Community Ecology Institute Volunteer Page


Welcome to the Community Ecology Institute's volunteer management system!

This platform allows us to enhance our collaboration with the hundreds of volunteers that we are grateful to work with each year. All individual volunteers looking to volunteer at either of CEI's properties (Freetown Farm and the Green Farmacy Garden) should review our safety waiver and fill out our volunteer application. Once submitted and approved, volunteers will be able to schedule themselves for a volunteer shift during our open hours--just simply sign in using your username and password to your MyImpact page and view our open shifts under the Opportunities tab on the main menu. Thank you in advance for your helping hands and we can't wait to see you! 

Please note that there is a separate process for requesting a group volunteer visit. Visit the volunteer page of our website to learn more and stay up to date with any changes in open hours and processes.

Looking to Create a Better Impact Account?

  1. Register for a Better Impact Account: The first step to volunteering with CEI is to fill out a volunteer application (check top right corner of this screen under 'I would like to volunteer'). Once on the page, scroll to the bottom where it says "I am new to MyImpactPage.com" and create a username and password. That will become your login information to access the system and sign up for volunteer shifts. 
  2. Fill out the Contact Information Page: Fill out the contact information page, ensuring you fill out all necessary information (the blank spaces adjacent to the small black flags). Once done, hit "Save and Continue."
  3. Indicate “General Volunteer” Status: On the next page, under the first question of "How would you like to get involved as a volunteer?", click "Farm and Garden Work." Then, under the second question of "What group are you volunteering with?", click the option of "General Volunteer." Fill out the rest of the form with whatever demographic information you feel comfortable sharing.
  4. Sign-Up for a Shift!: To sign up for a shift, sign in to your MyImpact page with the login information you created in Step 1. Navigate to the “Opportunities” tab where you’ll see a calendar with our open shifts. The shifts for Freetown Farm will be labeled as "General Volunteering." Click sign up and note the shift in your calendar, as the system does not usually send many reminders.

Our Locations

Freetown Farm: 8000 Harriet Tubman Lane Columbia, MD

Green Farmacy Garden: 8210 Murphy Road Fulton, MD

Learn about CEI

If you have not yet volunteered with CEI, we encourage you to attend one of our regular “New to CEI” tours that occur on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of each month at Freetown Farm. Sign-up on our Flipcause page here. 
 
 

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Mission Statement

CEI's mission is to cultivate communities where people and nature thrive together!