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SocioStory for volunteers

Do good that counts, and that people can see.

Find drives near you that fit your causes and your week, turn up, and get a certificate for your hours, plus milestones, letters and credit your college can count.

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  • Free, always
  • A certificate for every drive
  • Credit towards NSS, UGC and AICTE
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Hear about the right drives, without hunting

  1. 01

    Drives near you

    Browse every open drive, filter by cause, place and date, and sort by distance from your PIN code, on a list or a map.

  2. 02

    Drives for you

    Tell us your causes, skills and when you're free, and your dashboard suggests drives that fit, with the reason in plain words.

  3. 03

    Alerts when a drive fits

    Switch on a weekly email of drives that match you, or a notice when a close match opens up. Off until you say so, and never more than twice a week.

  4. 04

    Through your college's Centre

    Your Centre's Social Leaders take seats on NGOs' drives and invite members who are free that day. Join with your Centre's link or code.

What you get for your work

  1. 01

    A certificate for every drive

    Signed by SocioStory and co-signed by the NGO that ran it. Anyone can check it's genuine, and you can add it to LinkedIn in one click.

  2. 02

    Your hours, on record

    You check in and out with the organiser's QR code, and the organiser signs off. Nobody can quietly change them later.

  3. 03

    Milestone certificates

    At 25, 50, 100 and 250 hours, for a completed term as a Social Leader, and for an NSS year (120 hours in an academic year) if your college's Centre runs NSS.

  4. 04

    Letters of recommendation

    After 50 recorded hours with an NGO, ask them for a signed letter you can send with applications. Social Leaders can ask their faculty anchor after a term.

  5. 05

    Badges, levels and streaks

    Blood Hero, Green Warrior, Reading Buddy and more, with levels that grow with your hours.

  6. 06

    The Impact Passport

    At a college with a SocioStory Centre, see your progress towards NSS, UGC credit and AICTE activity points, with hour statements your faculty anchor signs.

  7. 07

    Open Badges

    Download any certificate as an Open Badge that other platforms can read and check.

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    A public profile, if you want one

    One link with your hours, badges and certificates, for your CV or college forms. Hidden unless you switch it on.

How it works

How it works

  1. 1

    Join free

    Create your account in a minute. You need to be 18 or older.

  2. 2

    Tell us about you

    Fill in your volunteer profile (causes, skills, when you're free, your PIN code) and join your college's Centre if it has one.

  3. 3

    Take a seat on a drive

    Pick a drive near you, sign up, and check in and out with the organiser's QR code on the day.

  4. 4

    Get your certificate

    Once the organiser signs off, your hours go on your record and your certificate arrives, with milestones and badges as you grow.

Before your first drive

Your pathway in the Academy

Everything you need before your first drive, and the bigger picture behind it. Free, interactive and written for India, each with a certificate anyone can check is genuine.

  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    CSR · Beginner

    CSR Essentials

    How corporate social responsibility works in India, and how to make it count.

    6 chapters · 14 lessons · ~3 hours

    Start the course
  • Illustrative Free · Certificate

    SDGs · Beginner

    SDGs and India

    What the 17 Global Goals ask for, how India tracks them, and how to make your work count.

    6 chapters · 21 lessons · ~3 hours

    Start the course
  • Free · Certificate

    Volunteering · Beginner

    Volunteering well

    How to be the volunteer an NGO is glad to see again: prepared, reliable, respectful and safe.

    5 chapters · 12 lessons · ~2 hours

    Start the course

Questions people ask

Something else? Write to us from the contact page.

Is it really free?
Yes. Volunteers never pay for anything on SocioStory.
How will I hear about new drives?
Through Drives for you on your dashboard, the alerts you can switch on (a weekly email, or a notice when a close match opens up), your Centre's Social Leaders, the NGOs you've volunteered with if you let them invite you, and our weekly mailer.
Can my hours count for college credit?
If your college has a SocioStory Centre, the Impact Passport shows your progress towards NSS, UGC and AICTE requirements, and your faculty anchor can sign an hour statement. Your college decides what it accepts.
Why must I be 18?
To keep young people safe, volunteering on SocioStory is for adults only. If we open it to under-18s one day, it will be with a guardian's consent, and we will never track a minor's location.
Who can see my profile?
Nobody, unless you switch on your public profile. NGOs can't search for or browse volunteers: they see only the roster of their own drives (your name, college, sign-up and attendance), and your phone number only if you choose to share it.

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