We love volunteers, student projects, and pro bono help.
We welcome volunteers for a few hours or long-term commitments.
SAGE volunteer opportunities run the gamut from greeting people at events, to hosting a discussion group, to writing stories about people giving forward, to working on special projects. We also offer additional opportunities to engage through our Legacy Fellowship, Teams, and Leaders Action Board. Plus, SAGE highlights direct pathways to volunteer with our partners.
We also work with volunteers to customize service and research opportunities that leverage your skills and interests. This is often the case with more long-term engagements such as internships, externships, and class projects.
Click here to review our volunteer promises and expectations.
See below for some examples of ways you can get involved with SAGE. We offer activities that you can do from home, by phone, online, and in our office too.
Looking for more ideas? Explore opportunities nationwide on Volunteer Match, Hands On Greater Portland, and Volunteer Central Oregon.
Ways To Volunteer With SAGE
Welcome people to our community! Join our SAGE Greeters.
Do you like meeting new people and welcoming them to community events? Then you will enjoy serving as a SAGE Greeter. We host events throughout the year to inspire, support and connect people to give forward. As one of our Greeters, you serve as the initial face of SAGE by welcoming guests to our events, helping them feel included, and thanking them for attending. Greeters help us with all our events - in person, online, and hybrid too.
Be a connector for your community! Join us as a SAGE Community Connector.
As a Community Connector, you help people engage and make a difference. Working with us, you learn about our nonprofit partners that offer volunteer opportunities and you share your knowledge with newcomers, neighbors, colleagues, faith members, and more. You also share with people how they can engage with SAGE. We value intergenerational relationships and encourage you to meet and support young adults too!
Host a SAGE Social or Lunch & Learn. Spark a conversation about our community’s future.
Are you concerned about the challenges facing younger and future generations? Are you wondering how to connect with your friends, co-workers and others to pursue solutions? You can make a difference.
Do you have a message to share? Serve as a SAGE Speaker.
Some of us would rather face real danger than get up and speak in front of a group. But if you’re that type of person who loves to share your energy and goodwill with a group, being a SAGE Speaker is for you. As one of our speakers, you help us inspire more people to give forward!
Share knowledge and experience. Join us as a SAGE Advisor or Project Manager.
SAGE relies on pro bono advisors and project managers with specific skills and interests to support our work for the common good. As an advisor or project manager, you offer your knowledge and expertise about social causes, project management, communications, fundraising and much more. You are asked to volunteer five or more hours to support our work.
Do you love to organize and plan? Join our Office or Admin Sages.
If you are one of those awesome volunteers who loves to organize and plan, we’d love to have you come onboard. We offer opportunities to volunteer online, at home, and in our office too.