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Volunteer Opportunities

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Help Stanford Students and Alumni by Sharing Your Expertise

Update the professional and contact information in your Alumni Directory profile and indicate how you want to offer support. Your updated information opens doors for networking, mentorship, and collaboration opportunities with the Stanford community!

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Join over 11,500 Stanford alumni volunteers each year who give their time and talents to make a difference on campus and close to home. Whether you’re searching for something specific or inspiration, explore the opportunities below to get started.

Community

Find volunteer opportunities in your local community by connecting with regional alumni clubs and looking out for our Beyond the Farm Day of Service each spring. You can also join and volunteer with alumni professional groups in your field of expertise and/or with shared identity groups.

Classmates & Schools

Help plan your reunion, class events and more, or find opportunities with fellow graduates from GSB, Law, and Medicine.

Students & Admissions

Connect students to career opportunities by becoming a mentor with Stanford Career Education or assist in admissions outreach activities like interviewing prospective students with OVAL.

Campus Arts & History

Engage our vibrant arts and history communities through service with Cantor Arts, Stanford Live or the Stanford Historical Society.

Health

Enhance patient experience through a variety of non-clinical volunteer roles at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics and Packard Children’s Hospital.

Fundraising & Giving

Support the university as a volunteer for giving campaigns through the Office of Development.

Haas Center for Public Service

Explore volunteer opportunities—on and off campus—with this collection curated by the Haas Center for Public Service.

Interested in engaging at a higher level? Learn what it takes to get involved as a volunteer leader.

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Volunteer Awards

Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame

Each year, Stanford’s community centers induct distinguished alumni into the Multicultural Hall of Fame to honor their service to their communities.

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Richard W. Lyman Award

The Lyman Award recognizes one outstanding faculty member each year for extraordinary service to the alumni community or contributions to SAA programs.

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Recognizing and Encouraging Alumni Engagement

The university’s honorary organization for alumni volunteer service, Stanford Associates, was established in 1935 and is led by its Board of Governors, recognizing and encouraging alumni engagement through awards and grants.

Grants

Learn more about the Stanford Associates’ grants program, which annually provides funding to campus organizations for innovative projects that engage alumni.

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Awards

Stanford Associates recognizes outstanding alumni volunteer service through various awards conferred by the Board of Governors.

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Associates Designees

Looking for a Stanford Associate? Search our list of lifetime Stanford Associates designees, the university’s most dedicated volunteers.

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