Leadership opportunities
Community Investment Panel
Help us invest back into the community. Each year, the United Way of Greater St. Louis recruits more than 400 community volunteers to allocate funds in support of area health and human services.
Volunteers help to ensure that contributors' dollars are distributed in an accountable, responsible and representative manner. As stewards of the community's trust and contributions, United Way volunteers carefully assess each member agency and determine whether an agency has demonstrated that it achieves positive results and is organizationally strong.
Find out more about who we help and how we allocate funds, or apply to be a Community Investment Panel volunteer online.
BoardLinkSTL
Serve on other nonprofit boards or committees through BoardLinkSTL, which introduces talented, interested and well-prepared individuals from diverse backgrounds who are willing to share their enthusiasm and expertise by serving as members of boards and committees. BoardLinkSTL is a cooperative alliance between the United Way, the Alliance for Building Capacity at Washington University in St. Louis, FOCUS St. Louis, the Nonprofit Management and Leadership Program at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, the Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, the Nonprofit Services Consortium and the Community Council of St. Charles County.
St. Louis Cares leadership roles
Become more involved with the Volunteer Center by serving in one of our positions listed below. Each position requires attendance at an orientation session, as well as a nominal time commitment, which varies depending on the position. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are also important. In order to be eligible for these leadership opportunities, you must first be St. Louis Cares members. Please e-mail Rick Skinner to learn more.
Project coordinator
A project coordinator will work with an agency representative to confirm arrangements for a volunteer project and contact volunteers to confirm their participation. On theday of a project, they will help with setting up, greeting volunteers and getting the project started. The project coordinator is vital to the success of the project, ensuring volunteers have a meaningful and satisfying experience and the agency's goals are met. The time commitment includes approximately two hours of preparation time, plus the time period for the project (usually 2 -4 hours). Find out more and sign up here.
Orientation facilitatorThe orientation facilitator will assist with orientation trainings approximately once a month. Responsibilities include greeting people as they arrive, answering questions throughout the session and encouraging participants to sign up for projects. The orientation facilitator is also the liaison between the orientation group and the Volunteer Center staff, ensuring participants sign an attendance form, receive all materials and fill out an evaluation of the training.
Servathon steering committee member
Steering committee members help plan and coordinate the annual Servathon event, a one-day event focused on a particular project. Hundreds of volunteers from the St. Louis area donate about half their day to helping St. Louis.
Agency recruiter
An agency recruiter is a spokesperson for St. Louis Cares, helping people learn about the program and get involved as a volunteer if they so choose. Working with the Volunteer Center, a recruiter will identify organizations that are accessible and include members that might be interested in St. Louis Cares, then present to the organization in order to build support for the St. Louis Cares program.