Are you a public school teacher in need of funding? Get funded » DonorsChoose Find a classroom to support TEACHERS: Get funded About us Help Sign in Volunteer at DonorsChoose in NYC Our office is currently closed and we are not recruiting and/or onboarding new volunteers at this time. If you’re interested in volunteering, apply below to share your contact information. We’ll be sure to reach out to you once our office reopens in 2021 and we resume our volunteer program. Apply now WHY VOLUNTEER WHAT YOU'LL DO WHO WE NEED Why Our Volunteer Community Rocks It’s mutual admiration here: We love our hardworking volunteers, and they love us. Almost all of our volunteers use our site as either donors or teachers, and they return to work with us year after year. Read about the volunteer experience directly from one of our current volunteers. What You’ll Do Our volunteers create a memorable experience for our donors by executing what we call the “special sauce” of our Thank‑You Package Process. Review Student Thank-Yous Donors who give more than $50 to a project have the chance to receive handwritten student thank-you notes—the “special sauce” of our Thank-You Packages. We receive hundreds of packages each day (sometimes thousands!) from classrooms across the country full of thank-yous. That's where you come in. Volunteers review the thank-yous to protect student privacy, check them into our computer system, repackage them, and mail them off to eager donors — all within 24 hours. After the first few months of their work, our volunteers report a newfound appreciation of glitter art and an uncanny ability to speed-decipher third-grade handwriting. Write Donor Thank-Yous We practice what we preach: in addition to asking students to send us thank-you notes for donors, we also ask volunteers to handwrite their own notes to a selection of our donors each week. But don't worry: there's no penmanship test! Who We’re Looking For Our diverse team of volunteers consists of teachers, high school students, college students, and local professionals from a variety of backgrounds. We’re looking for people who: Are able to travel to our Midtown NYC office Can commit to 2–3 volunteer shifts per month (2‑hour and 4‑hour shifts are available) Believe in our mission and commitment to support public school teachers and students Apply now Questions? Email us at volunteers@donorschoose.org for more information. Supporting teachers and students since 2000 DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you. 5,101,437 SUPPORTERS 2,126,162 PROJECTS FUNDED About Us Mission Impact Equity Focus Finances Staff & Board Careers Web Accessibility Ways to give Find a project Gift cards / Store Donor-advised funds Partner with us Give monthly Support us Volunteer with us Leave a legacy gift Connect Help center Communities Media / Blog API & open data Design playground Contact us We've earned the highest possible ratings from Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar. INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, DISTRICT LEADERS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Get local classroom projects in your inbox Open to every public school in America thanks to our partners Partner with DonorsChoose © 2000-2021 DonorsChoose, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Privacy | Terms of use | Schools