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Volunteer with United Way

When you volunteer you give your most valuable gift—your time. Lane County non-profits depend on passionate people like you. Thank you!

The powerful benefits of volunteering have a positive impact on the community and you – when you do good, you feel good! Beyond making a difference in the community, volunteering can make you feel physically healthier, help you pursue your passions, develop and hone important life and trade skills, and add extra meaning and purpose to your life.

Let us connect you with opportunities that make a difference. Subscribe to our volunteer email list to receive periodic volunteering updates and opportunities, or visit our volunteer website to help you find something that’s right for you!

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Volunteer Events

Days of Caring

Days of Caring is a fun, meaningful way for your business or organization to strengthen teamwork while actively improving the community. Over a few days each year, hundreds of volunteers perform service projects for dozens of non-profit agencies across Lane County. It’s a great way to connect, get out in the community, and lend a hand to local non-profits.

Days of Caring is moving from fall to spring! Our next Days of Caring will take place April 16-17, 2027. More information coming soon - learn more about volunteerism in Lane County on our volunteer website here.

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    • Nonprofit Partners: We have heard from our nonprofit partners over the years that spring is often a more convenient – and impactful – time to host volunteer events like Days of Caring. The weather is typically nicer and the timing aligns well for many with the heavy lift of summer project planning, making it an especially great time for volunteers to help with projects like gardening, clean-ups, program prep, and more.

    • Schools and Universities: We’ve also heard from local schools and universities that spring is a much more accessible window to engage students in service. Most university students are not on campus yet when we’ve traditionally hosted Days of Caring in September, and many more high school students are seeking to complete service hours in the spring, as their school year begins to conclude, than the fall when the year has just begun.

    • Volunteer Availability: We’ve also heard from volunteers themselves that spring is a great time to volunteer. Thanks to National Volunteer Month, volunteerism is in the news in April and many individuals and families are starting to get outside again after a long winter, looking for both indoor and outdoor opportunities to get involved. Some families have also reported having less time available for service in September due to beginning-of-the-school-year activities and the start of fall sports.

  • Volunteers:

    • Please save the dates for Days of Caring 2027, which will take place on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17. Please note that this means we will *not* be hosting Days of Caring in September 2026.

    • Looking for a new volunteer role or project before next spring? Check out the opportunities posted to our volunteer engagement hub at www.volunteeruwlane.org. Nonprofit organizations and agencies across our communities share open and upcoming volunteer projects here every month. Take a look and discover your next opportunity to take action here in Lane County!

    Organizations:

    • Please save the dates for Days of Caring 2027, which will take place on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17. Please note that this means we will *not* be hosting Days of Caring in September 2026.

    • Start brainstorming projects for April! We hope this shift will provide even more time for you and your team to identify projects and opportunities for volunteers to have an impact during our next Days of Caring, including any projects that weren’t a good fit for September but might work well in April.

    • Looking for volunteers in the meantime? Consider posting your volunteer opportunities and projects to our volunteer engagement hub at www.volunteeruwlane.org. This is a powerful, free way to get the word out to potential volunteers across Lane County!

 
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CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an opportunity for companies to show positive corporate citizenship through company culture, activism, and investments toward social good in the community.

To learn more about how we can help you achieve your CSR strategy, contact Danielle Uhlhorn at duhlhorn@unitedwaylane.org.