Volunteer

Serving RISD’s alumni around the world, a growing number of regional clubs and affinity groups keep you connected to RISD.

The RISD Network is an alumni-to-alumni and alumni-to-student mentoring platform that supports community members’ creative engagements in their chosen fields. Alumni may customize their level of involvement and adjust as their availability changes.

Mentors may communicate with students and other alumni directly through the platform as well as search for other alumni in the new alumni directory. Additionally, recent graduates may seek guidance from other alumni for their careers.

As a family member of an admitted or current student, or a RISD graduate, you are automatically a member of the RISD Families Association. Association membership offers engagement opportunities that reflect the needs of RISD’s diverse community, including service on Families Association committees.

Members of the RISD Families Leadership Council enhance the educational experience for all students through their volunteer outreach, engagement with RISD leaders, and philanthropic support.

For information on joining the Leadership Council, please email us at families@risd.edu or call 401 454-6656.

The Family Ambassador Program offers incoming families insight into and firsthand knowledge of RISD from families who have been connected with RISD for a year or more.

If you are new to RISD and would like some extra support from the families community, you can request an ambassador. We also encourage families with students who have attended RISD for at least a year to volunteer to support incoming families.

Members of the RISD Fund Steering Committee help advance our mission through current-use leadership giving to the RISD Fund. Currently made up of both families and alumni, the committee serves as a link between the RISD Fund, the RISD Alumni Association and the RISD Families Association.