Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to build professional skills and network with professionals in the field. We encourage students to talk with the staff at the Career Services Center to help identify volunteer opportunities that will help them as they prepare to enter the professional world.
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Charity Choices
- Dan River Center for Volunteerism
- Danville Regional Health System
- Girl Scouts
- Global Volunteer Network
- Goodwill
- Habitat for Humanity
- Idealist.org
- National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias
- Potomac Conservancy
- Salvation Army
- Science Museum of Virginia
- Special Olympics
- Stonewall
- Virginia State Parks
- Volunteer America
- Volunteer Fairfax
- Also try using a search engine, such as Google! Type in “volunteer in Virginia” (use quotes). To find sites more specific to your field, type ” volunteer in Virginia ” AND “marketing” (substitute in your field).
- Don’t forget to check out local newspapers and search for companies in the phone book.
- Visit the Career Services Center for these and many other great opportunities.
