Volunteer Partnerships
Engage volunteers to create meaningful, lasting change across the Wasatch Front
Our Volunteer Engagement Philosophy
United Way of Salt Lake provides meaningful opportunities for volunteers in schools, and with our civic partnerships and networks, to advance our mission of lasting social change.
We focus on activating community and corporate volunteers to fill existing impact-driven, aligned needs identified through these partnerships that support students and families.
Our team is committed to doing our best to fill all the requests that come in, but volunteers or in-kind donations are not guaranteed. We encourage partners to use us as one avenue for filling your needs in conjunction with other outreach.
Partner with our Volunteer Team
If you’re already a partner with United Way of Salt Lake’s Volunteer Engagement Team, this page is designed to provide you all the links and information you might need! If you’re not a partner yet and want to become one, email us at volunteer@uw.org.
Volunteer Event Resources & Request Forms
Create a successful volunteer event at your school or organization with these resources, examples, and request forms.
Year of Action
Every year, the United Way of Salt Lake volunteer team hosts Year of Action, a series of events throughout the year focused on engaging the community in local schools and with local organizations. Learn more about our Year of Action events and contact volunteer@uw.org to get involved.
Read Across America Day
March 2
Celebrate the joys and importance of reading. This event connects volunteers with students to help kids improve their reading skills and fall in love with books. Volunteers often read aloud, help with arts and crafts, or practice partner reading.
Stuff the Bus
July/August
Help kids have the supplies they need for the new year. Stuff the Bus is our largest volunteer event, where members of the community come and fill backpacks with school supplies to be handed out to schools and organizations before the start of the school year.
Day of Caring
September 9
Help revitalize our community. Day of Caring enables thousands of volunteers from local companies to complete projects at schools, parks, and other community organizations. Projects include outside beautification, teacher prep assistance, and tutoring opportunities.
Season of Service
November - December
Bring holiday cheer to community centers and schools throughout Salt Lake County. During Season of Service, volunteers can help out with fun, holiday-themed activities, and in-kind donations can help ensure kids have presents to open.
How We Partner
United Way of Salt Lake Volunteer Engagement Team can provide backbone and technical support to our partners around volunteer events and in-kind donations. We partner with schools and organizations working to support educational outcomes for students in the Canyons, Davis, Granite, Ogden, Park City, Salt Lake County School Districts.
Request volunteers for ongoing projects, such as tutoring in classrooms, mentoring, and afterschool activities, or one-time events, such as school beautification projects, health clinics, and art nights. Or, request in-kind donations, such as hygiene kits, snack kits, books, and other needs.
Below are the roles both your team and our team play to create a successful event together. However, if you need assistance in other ways, our team is welcome to new ideas.
UWSL Team
Provides a software for volunteer sign-ups, tracking hours, a liability waiver, and training on the software.
School or Partnership Staff
Provides a point of contact to plan, carryout, and be available for the entirety of the volunteer project.
UWSL Team
Recruits volunteers through the United Way of Salt Lake Volunteer Action Network and corporate volunteers.
School or Partnership Staff
Consistently communicates about the project planning process including providing a Run of Show document for larger events.
UWSL Team
Provides training, guidance, and technical support on volunteer management best practices and project creation as well as support on implementing large scale and complex volunteer projects, if needed.
School or Partnership Staff
On the day of the event, use United Way of Salt Lake’s software to check-in volunteers and provide a welcome/introduction to volunteers that highlights the school’s partnership with UWSL.
UWSL Team
Provide a budget for supplies or guidance on a budget amount, dependent on the event.
School or Partnership Staff
Organizes high-quality and impactful volunteer events that support communities across the Wasatch Front.
UWSL Team
For ongoing volunteer projects, share best practices and support shifting a program to a virtual setting, if need be.
School or Partnership Staff
For ongoing volunteer projects, designate a staff person to oversee volunteers including onboarding, training, scheduling, and supporting volunteers.
UWSL Team
For in-kind donations, our Resource Development team will work with local companies to fill donation requests, as well as help organize and implement kit-packing projects, which includes the coordination of the delivery of the donation.
School or Partnership Staff
For in-kind donations, provide a point of contact for any questions that come up and for delivery.
Become a Volunteer Partner
If you would like to plan a volunteer project in partnership with United Way of Salt Lake's volunteer team, please contact us.
