Participate in an upcoming UrbanPlan volunteer training and join the ranks of ULI UrbanPlan volunteers that have reached over 25,000 high school and university students across the country since 2003. Make an impact in the future of land use by attending this one-day training. The training will prepare you to assist students who are learning the essence of development: how the forces of our market economy clash and collaborate with the non-market forces of our representative democracy to create the built environment – providing the foundation required for any informed land used discussion.

If you have land use experience, the patience to question rather than advise, the time and willingness to learn the details of the UrbanPlan “case,” and are familiar with city council and/or planning commission meetings, we encourage you to apply! After the one day training, you can volunteer for as little as one class period per school year or as many as you’d like.

Volunteer Training Requirement

Before serving as a classroom volunteer, members first participate in a required day long training session, where they are assigned roles on a development team and engage in a “lightning-round” version of the exercise. Once trained, you are encouraged to sign-up for opportunities to volunteer in the classroom, which range from 1 to 3 hours.

UrbanPlan volunteer training sessions occur a couple times per year and are typically scheduled at the start of each new semester.

Interested in Volunteering?

To be considered for upcoming training opportunities, please submit an application using the form linked here: Volunteer Application. You can submit an application at any time and we’ll get back to you once a training is scheduled.

We hold volunteer trainings twice a year – once in early fall and once in late winter. There are two upcoming trainings: one in Downtown San Francisco on Friday, 1/31 and one in Palo Alto on Friday, 2/28.

Volunteer Resources

Current UrbanPlan Volunteers – find the latest UP curriculum and resources here.