There are FIVE requirements that must be met as a threshold for continued service with SCORE.
- Compliance with all training requirements, including the completion of the online annual Code of Ethics training.
- Use of the scorevolunteer.org email address provided.
- Active engagement with SCORE so that 6 months of inactivity does not occur.
- Inactivity is defined as not having participated in any capacity or role that contributes to the success of clients or the chapter
- Use of the SCORE recording system to maintain and record all activity.
- Acknowledgement that any material developed to be used as material or content for SCORE client services or operations (workshop content, training materials, marketing materials, software applications, etc.) belongs exclusively to the SCORE Association unless otherwise agreed to by the SCORE Association and other parties.
There are no specific requirements for the number of hours or the number of clients that must be met as a threshold.
Chapters cannot create arbitrary eligibility requirements for volunteers. For example, a chapter cannot deem that working volunteers are not eligible to be a SCORE volunteer nor can a chapter mandate that volunteers must give a certain number of hours per week.
Felony Convictions
Having a felony conviction excludes the applicant from becoming a volunteer with SCORE. All volunteer applicants who check having a felony conviction on their online application will be automatically disqualified. SCORE HQ will not notify chapters of the auto-denial.
If volunteers apply directly to the Chapter, the applicant should be directed to the SCORE.org website to complete their applicant. It is good practice as part of the SCORE interview process to do a simple name search in an Internet browser. If an applicant has checked “NO” to the question of having a felony conviction, and later it is found that one exists, this automatically disqualifies the individual on ethical grounds (lying on an application,). If an applicant contacts the chapter for reconsideration after denial, and the chapter leadership feels as though there are special circumstances that should be considered, the chapter administrator or chair should contact the Regional Vice President and the Vice President of Field Operations with specific details. The final decision will be made by the Vice President of Field Operations and will be final.
SCORE does not conduct comprehensive background checks on volunteer applicants through third-party reporting agencies. Chapters must not conduct their own background checks unless otherwise explicitly permitted by the SCORE VP of Operations.
Membership Applications
All potential volunteers must complete the online volunteer application on the SCORE website. The application address is https://www.score.org/volunteer-registration. Applicants should be processed per SCORE’s Volunteer Onboarding Program, which includes conducting two interviews and on-line research before making a decision on the applicant.
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