Your source for information, commentary, brand assets, and impact stories about volunteer engagement professionals in Southern Arizona.

Empowering Volunteer Engagement Professionals, across Southern Arizona.

Connect – Align – Empower

Habitat for Humanity volunteer with helmet smiling on a build site

Habitat for Humanity Tucson Volunteer Engagement Manager, Gina Hansen

About SAVMA

The Southern Arizona Volunteer Management Association (SAVMA) strengthens volunteer engagement across the region by providing professional development, industry standards, advocacy, and recognition programs for Volunteer Engagement Professionals and nonprofits.

Fast Facts

  • Serving Southern Arizona for over two decades
  • Members represent nonprofits, government agencies, and community partners
  • Hosts the annual SAVMA Awards
  • Supports the Volunteer Engagement Professionals (VEP) movement

Press Resources

What You’ll Find Here

  • Organization boilerplate
  • Media-ready photos and logos
  • Background on volunteerism & the VEP profession
  • SAVMA Awards details and story leads
  • Key statistics for reporting

Empowering Volunteer Engagement Professionals

01. Connect

Strengthening relationships across the volunteer engagement community.

02. Align

Advancing consistent standards and practices in volunteer engagement.

03. Empower

Building the skills, tools, and leadership of Volunteer Engagement Professionals.

Story Angles & Suggested Topics

  • The state of volunteerism in Southern Arizona
  • Workforce impact of Volunteer Engagement Professionals
  • Volunteer recruitment and retention trends
  • SAVMA Awards honorees and volunteer spotlights
  • VEP movement and credentialing
  • Data-driven volunteer impact reporting