Commit to making a difference in 2010. We're challenging you - businesses, non-profits, individuals, schools, and community groups — to stand up and be counted. Share your volunteer goal for 2010 and Power of the Hour will help you or your organization track your hours throughout the year. Click the tabs below to learn more or get started now.
Set a goal. Track your progress. Count your hours, or the hours of all the volunteers in your organization or group. Engage, motivate and inform your volunteers, staff, friends and family about all the ways you make a difference. Encourage others to add their hours by sharing your actions and progress with our community.
What do you do in your own time, at home, at work, or in your neighborhood?
This is a chance to clearly measure the power of your volunteer hours. Here you can promote the contribution of all the volunteer actions of your business, charity or community group.
Whether it’s helping out on a field trip, coaching, mentoring or running for a cure— the hours add up quickly. Tell us how you make a difference.
It’s a great way to share the power of giving back. Share the many ways you make a difference at school and in the community, with the whole family.
It’s a great way to engage your employees and show your customers and competitors what your business does to make a difference in your community.
Your staff members have the ability to track business’ hours with our Group Update feature. You can also choose to share your content with everyone or with invited members only.
Here your volunteers can show their commitment, log their hours and talk about your organization while checking out the different activities that you have to offer and see what other volunteers are doing.
Make a list of all the activities that your volunteers participate in throughout the year to keep your organization running. It’s a great way to promote your activities and engage new members.
Great for student groups and teachers to teach about, track and discuss the power of volunteering. Set a goal for your class, student group or parent group.
You can make your group invite-only or create an open group where anyone can join and track hours to help you reach your goal.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood watch group, an association or an advocacy group - setting a goal for volunteer hours in 2010 can be a great motivator.
You can make your group invite-only or you can create an open group where anyone can join and track hours to help you reach your goal.
Help us reach a goal of 2,000,000 volunteer hours in 2010 by setting your own personal goal or a goal for a group that you lead.
Make a pledge of hours that you aspire to complete in 2010 through volunteering efforts in your community, business, organization, school or even with your friends and family.
Use our simple calculator to help you establish a goal for 2010. Set an individual goal for yourself or organize and set a separate goal for your team when you create a group.
Your ‘MyHours’ page will keep track of your goal and the hours that you have added on the site.
Group pages keep track of totals for all hours logged by group members.
Browse our list of the most popular actions — big and small. Add your current volunteer actions to your list, as well as the actions you want to complete. When you are done, your “My Hours” page will have a meaningful list of actions that you can dedicate your time to in 2010.
It’s easier than a to-do list… and much more meaningful.
We have hundreds of popular volunteer actions, from the common (fundraising) to the unique (office work for a children’s theatre). Just browse and click “add to my list.”
Have a world-changing ambition that’s not on our list? Or perhaps a simpler idea? Tell us how you volunteer your time – and by creating a new action you will instantly share it with everyone.
Whether you’re an organization, you represent your company’s volunteering initiative or you want to team up with friends from school — create a group and take advantage of the power of everyone’s hours.
Invite friends or co-workers. Encourage them to commit their hours to your group’s actions and show the world how you are making a difference.
Anyone can start a group — registered charities and Non-profits, businesses, your school or even your family. Establish a group goal and get others to help you reach your target
It’s easy to invite the volunteers who are part of your group – you will be amazed at how quickly the hours add up. It’s a great way to share the many ways your group makes a difference with all your members.
Sign in as often as you like, update your actions list and add hours to your profile. We will track of all your hours and keep you informed as you work towards your goal. Your MyHours page is your way to keep a chronology of all your activity. Make notes about what you did each time and share photos showcasing your efforts.
Select an action from your list and add hours. Enter the amount of time, in hours, spent on the action. Depending on the type of action, enter a total or keep a running count each week or each month.
Each time you add hours you can include an status update. Tell us about how you spent your time or what it meant to you. You can even upload a photo or two!
Pledged 120 hours for 2010