Become a charity volunteer
Raise funds for specific needs on behalf of a verified charity and under its responsibility. The money does not go to your card but through the platform’s donations account to the charity, which pays the invoices and reports — donors see every hryvnia.
Anyone who has raised help before and is ready to do it openly can become a charity volunteer on Dolonia. You run campaigns on behalf of a charity connected to the platform: it has passed registry checks and signed an agreement with the Operator, and every donation and payout shows in the campaign’s ledger. Donors do not have to take anyone’s word for it — they can see where the money went.
What it means
On behalf of a charity
Your campaigns are the charity’s campaigns: the campaign page shows the charity and you as the volunteer running it.
No personal cards
Donations go to the Operator’s donations account and are passed on to the charity. Collecting to your own or anyone else’s card is not allowed.
Limits set by the charity
The charity sets a per-campaign limit and the areas. Each of your campaigns is approved by the charity first, then checked by a moderator.
The charity reports
You give the charity receipts, delivery notes and photos of the result, and the charity files the report donors see.
How to become a volunteer
The form
In the volunteer account: your full name as in your passport, town, phone, social media, a few sentences about yourself, areas, fundraising experience and publications. You do not choose a charity in the form.
Platform check
A moderator checks the form: sanctions lists, previous applications and open sources (including with AI — with your consent in the form).
Charities see the form
Charities that accept volunteers see the approved form. Only the charity that takes you on sees your phone and email.
A charity takes you on
The charity takes you on under its responsibility and sets the limits: a per-campaign limit and the areas. We will email you.
The application
Download the application to this charity, print it, sign it by hand and send it by Nova Poshta to the address in the account. You pay for the delivery; cash-on-delivery parcels are not accepted.
You are a charity volunteer
As soon as we receive the original, you are on the charity’s team and can create campaigns in your volunteer account.
Why through a charity rather than a card
A collection to a personal card is hard to check: donors cannot see how much was raised or what it was spent on, and the volunteer risks the money being treated as income. On Dolonia, money goes to the donations account, the charity pays suppliers’ invoices and reports with receipts and photos — and you do what you do best: find the need and the people who will help.
How donors can check a campaign and a charity is on the “How to check a charity” page; the rules that apply to everyone are in the Platform Rules.
What you will need
- An email and a smartphone — you sign in to the account with a code sent by email and a code from an app.
- Your full name as in your passport — you sign the application with it.
- At least one social media account that shows your volunteering.
- A few words about yourself in Ukrainian — at least 50 characters.
- A way to print the application and send it by Nova Poshta.
If you are already on a charity’s team on the platform (head, manager, accountant or editor), you cannot become a volunteer — create the charity’s campaigns in its account. A charity that wants to work with volunteers just switches on “We accept volunteers” in its account.
Questions
Can I choose the charity myself?
No: all charities that accept volunteers see the form, and the one you suit takes you on. If you want to work with a particular charity, ask it to switch on “We accept volunteers” in its account.
Can I change the form after sending it?
Yes, until the original application has been received: “Back to the form” in the account. The platform then checks the form again, and any application already issued is no longer valid.
What does a charity see before taking me on?
The form without your phone, email and the contacts of the people who recommend you. Sanctions checks and the AI assessment are seen only by the platform’s moderator.
Who is responsible for the money and the report?
The charity: campaign money goes to the donations account and is passed to the charity, which pays the invoices and reports. You help by giving the charity the documents and photos of the result.
Ready to help together with a charity?
The form is online; the application is on paper, by Nova Poshta.