Volunteer with WCT

Someone opened a door for you. Hold it open.

You don't have to be a teacher to help build the next generation of technologists. Bring your time, skills, experience, network, or perspective. We'll help you find where you fit.

TimeExperienceSkillsNetworkAccessCare
A WCT volunteer working one-on-one with a student at the Best Buy Teen Tech Center
↩ Give back
The loop matters.

The pathway doesn't end when you make it through.

WCT was built around a simple idea: opportunity grows when people who have found a way forward help create one for somebody else.

Our students explore, build, publish, earn credentials, connect, and launch. Then the ecosystem gets stronger when professionals, alumni, college students, community members, and supporters come back for the next person.

Explore → Build → Publish → Credential → Connect → Launch
Give backThis is where you come in.
Students connecting at a TechRise event
Students and professionals talking at a WCT event
TechRise members sharing a table at a WCT event
Where do you fit?

Bring what you know.

TechRise members and advisors at a WCT event
01 · Advise

Advise

Help someone navigate what's next.

For professionals, college students, alumni, and early-career technologists who can share career insight, advisement, encouragement, industry perspective, or professional connections through TechRise.

  • TechRise advisor
  • Career conversations
  • Resume and portfolio guidance
  • Industry insight
  • Opportunity sharing
Explore advisor roles →
Students working on laptops during a WCT program
02 · Create

Create

Help make the experience happen.

For people who want to work directly with WCT students or support hands-on programming like CreativX Lab and NextGen Tech Collective.

  • Workshop facilitation
  • Technical support
  • CreativX Lab
  • Events
  • Subject-matter expertise
Roles working directly with students require a background check before you start.
Explore program roles →
A full room at a WCT community session
03 · Build with us

Build with us

Use your professional skills behind the scenes.

WCT also needs people who make the organization itself stronger. This work keeps every program running.

  • Technology and systems
  • Data
  • Fundraising
  • Partnerships
  • Communications
  • Operations
  • Recruitment
  • Campus engagement
Explore skills-based roles →
Open now

Find your fit.

Technology volunteer opportunities for professionals, college students, and community members. Most roles are remote.

Showing 13 opportunities

AdviseThrough the TechRise app

TechRise Community Volunteer

Join TechRise as an advisor, mentor, or chapter leader for high school students, college students, and career changers.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Advise and mentor TechRise members
  • Support college chapters
  • Provide career advisement
  • Lead skill-building workshops
Volunteer with TechRise
CreateIn person + virtual🛡 Background check required

Program Volunteer: CreativX Lab & NextGen Tech Collective

Lead or support hands-on tech exploration workshops in UX design, coding, cybersecurity, AI, robotics, and more, mostly with high school students (grades 9 to 12) and some younger students.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Lead hands-on workshops
  • Teach UX design, coding, and cybersecurity
  • Support students exploring AI and robotics
  • Support tech exploration activities
Programs
  • CreativX Lab: a 50-hour hands-on tech exploration series for high school students
  • NextGen Tech Collective: monthly in-person and virtual tech experiences
Apply & Start Background Check
Build with usRemote

Family Engagement Volunteer

Connect with families around one of our partner enrollment programs and help fill open student spots.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Communicate with families by email, phone, and video calls
  • Answer questions and guide families through registration
  • Follow up consistently until every open spot is filled
Good fit if you
  • Experience in family engagement, admissions, or community outreach
  • A warm, persistent communicator comfortable with phone and video
  • Can commit a few hours a week to ongoing outreach
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

Database Volunteer

Organize a database of our education partners and programs and get it integrated into our website.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Organize partner and program data into a clean, usable structure
  • Work with our web team on integration
  • Keep records current as new partnerships come in
Good fit if you
  • Comfortable in spreadsheets or tools like Airtable
  • Basic web or CMS familiarity (a plus, not required)
  • Detail-oriented and reliable with ongoing project work
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

TechRise Recruitment Volunteer

Drive enrollment for the upcoming TechRise cohort, reaching students in 20 states and 6 countries.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Lead recruitment efforts for TechRise cohorts
  • Coordinate with campus outreach volunteers
  • Track applicants and report on enrollment numbers
Good fit if you
  • Experience in recruitment, admissions, or outreach
  • Comfortable managing applicants and hitting targets
  • Background in education or student-serving programs (a plus)
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote, ongoing

Portal Improvement Specialist

Keep improving the TechRise portal, the platform our students use across 20 states and 6 countries.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Review the portal regularly and flag friction points or gaps
  • Propose improvements to functionality and user experience
  • Work with our development team to implement changes
Good fit if you
  • A UX, product, or QA background
  • Want ongoing ownership, not a one-time audit
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

