The Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Awards

It’s time to nominate a volunteer from your community for a prestigious GIVE Award!  Every year, Volunteer Mississippi (the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service), in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, honors the accomplishments of Mississippians who have given exemplary volunteer service to their communities.  On Monday, April 22, 2013, GIVE Award recipients will be recognized at an event held specially for them at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

You can nominate any volunteer that has given outstanding service to a deserving cause in the community.  Some special categories for nominating individual and/or group volunteers who are: college students, youth under the age of 18, Public Servants, National Service Members, person(s) with a disability, disaster volunteers, or those who have given a lifetime of service. Also consider small and large corporations/businesses and nonprofit organizations that have exceptional volunteer programs, as well as outstanding nonprofit volunteer management professionals.  Please read the nomination for other possible award recipient categories and criteria.

The nomination process is easier than ever!

1. Open the 2013 GIVE Nomination form (PDF document)
2. Complete the form
3. Save a copy to your computer
4. Submit your nomination by email to krista@mcvs.org

Nominations may also be faxed to 601.432.6790, or mailed to Volunteer Mississippi, C/O GIVE Awards, 3825 Ridgewood Rd, Ste 601, Jackson, MS 39211.

The deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2013.

Help make 2013 the Year of the Volunteer in Mississippi!

Mississippians’ hospitality is world-renowned, as is their humility. Volunteerism is an open secret in Mississippi: it’s everywhere, but few people talk about the small and large acts of kindness they offer to the world around them.

Volunteer Mississippi (formerly the MS Commission for Volunteer Service) invites you to join with the First Family, Vol Mississippi’s commissioners, staff, national service members and other Mississippians across the state in acts of service and charity throughout the year. Your actions have greater influence than you know, including inspiring others to rise in service to their communities.  Download the pledge, and add your pledge photos, videos or posts on Volunteer Mississippi’s Facebook wall.

Set a goal, take the pledge, and then share your experiences on Facebook.