Exporting your certificate of involvement from Vome

How do I export my certificate of involvement?

Overview

Your certificate of involvement is the Impact Report. It is a record of everything you have done with an organization, laid out as a certificate rather than a spreadsheet, with that organization's logo and name already on it.

Think of it as a resume of your volunteer footprint. It is the thing to attach to a scholarship application, a school placement record, a job application, or an employer's matching-gift form.

1. Where do I find it?

Click View impact. It is on your homepage and on your profile, so you can reach it from either.

If you volunteer with more than one organization, Vome asks which impact report you want. Each organization gets its own certificate, because each one is a record of your work with that organization specifically.

2. What is actually on it?

The organization's branding is already applied, so there is nothing for you to design or fill in.

  • The organization's logo and name
  • Your name
  • The date range the report covers
  • Your hours and the shifts behind them
  • The opportunities you took part in

It is generated from your real attendance and hours record, which is what makes it worth more than a letter you write yourself.

3. Can I choose the period it covers?

Yes, and this is the part most people miss.

Set a Start date and an End date before exporting, and every number on the certificate is recalculated for that window. Reset dates puts it back to everything you have ever done.

This matters because the period is usually dictated by whoever is asking. A scholarship wants the school year, an employer wants the calendar year, a placement wants the term. Set the range to match the ask rather than exporting your whole history and hoping they read the right part.

4. How do I export it?

  1. Click View impact from your homepage or profile.
  2. Choose the organization, if you volunteer with more than one.
  3. Set the start and end dates you need.
  4. Use Customize report if you want to change what appears.
  5. Click Export.

You get a PDF, ready to send.

5. Can it be signed by the organization?

Yes. An administrator at the organization can export a signed copy, which adds their digital signature along with their name and the date signed.

If the body asking for your record needs it verified by someone rather than self-reported, ask the organization for a signed copy rather than sending your own export.

6. Why does the date range change my numbers?

Because the report counts only what falls inside it.

If your hours look lower than you expected, check the dates first. A range that starts after some of your shifts will leave those shifts out, and that is usually the whole explanation.

Summary

  • Your certificate of involvement is the Impact Report, reached with View impact from your homepage or profile.
  • It carries the organization's logo and name, and reads as a certificate rather than a data export.
  • One certificate per organization, chosen when you open it.
  • Set the start and end dates to match whoever is asking, then export to PDF.
  • An administrator can provide a signed copy where the record needs verifying.

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