For Volunteer Programs : Membership Guidelines

A CNVS member program is an explicitly Christian volunteer program which places full-time volunteers in areas of human need.

CNVS member programs:

• Are committed to the support of the lay men and women who are called to serve as ministers and community leaders.
• Are committed to guaranteeing the safety and meeting the basic needs (room, board, basic living allowance) of their full-time volunteers during their terms of service.
• Have in place high-quality screening, placement, orientation, training, support, evaluation, and re-entry structures for its full-time volunteers.
• Place volunteers in sites commensurate with their skills and experiences.
• Provide written contracts to volunteers clearly explaining the stipend and benefits, lines of authority, conditions of termination of service, emergency leave policy, and vacation policy.
• Pay membership dues by March 1 of each year.
• Are committed to the mission of CNVS and participate in CNVS as active members.