The City of Bloomington invites residents to join the Bloomington Volunteer Network for their most ambitious volunteer challenge to date. The CBVN Be The Change 100,000 Volunteer Hours Challenge invites the community to complete an unprecedented 100,000 hours of volunteer service with local nonprofits and community groups between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network (CBVN) invites residents across the city and county to create a free account on the Bloomington Volunteer Network and begin logging volunteer hours with their favorite local nonprofits and community groups. Throughout the year, the campaign’s progress will be displayed on the CBVN’s Volunteer Impact Page, and will include a leader board recognizing the organizations and individual volunteers who have logged the most hours. The campaign’s progress will be recognized during the City’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration event in January and the annual Be More Awards in April.
The CBVN is proud to partner with City of Bloomington Parks & Recreation, City of Bloomington Housing & Neighborhood Development, IUCorps, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and the Nonprofit Alliance on this campaign to further inspire, support, and celebrate volunteerism across the community.
Taking part in the Be the Change challenge is easy! Just follow these steps:
Set up an account on the Bloomington Volunteer Network.
Choose from hundreds of volunteer opportunities (both recurring and episodic).
Whenever you complete a volunteer shift, use your Bloomington Volunteer Network account to log your hours.
The organization, volunteer group, and top three individual volunteers who log the most hours in 2026 will be honored at the 2027 Be More Awards.
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network (CBVN), founded in 1980 and managed by the Community and Family Resources Department, seeks to build a strong, healthy and engaged community by connecting volunteers of all ages with opportunities to serve and by providing resources to volunteers and agencies in order to build creative and effective volunteer projects, programs and partnerships. Discover the BVN website, the organizations it serves, and more at www.bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org.
