Nevada Volunteers serves statewide as Nevada’s primary resource center for AmeriCorps national service and volunteerism.
We are a one-of-a-kind organization—uniquely built and qualified—with the singular purpose of making Nevada’s nonprofits and communities better. Sometimes, Nevada’s helping hands need a helping hand, and that’s what Nevada Volunteers is all about. Whether it’s an organization in Laughlin or Lovelock, Wadsworth or Wendover, Reno, the Ruby Valley, or any place in between, we’re there, working behind the scenes to help turn a community’s compassion into action. You can think of us as Nevada’s own nonprofit, one whose cause is to provide a helping hand to those in our state who are always helping others.
Mission
Nevada Volunteers leverages its unique access to federal and private financial investment, training and support for initiatives that improve the well-being of Nevadans.
Vision
Our vision is a Nevada that is a network of engaged individuals, organizations and communities striving for bright futures for all Nevadans.
Brand Pillars
Committed
Driven by our commitment to service and our desire of being there for all of our nonprofits and community partners.
Inclusive
All of Nevada, all of its people, and all of its causes.
Proactive
Help our partners find a pathway directly or indirectly to meet the challenges they face in meeting their mission.
Our History
1993–1996
A Volunteer Umbrella
1993–1996
A Volunteer Umbrella
The National and Community Service Trust Act is signed into law, centralizing all domestic community service programs under a new Corporation for National and Community Services. The Corporation creates AmeriCorps by combining national service programs:
- VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America
- NCCC, National Civilian Community Corps
- AmeriCorps State and National
1997–1998
Streamlining
1997–1998
Streamlining
Nevada Governor Bob Miller establishes an advisory commission and authorizes the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) to house the commission. The commission begins selecting and funding AmeriCorps programs that address locally-identified needs and the state’s priorities for service.
The commission becomes an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation.
1998–2007
Watch Us Grow
1998–2007
Watch Us Grow
- Annual funding increases to more than $2.9 million and our programs expand
- We help more than 2,000 AmeriCorps members serve their communities in 15 programs around Nevada
- In 2007, Nevada AmeriCorps programs administered by the Commission contribute more than 25,000 hours of service and recruit more than 3,300 community volunteers who give more than 23,000 more hours of service
2008–2012
A New Name, A Bigger Mission, and A New Home
2008-2012
A New Name, A Bigger Mission, and A New Home
The Commission announces a broadening of our mission and a new name—Nevada Volunteers—that captures our expanded vision:
- To build a collaborative statewide infrastructure that supports existing volunteer efforts across the state;
- To increase and improve volunteer opportunities; and to improve volunteer management and retention
- Creating Nevada’s first online volunteer matching system to connect volunteers with unmet needs in their communities
- Creating a Blog, Listserv and Facebook to better connect with our partners in service
2013
Some Big Successes, and More To Come!
2013
Some Big Successes, and More To Come!
- We expand AmeriCorps State to 10 programs and more than $2.3 million in AmeriCorps funding reaching countless Nevadan residents.
- We assemble the largest portfolio in the commission’s 20-year history. Governor Brian Sandoval includes Nevada Volunteers’ administrative match as a permanent line item in the state’s budget.
- VolunteerMatch announces that Nevada is the fastest growing state on the Internet’s largest volunteer management website, and that the City of Las Vegas is No. 10 in the nation.
2014
Strengthening Nonprofit Infrastructure Statewide
2014
Strengthening Nonprofit Infrastructure Statewide
- We expand AmeriCorps State to 10 programs and more than $2.3 million in AmeriCorps funding reaching countless Nevadan residents.
- We assemble the largest portfolio in the commission’s 20-year history. Governor Brian Sandoval includes Nevada Volunteers’ administrative match as a permanent line item in the state’s budget.
- VolunteerMatch announces that Nevada is the fastest growing state on the Internet’s largest volunteer management website, and that the City of Las Vegas is No. 10 in the nation.
2016
Milestone for the Points of Light
2016
Milestone for the Points of Light
Nevada Volunteers recognizes the 15th year of the Governor’s Points of Light Awards with over 250 individuals and organizations recognized as finalists and/or recipients for this prestigious award