Volunteerism is what has made Greenville great. The future of our community is dependent upon the engagement of a large number of our creative citizentry. This is where we need your help. One of the most important functions of Greenville Forward is to help Greenville's residents get involved and engaged in the community.... one hour at a time.

Greenville Volunteer Opportunities. We have created a listing of some of the non profit organizations and their volunteer needs.

We have many opportunities for engagements, and are in the process of developing lists of volunteer opportunities.

Our suggestion is you spend a little time understanding where you are passionate and let us match these passions to the places where you can make the most difference. Review the sixteen focus areas and let us know where your passions lie. For more information about how you can get involved, contact Brock Koonce at 864.233.8443 or at bkoonce@greenvilleforward.com.

Hands On Greenville has volunteer opportunites almost every weekend, and well as during the week. Additionally, you can volunteer for as much or as little time as you would like. They have a great interactive website where you can screen volunteer opportunities. Click here.

Also, HOG Day, the annual volunteer blowout is in May at over 70 sites throughout Greenville.

Leadership Greenville is a 10 month program which teaches participants about Greenville and community engagement. Applications are due June 1, 2008. Click to download an application. Click on the following link for an overview of the Program.

The Greenville Chamber also offers Opportunity Greenville, which is a short course orientation about Greenville. Go to the Chamber website to learn more about this program.

Professionals United for Leadership and Social Interaction. Pulse meets a few times a month to engage our young professionals. Specifically created to help our 25 to 40 year olds get engaged, PULSE offers a meaningful way to get involved in the community and to meet other young professionals. PULSE has also recently launched a mentoring program to match young professionals with more "seasoned" professionals in Greenville.

Go to the PULSE website.

Greenville County Boards and Commissions

Go the link to see the openings for Greenville County Boards and Commissions. (Click here.) Currently there are lots of openings and opportunities. We recently sent out an e-mail with an application. Over 117 people applied for 48 open positions. Way to go.

Greenville City Boards and Commissions

The City of Greenville also has many openings. (Click here)

Download an application for the City Boards and Commissions. It's easy and you can apply online.