Companies with multiple locations can register as one company by including locations only in Iowa or have each location, branch, or site register and participate individually.
If registering as one company, please be sure the number of employees reflects all the employees that are located in Iowa.
If registering by individual location/branch/site, the number of employees should reflect only the employees at that particular location/branch/site.
The company’s point of contact should be authorized by the company to register for the challenge, track and submit employee hours (if necessary) and have the ability to share information about the challenge within the company.
Any activities performed willingly and without compensation. Volunteering may be through or for an organization (association, school, nonprofit, or governmental entity).
Using official Volunteer Time Off (VTO) or volunteering on personal time outside of work may all be included. Examples of volunteer activities include, but are not limited to:
Coach, referee, or supervise sports teams
Tutor or teach
Mentor youth
Be an usher, greeter, or minister
Collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food
Collect, make, or distribute clothing, crafts, or other goods
Fundraise or sell items to raise money for charity
Provide counseling, medical care, fire/EMS or protective services
Provide general office services
Provide professional or management assistance
Serve on a nonprofit board or committee
Engage in music or other artistic performances
Engage in general labor
Provide transportation for people (to medical appointments, grocery store, etc.)
Give Back Iowa
Log Your Give Back Iowa Hours!
Taking part in the challenge? Report your organization's volunteer hours to track your success!
Learn more about tracking volunteer hours and what counts as volunteer activities for your business and employees.
Employers may elect to submit total hours volunteered on behalf of all employees in the company or may ask each employee to individually submit hours. This selection should be indicated during registration. Companies that already have a system to collect employee volunteer hours may prefer to use that system. Otherwise, they may develop simple internal systems, forms, or spreadsheets to collect the information, or can ask individual employees to track and submit their own hours.
No login is required! Both individuals and company points of contact simply fill out and submit the online Report Volunteer Time form that's available during each annual challenge period (April 1-May 31). Submitting hours weekly is recommended to help make sure volunteer hours are not forgotten. All hours must be submitted by June 3 to be included in calculating the winners.
Any activities performed willingly and without compensation. Volunteering may be through or for an organization (association, school, nonprofit, or governmental entity). Using official Volunteer Time Off (VTO) or volunteering on personal time outside of work may all be included. Examples of volunteer activities include, but are not limited to:
Coach, referee, or supervise sports teams
Tutor or teach
Mentor youth
Be an usher, greeter, or minister
Collect, prepare, distribute, or serve food
Collect, make, or distribute clothing, crafts, or other goods
Fundraise or sell items to raise money for charity
Provide counseling, medical care, fire/EMS or protective services
Provide general office services
Provide professional or management assistance
Serve on a nonprofit board or committee
Engage in music or other artistic performances
Engage in general labor
Provide transportation for people (to medical appointments, grocery store, etc.)
Each employer/employee may determine the ideal reporting periods for themselves. For example, a company may request that employees track and submit hours each week, or just once or twice during the challenge. We recommend that employees submit hours weekly to ensure no hours are forgotten; it is important to avoid overlapping reporting periods or double-counting a volunteer activity.
An e-mail confirmation is sent each time a submission is made on the website. At this time, the site does not have the capability to log in and view total hours submitted by individuals, so you may wish to keep the confirmation messages to document the hours reported.
