A service letter you don’t have to take on faith
Anyone can type, sign, and PDF a volunteer letter. Full Turnout letters are different: every one carries a unique verification URL that shows the hours as they were logged and approved by the program — so you can confirm authenticity in seconds, not phone calls.
How verification works
Hours are logged, then approved
Volunteers sign up for real shifts and check in at events (often by scanning a QR code on site). Every hour entry is reviewed and approved by the program’s administrator before it counts.
The letter is issued with a unique code
Each letter is a signed PDF carrying a one-of-a-kind verification code and QR code. The code maps to a live record — not to text inside the PDF.
You verify in ten seconds
Scan the QR or type the URL from the letter. The verification page shows the volunteer’s name, total verified hours, sessions, date range, and issuing program, straight from the source.
When a student hands you a letter
- The verification page loads at fullturnout.com/verify/… — check the domain, not just the page design.
- The name, hours, and date range on the page match the PDF in front of you.
- The page says “Verified” — a revoked letter clearly shows it was revoked, and why.
- Be wary of any letter without a working verification URL: an editable PDF only proves someone can type.
Built to resist gaming
Programs must be real before letters unlock. A program can’t issue letters until it shows at least 30 days of activity, 10 volunteers, and 50 approved hour entries — so a student can’t spin up a fake organization the week an application is due.
Letters are revocable. If a program discovers an error or a false entry, it can revoke the letter. The verification page immediately reflects the revocation and the reason — something no printed PDF can do.
Hours have provenance. Entries come from shift signups and on-site QR check-ins, and every entry is approved by the program administrator before it appears on a letter.
Know a program still typing letters by hand?
Most leagues, troops, and school programs are one email away from verified letters — it’s free for programs to start, and their coordinators stop typing letters entirely.