Volunteer Expo

Find Your Way to Give and Give Back

The Standard’s Volunteer Expo is Oregon’s largest gathering of nonprofits, volunteers and donors. Every fall, the Expo brings people together with organizations in one place to discover volunteer service and donation opportunities. The free event helps members of our community discover opportunities that fit their skills and interests.

Volunteer Opportunities All Year Long

Don’t wait until the next expo to get involved. Opportunities to give back to the Portland-metro community are available year-round. Whether you're looking to volunteer once or long term, you can find the right match for your talents and interests.

Participating organizations represent the arts, culture, humanities, the environment, animal welfare, health, human services and more.

Volunteer Expo 2025

Join the movement to make our communities a better place. At the 2025 Volunteer Expo, you can meet in person with nonprofits that need your skills and support.

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pacific
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland, Oregon

Make an Impact

The Volunteer Expo is a pillar of The Standard's Employee Giving Campaign. This year-round initiative encourages employees to donate to support schools and nonprofit organizations.

The Standard and our parent organization Meiji Yasuda double match employee contributions. In 2023, we raised more than $5.5 million for more than 2,562 organizations during the Employee Giving Campaign.

16

Years we’ve connected volunteers with nonprofits at the Volunteer Expo
100+

Number of local nonprofits we host and support at the event

Find Your Community

“The Volunteer Expo allows so many more people to get exposed to the nonprofits in our community and find ways to get into volunteer service and find their community.”
Brandi Tuck
Executive Director, Path Home

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The right place when nothing feels right.
Dougy Center provides comfort, hope and healing to children and their families grieving the death or advanced serious illness of a parent or sibling. In our community, 1 in 17 children will have a parent or sibling die before they turn 18. Dougy Center serves these children, teens, young adults and their adult family members through peer grief support groups in the Portland Metro area, and through virtual groups online. Dougy Center’s services are completely free for families.
Helping Oregon Women Overcome Barriers to Employment, Stability, and Socioeconomic Equity
DFSO is the leading workforce development organization in Oregon that exclusively supports womxn. We help womxn overcome barriers to employment, prepare for and keep their jobs, and advance in those jobs toward stability and socioeconomic equity.
SE Home for Acrobatics, Trapeze, Aerial Dance and Physical Theatre
The Echo Theater Company operates an all-ages school as a haven for people to move and create fearlessly. Our programs and performances are aimed at bridging generational and cultural gaps while celebrating the collective potential of all people.
Friendly House Elder Pride Services works to enhance the lives of older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirited (LGBTQ+) community members through education, advocacy, outreach and resource development.
At Friendly House Elder Pride Services (formerly SAGE Metro Portland), we work every day to create memories for LGBTQ+ elders that bring delight, respect and belonging. Through education, advocacy, outreach and resource development, we work to improve the lives and outcomes of our LGBTQ+ elders. We build community and combat isolation through social events, holiday parties, wellness events, outdoor activities and more! At EPS, we passionately advocate for fair, sustainable legislation and policies that protect and uplift our elders. Our advocacy includes involvement with legislative and community leaders, partnerships with senior housing providers and a connection to the SAGE National network.
ELSO provides Black and Brown youth STEAM learning and environmental education

Created in 2015 by two Black women, ELSO provides culturally relevant education and leadership development opportunities that invite Black and Brown youth to Experience Life Science Outdoors. ELSO seeks to reduce the achievement gap in STEAMED (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math, Environment, and Design) education and professions while creating a sense of belonging for Black and Brown people in the natural and built environments.