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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All-volunteer chapter of The Climate Reality Project. Educate, Advocate, Collaborate.

We're a volunteer-led chapter of The Climate Reality Project, whose mission is to catalyze global solutions to the climate crisis. Our guiding pillars: clean energy and transportation, climate justice and public health, green communities, and democracy. We welcome members from across Oregon to monthly educational meetings featuring guest presentations and topic-oriented discussions, and our committees are currently focused on climate education in schools, advocacy around legislation and policy, and education and actions on food and food waste reduction.
Making college admission and success possible for low-income students.
We are dedicated to empowering students from low-income backgrounds to become college graduates. College Possible students are two times more likely to earn a college degree than their low-income peers.
Community Action leads the way to eliminate conditions of poverty.
Community Action is a local non-profit serving over 34,000 Washington County residents each year. We provide critical services to low-income families in the areas of housing, homeless services, family development, and early childhood care and education. Our mission is to eliminate conditions of poverty and create opportunities for people and communities to thrive.
Connecting musicians of all backgrounds and abilities through live music experiences.
Community Jams supports live music where people learn together, play together and develop musical connections that enhance physical and mental health. We host five to six free studio jams and outreach programs every week that prioritize participation.
Your Local Furniture Bank
Our mission is to connect essential furnishings to neighbors in need through unique community partnerships, creating stronger home foundations and brighter futures for all.