Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Join a caring community of volunteers who transform lives. Together, we can make countless wishes come true.   

Your time and unique talents are critical to bringing strength and hope to wish kids when they need it the most. In fact, our volunteers are at the heart of every wish experience.  

Make-A-Wish volunteers consider their work impactful and meaningful. And, their efforts are rewarded—not in dollars or cents, but in the incredible difference they make in the lives of our wish kids. Volunteers even have the freedom to choose when and how they would like to help transform lives in our community.  

We understand that you want to volunteer but might not know where your skills and talents best lie. Check out our volunteer opportunities and see where you can best help make wishes come true. Thank you in advance!  

Your Make-A-Wish Journey Starts Today  

Volunteers are critical to the mission. Get started today and soon you can bring hope and joy to local children with critical illnesses as a Make-A-Wish North Dakota volunteer.  

Step 1:  Read the volunteer position descriptions and submit an application 

Most of our positions require volunteers to be at least 18 years old. Be sure you thoroughly read through the descriptions and understand the commitment required. You can find the application for our volunteer program below. Please fill out in its entirety and submit to our office.   

Step 2: Interview with a team member  

Once your application is received and reviewed a member of our team will be in touch. If we agree that you would be a good potential fit for Make-A-Wish an interview will be scheduled. This can be done in-person or virtually and should last about 20-30 minutes. This gives our staff a chance to learn more about you, what encouraged you to volunteer and share more about our program and what to expect.  

Step 3: Complete Background Check  

After steps 1 and 2 are successfully completed, you are ready to move forward and a background check will be initiated. The background check is a required part of the application for all volunteers. Make-A-Wish volunteers commonly are trusted to work directly with our wish families and may handle Make-A-Wish resources (including money or donated goods) as they assist with wishes. For the protection of the wish families and the Foundation itself, we run an extensive background check on all staff and volunteers. In order to cover the cost of background checks, we ask volunteers to pay the initial background check fee. If you are not able to cover this cost, we are happy to work with you directly on this.  

Step 4: Trainings  

We require all potential volunteers to complete an online Make-A-Wish University training before becoming an official volunteer. This training allows you to learn more about our mission, wish kids and volunteer roles. The length of training varies depending on the roles that you sign up for and is facilitated through our virtual training site.  

Step 5: Welcome! 

Once all previous steps and screenings are completed, our team will reach out to you to share the good news - you are officially now a volunteer for Make-A-Wish North Dakota! You would now be an active volunteer for all roles, except those that require additional training. You will be an integral part of delivering our mission forward.  

Step 6: Complete Additional Training as Needed  

Some volunteer roles require additional training before becoming active in those positions. Once you are a volunteer you will be eligible to complete these additional trainings as needed.   

With any questions regarding the volunteer application process or to get started, please contact us. We are happy to help!