Event volunteer
Weekends · Portland
Cheer on runners, staff stalls and help our events run smoothly.
Get involved
Give your time, your voice or your sweat.
Thousands of volunteers and fundraisers power our work. Whether you have an hour a month or a marathon in your legs, there's a place for you.
Volunteer
Find a role that fits your life
Letter-writing nights
Monthly · In person
Write thank-you cards to donors and messages to partner schools.
Skilled volunteer
Flexible · Remote
Lend your design, data, translation or engineering skills to projects.
Community ambassador
Flexible · Your city
Speak at schools and community groups about the global water crisis.
Volunteer application
Tell us a little about yourself. Our volunteer coordinator, Sam, replies to every application within a week.
“I came for one race and stayed for six years. It's the best community I know.”
Mei, event volunteer since 2020
Fundraise
Turn your passion into water
Last year our community fundraisers raised $2.3 million, enough for 46,000 people to get clean water.
Join Run for Water- 1
Run, bake or climb
Set a challenge and ask friends to sponsor you. We'll send a fundraising pack and a t-shirt.
- 2
Celebrate with a cause
Swap birthday or wedding gifts for donations. Every $50 is a family's water for a year.
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Rally your school
Our free classroom kit turns a water lesson into a school-wide fundraiser.
Corporate partnerships
Make water part of your company's story
From matched giving to sponsoring a region, we build partnerships that engage your people and deliver measurable impact.
Talk to Priya: partners@example.org
Matched giving
Double your employees' donations and track impact together.
Employee volunteering
Team days at our events and skills-based projects.
Cause partnership
Fund a named program and share the story with your customers.