What We Do Here
The purpose of this website is to provide information about volunteer opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hopefully, volunteerism will be stimulated and facilitated by letting potential volunteers know about the wide range of opportunities open to them and by giving Bay Area non-profit organizations a means of publishing their goals and needs.
If you are considering volunteering, we hope this site helps you find the opportunity you are looking for. Volunteers are needed to do just about anything from repairing computers to picking fruit to making sandwiches. Time commitments can range from a few hours for a single project to as much time as you have available. Try something new. Learn new skills and meet new people.
We provide the most comprehensive searchable database of Bay Area nonprofits with continuing volunteer needs. We do not list individual opportunities. You may search for nonprofits geographically (above), by area of interest (search box above), or by other categories (links in yellow background to the right) to find organizations with the most appropriate opportunities for you.
How to Use This Website to Find Great Volunteer Opportunities Particularly Suitable for You
For example, if you are interested in working with children, type 'children' in the search box below and you will be presented with several pages of appropriate organizations and their websites for you to review and make contact with.
If you wanted to know about organizations only in Alameda County, you could type in 'Alameda' or click on 'Alameda' in the yellow box to the right, or click on 'East Bay' above to get organizations and their websites.
Then go to the listed websites to get more information and make contact through that organization's website to learn more and to set up the opportunity most suitable just for you. Hope this helps!
Find A Volunteer Opportunity
Recent Volunteer Opportunities
The Job Forum
https://thejobforum.org/volunteer-with-us
We are looking for committed and qualified volunteers to help us run The Job Forum as a panelist, or to help us with program management and with job seeker outreach activities for The Job Forum. If you are interested in …
Diablo Valley Giving Partners
https://diablovalleygivingpartners.org/
Volunteens, an auxiliary of Diablo Valley Giving Partners, provides an opportunity for motivated students in grades 7 through 12 to give back to their community. Through their volunteer efforts, students in this year-long program develop leadership, organizational, and public speaking …
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
Updated content: For more than 60 years, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) has been at the heart of building stronger, more connected communities across Marin, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties. We connect people to purpose: mobilizing volunteers, strengthening …
Dress For Success San Francisco
https://www.sfdress.org/partnerships/volunteer-opportunities
Dress for Success San Francisco empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Below are the many ways to get involved. …
Russian River Keeper
Join the Movement to Protect the Russian River-Volunteer with us! From picking up litter to removing invasive species, volunteers are the heart of our mission. Your efforts help keep our river clean, protect wildlife, and preserve this beautiful watershed for …
The Reach Foundation
The Reach Foundation is a local non-profit dedication to helping first-gen, low-income students get into college and graduate in 4 years. We pair high school seniors with a mentor and guide them through the entire college application process. We are …
CONSTILLATE
https://www.constillate.org/home
Constillate is a youth-led nonprofit dedicated to fostering community, education, and leadership development through free tutoring, student-led clubs, and mentorship programs. We provide opportunities for high school and college students to volunteer as tutors, club leaders, and community engagement organizers. …
Welcoming Home
https://welcominghome.org/volunteer/
Description of Organization and/or Volunteer Opportunities Available: Lead Volunteers Needed: Help Turn Empty Apartments Into Welcoming Homes It takes a village to turn an empty apartment into a warm, dignified home. Welcoming Home is a volunteer‑run nonprofit that furnishes homes …
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
UC Botanical Garden Docent Training Program Now Accepting Applications! Do you remember the first time you experienced the wonder of the natural world? The first time you touched tree rings and understood they represented years of growth? The first time …
Akshaya Patra
At Akshaya Patra USA, we believe that no child should have to choose between education and hunger. Our innovative Mid-Day Meal Program ensures that more than 2.2 million children in the USA receive the nourishment they need to attend school …
The Job Forum
https://thejobforum.org/volunteer-with-us
We are looking for committed and qualified volunteers to help us run The Job Forum as a panelist, or to help us with program management and with job seeker outreach activities for The Job Forum. If you are interested in …
Diablo Valley Giving Partners
https://diablovalleygivingpartners.org/
Volunteens, an auxiliary of Diablo Valley Giving Partners, provides an opportunity for motivated students in grades 7 through 12 to give back to their community. Through their volunteer efforts, students in this year-long program develop leadership, organizational, and public speaking …
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership
Updated content: For more than 60 years, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) has been at the heart of building stronger, more connected communities across Marin, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties. We connect people to purpose: mobilizing volunteers, strengthening …
Dress For Success San Francisco
https://www.sfdress.org/partnerships/volunteer-opportunities
Dress for Success San Francisco empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Below are the many ways to get involved. …
Russian River Keeper
Join the Movement to Protect the Russian River-Volunteer with us! From picking up litter to removing invasive species, volunteers are the heart of our mission. Your efforts help keep our river clean, protect wildlife, and preserve this beautiful watershed for …
The Reach Foundation
The Reach Foundation is a local non-profit dedication to helping first-gen, low-income students get into college and graduate in 4 years. We pair high school seniors with a mentor and guide them through the entire college application process. We are …
CONSTILLATE
https://www.constillate.org/home
Constillate is a youth-led nonprofit dedicated to fostering community, education, and leadership development through free tutoring, student-led clubs, and mentorship programs. We provide opportunities for high school and college students to volunteer as tutors, club leaders, and community engagement organizers. …
Welcoming Home
https://welcominghome.org/volunteer/
Description of Organization and/or Volunteer Opportunities Available: Lead Volunteers Needed: Help Turn Empty Apartments Into Welcoming Homes It takes a village to turn an empty apartment into a warm, dignified home. Welcoming Home is a volunteer‑run nonprofit that furnishes homes …
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
UC Botanical Garden Docent Training Program Now Accepting Applications! Do you remember the first time you experienced the wonder of the natural world? The first time you touched tree rings and understood they represented years of growth? The first time …
Akshaya Patra
At Akshaya Patra USA, we believe that no child should have to choose between education and hunger. Our innovative Mid-Day Meal Program ensures that more than 2.2 million children in the USA receive the nourishment they need to attend school …
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