Volunteer certificate anyone can verify
- Free forever
- No account
- Supervisor signs by link
- Verify page + QR code
- Print or save as PDF
A free certificate built from hours your supervisors confirmed, with a QR code that opens the live record behind it. Print it or save it as a PDF.
How it works
- 1
Log your hours
Date, organization, what you did and how long. Nothing to install and no account: your record lives behind a private link only you hold.
- 2
Your supervisor confirms
Send them a sign-off link by text, email or a QR code on your phone. They confirm each entry, correct the hours, or decline. It takes about a minute.
- 3
Show the proof
Turn on your verify page. A school, scholarship or employer scans the QR code and sees who confirmed which hours, and when.
The Goodtally Service Honor
Free bronze, silver and gold levels for hours your supervisors confirmed in the last 12 months. The hour levels match the ones the President's Volunteer Service Award used before it was paused, so they mean the same thing to a reader. It is our own recognition, not a government award.
| Age group | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kids (5-10) | 26+ h | 50+ h | 75+ h |
| Teens (11-15) | 50+ h | 75+ h | 100+ h |
| Young adults (16-25) | 100+ h | 175+ h | 250+ h |
| Adults (26+) | 100+ h | 250+ h | 500+ h |
Also recorded: every hour step (1, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500) and 4,000 lifetime hours.
Paper form, spreadsheet, or Goodtally
| Paper form | Spreadsheet or AI template | Goodtally | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervisor confirms | In person, if you catch them | No | By link, from anywhere |
| Anyone can check it | No | No | Verify page + QR code |
| Shows edits after signing | No | No | Yes, per-entry fingerprint |
| Totals and milestones | You add them up | Formulas | Automatic, with dates |
| Cost | Free | Free | Free |
Questions
Is Goodtally really free?
Yes, every feature, for everyone, with no ads and no paid tier. Goodtally is run on a not-for-profit basis: it exists to make volunteer hours count, and it never sells data.
Does my school have to sign up?
No. You start a record yourself and your supervisor confirms with a link. Nobody needs an account. Schools can still ask for their own form; your verify page and printout back it up.
How do I know a confirmation is real?
Each confirmed entry shows the supervisor's name, role and organization, the date they confirmed, whether they signed on a different device from the volunteer's, and a fingerprint that changes if the entry is edited. Goodtally does not check anyone's identity, and the record says so.
What if I lose my private link?
Your link is saved in this browser. Copy it somewhere safe as well: Goodtally keeps no email or password, so a lost link cannot be recovered.
Who can use it?
Anyone 13 or older. Younger children can volunteer with a parent, who keeps the record in their own name.