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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We believe in the power of creativity.
Caldera's programs nurture creativity and ignite self-expression through dedicated mentors, weekly in-school programming, weekend arts intensives, and a special arts-focused summer camp.
Where kids with food allergies have a sense of belonging, trust and community.
A safe and supportive community for kids and families living with life-threatening food allergy, celiac and other related diseases. We foster independence and confidence.
Empowering career seekers and advancing career development.
Since 2011, Career Resources Network has provided over 2,300 career improvement experiences (resulting in approximately 67% re-employment by attendees), either by enhancing their current employment or greatly shortening their time in career transition (expediting re-employment).
Support children with a movie, snacks and a smile.
CARES Northwest is a collaborative, community-based medical program. Our mission is to stop child abuse and neglect through multidisciplinary prevention, medical evaluation, and ongoing treatment in partnership with our community.
We imagine every child thriving in a permanent, safe, and nurturing family.
At CASA for Children of Multnomah, Washington, & Columbia Counties we recruit, train and support CASA volunteers who advocate for children in the foster care system and work to get them into a permanent home safely, quickly and effectively.