VOLUNTEER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Use

Use of the VolunteerLosAlamos website indicates your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions listed below. From time to time, these Terms and Conditions may be revised by updating this document and posting it on the VolunteerLosAlamos website.

Eligibility

Although organizations registered and utilizing VolunteerLosAlamos must be located in or serving primarily Los Alamos or Rio Arriba Counties, volunteers for these organizations may be located anywhere. 

Site Use

  • Please use this system only for its intended purpose, which is expressing interest in volunteering for a specific volunteer opportunity. 
  • Using the site or any volunteer opportunity to send unsolicited email messages or promote products or services is expressly forbidden.
  • LACF reserves the right to exclude any volunteer user who, in LACFs sole discretion, abuses the privilege of utilizing this community service for its intended purposes. This may be with respect to use of the site itself or as a result of improper behavior in conjunction with any volunteer opportunity(ies).
  • If you have questions regarding any opportunity posted on the site, please contact the organization directly for clarification or additional information.
  • If you are having difficulty with utilizing the site or its features, please contact the Los Alamos Community Foundation by sending an email to volunteer@losalamoscf.org. We will respond as quickly as we can but it could take from 1-3 business days.

ORGANIZATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Use

Use of the VolunteerLosAlamos portal indicates your acceptance of the Terms and Conditions listed below. From time to time, these Terms and Conditions may be revised by updating this document and posting it on the VolunteerLosAlamos website.

Eligible Organizations

Organizations must be located in or serving primarily Los Alamos or Rio Arriba counties. In addition, the organization must be actively operating and meet one or more of the following:

  • A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization
  • A government entity serving the community
  • An organization not eligible for 501(c) status but providing a health-related service such as hospitals, home health care, prevention and wellness and nursing facilities.
  • Churches and congregations providing a community service available to the general population may be eligible, but the site will not be used to promote religion.
  • Exceptions to eligibility may be made at the sole discretion of LACF, including for school-based, education-based or recreation/sports-based organizations.

Ineligible Organizations

  • Political organizations or organizations involving partisan political activities.
  • Organizations seeking volunteers or visibility for personal purposes or for profit.
  • Organizations requiring financial membership to participate in volunteer activities.

LACF reserves the right to refuse any organization whose volunteer program, mission or purpose it finds contrary to the spirit of community volunteerism.

Site Use

  • Organizations may not solicit funds through the VolunteerLosAlamos website.
  • Organizations agree to provide regular maintenance of their organizational profile and opportunity listings, updating at least every six (6) months and as needed. LACF reserves the right to deactivate any organization that LACF determines, in its sole discretion, does not keep their information and opportunities up to date.
  • All active opportunities posted on the VolunteerLosAlamos website may be shared and cross-posted to any external website without additional approval from the organization posting the opportunity.

Site is a Referral Service

  • VolunteerLosAlamos provides a portal service to connect potential volunteers and organizations. No screening of potential volunteers occurs by LACF for or on behalf of the posting agency. It is the responsibility of the posting organization to screen, interview and place potential volunteers.

Interactions with Volunteers

  • Organizations shall, above all else, provide a safe environment in which to volunteer. Organizations recruiting volunteers through the VolunteerLosAlamos website assume all liability for the safety of volunteers, unless a liability waiver is signed by the volunteer. Even with a liability waiver, organizations must make all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of the volunteer and the population served by their organization
  • Regarding posted opportunities, an organization shall provide volunteers with all the elements of good customer service and effective volunteer management, including: a safe working environment; volunteer position descriptions; orientation and training; supervision; evaluation; and recognition.

The Site Manager Reserves the Right To:

  • Edit content posted by an organization for any reason, but typically in order to (a) ensure a quality volunteer searching experience (e.g. it is categorized correctly), (b) correct typos or readability, or (c) reduce the amount of text so it’s more mobile-friendly.
  • Take down or refuse to post certain opportunities deemed, in the sole discretion of LACF, inappropriate for the site or not in the spirit of community volunteerism.
  • Remove any organization from the site for failing to comply with these terms and conditions.

If you have questions or comments, please contact us at volunteer@losalamoscf.org