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Join forces with your Stanford family to serve communities and causes you care about—wherever you are in the world.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities & Awards

Join over 13,000 Stanford alumni volunteers each year who give their time and talents to make a difference on campus and close to home. Whether you’re searching for something specific or looking for inspiration, explore the opportunities below to get started.

Community

Find volunteer opportunities in your local community by connecting with regional alumni clubs and looking out for our Beyond the Farm Day of Service each spring.

Classmates & Schools

Help plan your reunion, class events and more by emailing reunion-info@alumni.stanford.edu, or find opportunities with fellow graduates from GSB, Law and Medicine.

Students & Admissions

Connect students to career opportunities by becoming a mentor with BEAM or assist in admissions outreach activities like interviewing prospective students with OVAL.

Campus Arts & History

Engage our vibrant arts and history communities through service with Cantor Arts, Stanford Live or the Stanford Historical Society.

Health

Enhance patient experience through a variety of non-clinical volunteer roles at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics and Packard Children’s Hospital.

Fundraising & Giving

Support the university as a volunteer for giving campaigns through the Office of Development.

Haas Center for Public Service

Explore volunteer opportunities—on and off campus—with this collection curated by the Haas Center for Public Service.

Interested in engaging at a higher level? Learn what it takes to get involved as a volunteer leader.

Explore volunteer leadership (external link)

Volunteer Awards

Stanford Associates

Stanford Associates recognizes and encourages alumni engagement through awards and grants. Learn more about Stanford Associates.

Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame

Each year, Stanford's community centers induct distinguished alumni into the Multicultural Hall of Fame to honor their service to their communities. See honorees.

Lyman Award

The Lyman Award recognizes one outstanding faculty member each year for extraordinary service to the alumni community or contributions to SAA programs. See inductees.

President’s Award for Public Service and Civic Engagement

Nominate an alum (external link)