​Employee giving and volunteering 

SMUD Cares

We’re proud to be part of this community and are committed to giving back through employee giving and volunteerism. Our SMUD Cares program supports our employees in giving back to the community. Every year, they volunteer thousands of hours through events and serve on various boards. They also donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to causes important to them.

SMUD volunteers planting trees in McClatchy ParkSMUD energy specialists volunteer for The Gift of Groceries.SMUD volunteers stand in front of a Habitat for Humanity construction site during the Women Build eventSMUD volunteer plants a tree

Request SMUD volunteers

We receive a high volume of volunteer requests each year from local nonprofits. Requests are more likely to succeed if they meet the criteria below. If you don’t meet all criteria, you may still submit your request for consideration.

Priority criteria

Your organization is:

  • Based in or primarily providing services in the SMUD service area.
  • A 501(c)3 charitable organization, 509(a) public charity/private foundation, 501(c)6 chamber of commerce, or a local government entity.

Your volunteer opportunity is:

  • Within the SMUD service area
  • A 2-5 hour commitment
  • More than 60 days from now
  • For a small team (5-15 people) or a large team (16-50 people)
  • One that requires little to no volunteer training
 
We typically support We typically do not support
  • Mid-week (Monday-Friday)
  • Tree plantings
  • Cleanups
  • Mock interviews
  • Food distribution
  • Assembly of care packages
  • Community revitalization
  • Site beautifications
 

 

Request volunteers

If you have questions about requesting volunteers or would like more information, please email smudcares@smud.org.



Board service

We encourage our employees to support nonprofit partners in the community where they work and live. SMUD Cares matches employees who wish to serve on a nonprofit board with organizations that can benefit from their skills and interests. If your nonprofit is seeking new board members, please email smudcares@smud.org to share your recruitment qualifications that we may reference as we assist with matching employees. 

SMUD employees served on

168

boards in 2024

Employee giving

Our employees participate in an annual employee giving campaign to support the causes they care about. SMUD Cares holds fundraisers and deploys internal campaigns year-round to encourage giving. As a result, our employees give hundreds of thousands of dollars to local organizations near and dear to their hearts.

SMUD employees donated

$400 K+

in 2024

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