Iowa's State Service Plan Input Form

Volunteer Iowa (Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service or ICVS) is beginning work on our next State Service Plan. Every three years Volunteer Iowa is charged with drafting this plan, which serves as a blueprint for identifying state priorities, themes, and areas of emphasis for Iowa national service and volunteer programs. This survey serves as a precursor to public listening sessions that will be held this summer in several communities across the state, with an additional virtual listening session for those who cannot participate in person. Your feedback in this survey is welcome whether or not you are able to participate in the listening sessions, but we'll hope you will be able to do both.

A preliminary draft of the State Service Plan is available on the Volunteer Iowa website: 2026-2028 Iowa State Service Plan - Preliminary Draft. You may wish to review the current plan before continuing with this survey instrument. We value input from the public, from existing partners, and any organization that is invested in service in Iowa.

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* 1. Volunteer Iowa will be holding public listening sessions across the state throughout the summer. Would you be interested in learning more about the dates and locations of these public listening sessions?

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* 2. Contact information (optional) - we will use this to provide information about the public listening sessions and to provide updates as the new State Service Plan is drafted.

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* 3. Please indicate your familiarity with the following types of service and volunteerism, with zero (0) meaning you have no familiarity and four (4) meaning you are extremely familiar with the opportunity.

  (0) I don't know anything about this (1) I know a little about this (2) I know a fair amount about this (3) I know a lot about this (4) I know more than most people about this
AmeriCorps (including NCCC, State & National, or VISTA) 
AmeriCorps Seniors (including Foster Grandparents, RSVP, and Senior Companions)
Iowa MENTOR certified mentoring programs (such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, TeamMates, etc.)
Volunteer connector organizations & services (including Get Connected, Volunteer Centers, and Volunteer Generation Fund grantees)
Employer volunteer programs (including the Give Back Iowa Challenge)
Disaster volunteering (Please indicate your familiarity on how to get connected to local disaster relief efforts through volunteerism in Iowa)
Service clubs or organizations (such as Junior League, social clubs, Lions Clubs, Rotary, Key Club, etc.)
Service Enterprise
Volunteer Iowa recognition programs (such as the Volunteer Hall of Fame and the Governor's Volunteer Awards)
Youth service and service-learning (at the K-12 or higher education level, including Silver Cord)
National Days of Service (MLK Jr. Day of Service, 9/11 Day of Service)

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* 4. Please indicate your connection to any of the following service programs. You may select more than one answer. (Participant can include other contributing roles not associated with being a staff member)

  Current staff member Former staff member Current member/participant/mentor/volunteer Alum or former participant/volunteer
AmeriCorps (including NCCC, State & National, or VISTA)
AmeriCorps Seniors (including Foster Grandparents, RSVP, or Senior Companions)
Mentoring Programs (including those certified by the Iowa MENTOR)
Volunteer Centers
Peace Corps
 
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