Volunteer Training Requirement

Becoming a trained volunteer is a simple process. All you need to do is complete the 2-hour virtual training. Once trained, you are encouraged to sign up for opportunities to volunteer in the classroom or during workshops, which range from 1 to 3 hours, and are shared as specific opportunities become available. The first time you volunteer, we’ll make sure you are paired with an experienced volunteer! 

Volunteers are expected to perform their responsibilities in a fashion that aligns with the ULI Code of Ethics and advances the ULI Mission.

UrbanPlan volunteer training sessions occur a couple times per year and will be published here when available.

Common Volunteer Roles

Facilitator: Facilitators engage in Socratic interaction twice with the student teams over the course of the 15 class hour project and prior to the presentations. This process is transformative to the students’ insights and capacities.

City Council: The “City Council” hears the student proposals, challenges them as would a City Council, and awards the development contract to the winning “developer.”

Presenter: create an interactive session with the students on an aspect of their work that relates to the issues and decisions the students are struggling with in UrbanPlan.