Ignite Certificate Policy
Certificate of Social Responsibility/ Letter of Recommendation/ Acknowledgment letter/Acknowledgment via Email for IGNITE Volunteers will be given based on the following criteria & guidelines.
Criteria
- 6 months of volunteering with 75% of attendance (OR)
- Attended 20 classes with 75% of attendance
Guidelines
A. Attendance percentage will be calculated only from Bhumi’s ZOHO attendance records
B. Volunteering for Bhumi’s children centric events can be counted against attendance
| Category | Attendance Percentage | Minimum no of Classes | Minimum Period of Volunteering |
| Satisfactory | 75% – 80% | 15 | 6 months |
| Good | 81% – 85% | 15 | 6 months |
| Very Good | 86% – 92% | 15 | 6 months |
| Excellent | 93% – 100% | 20 | 6 months |
Timelines – Certificate issuance
A. Requests for current and past years will take minimum of 2-7 days.
B. Requests for previous years will take minimum of 7-14 days.
So please request your certificate well in advance to avoid last minute chaos.
Scenario 1:
A regular volunteer has attended 18/18 classes for a period of 6 months. Few/many classes got cancelled due to center management.
Solution: Very Good | Satisfies criteria 1
Scenario 2:
A regular volunteer has volunteered for a whole academic year. He has attended 15 classes out of 30.
Solution: No Certificate | Attendance < 75% and does not satisfy criteria 1 or 2
Scenario 3:
A volunteer has attended 15/16 classes in 4 months.
Solution: No Certificate | Attendance > 75% but does not satisfy criteria 1 or 2
Scenario 4:
A volunteer has 74% attendance with over a period of 6 months and has also volunteered for one Nakshatra event.
Solution: Satisfactory | Attendance > 75% when considered with Guideline B
Note:
- If there is a unique scenario outside the criteria mentioned above, decision will be taken on case to case basis.
- Volunteers are requested for apply for certificates and collect the same while actively volunteering upon meeting above criteria or preferably within 3 months of last active date as volunteer, to facilitate capturing maximum points of their efforts taken while their leadership team is active too. Beyond 3 months it will be the responsibility of requesting volunteer to seek validation from their respective leaders to enhance the quality of work recorded.
Bhumi 100% Award
Every year on Bhumi Day celebration, this award will be given to Ignite volunteers who have attendance percentage above 90% and have attended more than 20 classes in an academic year.