Giving DuPage

Welcome to Giving DuPage

Our mission is to promote giving and volunteering in DuPage County. We are an award-winning public/private collaboration connecting donors and volunteers with their favorite local charities. At Giving DuPage, you can learn about volunteer opportunities at local non-profits and discover helpful tips on volunteering and giving.

We don’t promote any particular organization or cause. We just want to help you get involved in your community! Commit to connecting with a new cause. Check out the hundreds of opportunities with local agencies.

Here are some of the things we do:

Clearinghouse - our website features an interactive volunteer match with volunteer and donation opportunities at a variety of DuPage County non-profit organizations. Click here to discover an opportunity just right for you! You can also look at the tool bar on the left side of this page for other helpful information on philanthropy and volunteerism.

DuPage Remembers and Gives... Days of Volunteerism - annual countywide event commemorates September 11 by bringing the community together in a weekend of service. The weather on September 13 kept hundreds from completing scheduled outdoor projects. But we have some photos of those who particiated on Friday, September 12 and earlier in the week. Click here to see photos of volunteers in action and our list of generous sponsors. Days of volunteerism are every day--see the opportunities that await you!!

Volunteer Recruitment Fair was held on "Make a Difference Day", Saturday, October 25 from 10:00-2:00 p.m. in the Visitor's Center at Cantigny Park. Representatives from 29 local agencies were available to discuss how you can MAKE A DIFFERENCE every day. We are hoping that a Volunteer Recruitment Fair will be part of our annual DuPage Remembers and Gives...Days of Volunteerism, tied to 9/11, next year.

Annual Giving Guide - is the transformation of the longstanding Holiday Giving Guide. The 2008-2009 Annual Giving Guide features seasonal and ongoing volunteer opportunities at 87 area agencies. It is now available at the County complex, at the entrance to the Administration Building at 421 County Farm Road, and at the Visitor's Center at Cantigny Park, among other places throughout the County. Click here to download an electronic copy of the 2008-2009 Annual Giving Guide or see the list of distribution sites for the Annual Giving Guide to determine where to find a hard copy of the Guide at sites throughout the County.

NON-PROFITS
CLICK HERE to list your
volunteer and in-kind
donation needs.

VOLUNTEERS
CLICK HERE to find an
opportunity just right
for you!

If you have already registered with us, you can Log in here.

NEWS:

Thanks to Cantigny for hosting our "Make a Difference Day " Volunteer Recruitment Fair on October 25. Thanks, too, to the 29 local organizations who were present to speak with members of the community about ways to "give back" through volunteerism. We were, once again, challenged by less than ideal weather conditions, so we are grateful to those in the community who came out to Cantigny to check out the Fair. Every car that entered the grounds of Cantigny on October 25th received an Annual Giving Guide. If you could not attend the Fair, the Annual Giving Guide, featuring holiday and ongoing volunteer opportunities for 87 local agencies, is available at sites throughout the County. Click here to see where you can pick up a copy of this year's Guide. Due to the size (96 pages) of the Annual Giving Guide, we cannot mail it.

Please keep in mind that from the comfort of your home, office or public library, you can search for ongoing opportunities through this website. Click here to search for ongoing opportunities countywide.

Need help to meet your basic needs? Go to C.R.I.S. for a list of social service agencies in our community that can provide assistance.

Looking for volunteer opportunities outside of DuPage County? Find a Volunteer Center in other Illinois communities.