Social Media & Content Volunteer

Lead our social media and build out video interviews with students, advisors, and partners.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Manage day-to-day posting across our platforms
  • Plan and conduct interviews for our content series
  • Work with our production team on a content calendar
Good fit if you
  • Understand social strategy, not just posting
  • Comfortable behind the camera conducting interviews
  • Nonprofit or education content experience (a plus)
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

Grants & Fundraising Volunteer

Support grant research and writing plus broader fundraising, including sponsor outreach for in-person events.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Research new grant opportunities and help draft applications
  • Support fundraising efforts and sponsor outreach
  • Track deadlines and funding prospects
Good fit if you
  • Nonprofit development or grant writing experience
  • Can share writing samples
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

Website, Compliance & Blog Volunteer

Help us stay current across our website, compliance tracking, and blog content.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Make regular updates to our website
  • Track compliance items and filing deadlines
  • Write or edit blog content
Good fit if you
  • Organized and detail-oriented
  • Comfortable with basic CMS tools
  • Enjoy writing (a plus)
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

Partnerships & Events Volunteer

Find and manage event and partnership opportunities.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Research events to attend or partner with
  • Upload and manage events on our Launchpad platform
  • Support our overall partnerships work
Good fit if you
  • Resourceful and proactive about finding opportunities
  • Can keep event logistics organized
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

Data & LinkedIn Volunteer

Manage our LinkedIn presence and keep program data and numbers organized and up to date.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Manage and grow our LinkedIn presence
  • Track enrollment and impact numbers across programs
  • Keep reporting current for leadership and funders
Good fit if you
  • Comfortable with LinkedIn strategy
  • Comfortable working in spreadsheets or dashboards
Apply by Email →
Build with usRemote

Administrative Support Volunteer

Provide general administrative support as we grow, including coordinating our growing volunteer team.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Support scheduling, inbox management, and general operations
  • Help onboard and coordinate new volunteers
  • Keep day-to-day operations running smoothly
Good fit if you
  • Organized, responsive, and comfortable wearing a lot of hats
  • Value reliability above all else
Apply by Email →
Build with usCollege students · remote or on campus

Campus Ambassador

Spread the word about TechRise on your campus.

DetailsYou'll do
  • Share information about TechRise with students on your campus
  • Help drive recruitment for upcoming cohorts
  • Represent We Create Tech at campus events and student orgs
Good fit if you
  • A current college student plugged into your campus community
  • Want experience in outreach and recruitment
Apply by Email →
How to apply: TechRise volunteers join through the TechRise app. Program volunteers apply and complete a background check through our volunteer portal. For all other roles, email your resume and a short note about your interest to hello@wecreatetech.org with the role title in the subject line. Don't see a fit? Reach out anyway. We're always glad to hear from people who want to help.
Open a door.

You don't have to have all the answers.

Sometimes the most valuable thing you can give an emerging technologist is context.

TechRise Advisors help members navigate the path with real-world perspective, encouragement, connections, and advisement. You're not rescuing anyone. You're a member of a community sharing what you know and the access you have.

What do you wish someone told you before your...
Yourfirst internship
Yourfirst interview
Yourfirst tech role
Yourfirst negotiation
Yourfirst career pivot
You don't have to work in tech

Tech needs more than technologists.

Building opportunity takes educators, engineers, designers, recruiters, project managers, marketers, fundraisers, storytellers, operators, entrepreneurs, college students, executives, and people willing to make an introduction. If you have something useful to share, there may be a place for you here.

EngineeringDesignCareer accessMarketingDataFundraisingOperationsEducationEntrepreneurshipStorytellingNetworksTechnology
Before you pull up.

We take the work seriously.

  1. Pick your path

    Choose a role above. TechRise volunteers join through the TechRise app. Other roles apply by email with the role title in the subject line.

  2. Tell us about you

    Send your resume and a short note about your interest to hello@wecreatetech.org. Some roles, like grants, ask for writing samples.

  3. Student safety first

    Every volunteer working with younger students completes a background check before working with them, through our volunteer portal.

  4. Not sure yet?

    If you don't see a fit but want to get involved, reach out anyway. We're always glad to hear from people who want to help.

We value every volunteer, and we protect the students and community we serve. Both are true at once.

There's more than one way to open a door.

Not looking to volunteer?

Partner

Bring your organization's resources, opportunities, technology, funding, space, or expertise.

Partner with WCT →

Invest

Help fund access to technology learning, credentials, community, and career pathways.

Support the Work →

Share an opportunity

Have an early-career role or opportunity that belongs in front of emerging technologists?

Submit an Opportunity →
Give back.

Somebody's next door could open because of you.

Give your time. Share what you know. Make an introduction. Help build something. There is more than one way to make the pathway wider for the person coming next.