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 Expo 2026

Join the movement to make our communities a better place. At the 2026 Volunteer Expo, you can meet in person with nonprofits that need your skills and support.

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pacific
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland, Oregon

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.

Interviews With Participants

Watch these interviews with nonprofits that were at this year's Volunteer Expo.

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 2024, we raised almost $6 million for 2,739 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

Search Directory of Nonprofits

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Helping women battling cancer feel strong and beautiful at any stage of their journey.

Fighting Pretty is a Portland-based nonprofit helping women battling cancer feel strong, beautiful, and empowered. We provide Strength & Beauty Kits to women in active treatment, send personalized Pretty Packages to anyone facing cancer, and foster connection through our community support programs. Whether newly diagnosed, in treatment, or in survivorship, we remind women how powerful they truly are. Every day can be brighter with a touch of lipstick and a pair of mini boxing gloves.
A stronger tomorrow through financial education today.
Financial Beginnings teaches individuals how to play an active role in their financial well-being. Financial Beginnings Oregon invests in their communities' financial well-being and quality of life through the delivery of our programs.
Treatment and Recovery
Fora Health, formerly De Paul Treatment Centers, provides treatment, care and advocacy for youth and adults who are affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Forest Park Conservancy's mission is to protect and care for Portland's urban forests.

At 5,200 acres and 200 acres respectively, Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park account for more than half of the natural space in Portland and play a significant role in helping local communities withstand, adapt to, and recover from the increasing effects of climate change. By stewarding Forest Park and Marquam Nature Park alongside people from local communities, FPC helps ensure that people have access to safe and expansive green spaces within the city of Portland.
One child. One friend. 12+ years. No matter what.
Our mission: Impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors – 12+ years, no matter what.