East Tennessee and Western North Carolina are still working to recover from the immense damage, loss and devastation brought by Hurricane Helene.
We now have volunteer opportunities available to support storm victims, and we will continue to provide opportunities through the new Volunteerism Tracking System as service projects become available.
New and improved Volunteer Tracking System
Visit the new and improved VTS to find a service opportunity that fits your schedule and subscribe to event notifications by choosing your region in your profile update upon initial login. Bookmark volunteer.tva.gov and visit often to find how you can live TVA’s mission of service and provide much needed to support to the agencies that help those in need throughout the Valley region.
“Our goal is to be intentional about how we support the 230 communities in which we live and serve,” said Melanie Farrell Vice President of Valley Engagement and Strategy. “We want to ensure all TVA employees know how they can volunteer in their communities, ensuring our actions and efforts align with local community needs and with TVA’s giving pillars.”
Driven by your feedback, TVA’s Volunteerism Tracking System makes it easier for TVA volunteers and volunteer coordinators to support our communities. The new system is designed to allow individuals who do not have a TVA login, such as our active and engaged retirees, to participate in TVA sanctioned volunteer events. It also adds more controls and convenience for volunteer event coordinators,
TVA’s Public and Community Engagement team collected feedback and data from the original version of the Volunteer Tracking System to drive improvements for volunteers and in our ability to track the impact TVA volunteers have on the communities where we live and work.
“Volunteerism is a part of the mission of service TVA was established on,” said Althea Jones Sr. Manager, Public and Community Engagement. “We wanted to make it easy and convenient for employees, contractors and retirees to participate in service activities and events throughout the Valley region that represent our customers and communities, making a positive impact for those in need.”
The new platform will also allow for better tracking and reporting, helping us better tell our story of service. The P&CE team is also working on a coordinating dashboard to provide more visibility to how and where we serve.
Standardizing our approach
While volunteerism has always been a part of TVA’s rich history and a way for employees to live TVA’s mission of service, there hasn’t been an official program or defined guidance around how we support communities through volunteering.
To show our commitment to community volunteerism, the Public and Community Engagement team in Customer and Community Relations established an official Community Volunteerism Program, which provides guidance on how, where and who we serve.