You can make a tremendous impact by assisting communities, small businesses, and organizations that will benefit from your time!
We invite you to join our network, not just as a provider of services, but as part of a community that is learning and growing together. By volunteering with us, you can share your skills in a unique and meaningful way and connect with people and organizations working to strengthen their communities!
We’re always looking for legal, fundraising, and grant writing professionals who are willing to volunteer their time! For all of our volunteers, we are developing a comprehensive volunteer orientation and racial equity training. For our volunteer lawyers, we provide affordable CLE nonprofit law training opportunities and an annual nonprofit advocates training program.
Attorney Volunteer – COVID-19 Legal Clinic
The COVID-19 Legal Clinic for Nonprofits and Small Businesses is a virtual clinic designed to assist clients with navigating legal issues experienced due to COVID-19. To learn more about volunteering and to sign up, visit our Volunteer Attorney Covid Clinic Information page.
Attorney Volunteer Opportunities – Direct Representation
Volunteer your legal skills through screened discreet business transactional pro bono opportunities! For more information get in touch at probono@communities-rise.org. Read more about the services we offer on our Nonprofit Legal Services or Small Business Services pages. Join us as a volunteer through our Volunteer Enrollment Form.
Attorney Volunteer – Nonprofit & Small Business Legal Clinics
Provide valuable legal advice via our monthly legal clinics to low-income small business owners, nonprofits, or community organizations who might not otherwise have access to legal services. Find more information at our Clinics page and enroll through our Volunteer Attorney Enrollment Form.
Nonprofits Advocates Program
Join the Nonprofit Advocates Program as an attorney to learn how to best assist community organizations become 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and to help existing nonprofit organizations stay in compliance. Learn more here!
Grant writing & Fundraising Volunteers
All of our clinics are staffed by volunteers. If you are interested in sharing your expertise in these areas with community organizations in a one-on-one appointment, please contact us at contact@communities-rise.org. Learn more about our nonprofit services.