Volunteer | Urban Plan

What is the role of UrbanPlan volunteers?

If you are interested in sharing your expertise and engaging with future engaged citizens and the next generation of diverse leaders in our industry, ULI’s UrbanPlan program is a rewarding way to spend some of your volunteer time giving back in your community!

Volunteers lead facilitations during public official and community workshops.

Volunteers lead facilitations during Facilitation Day at high schools and universities.

Volunteers participate in the City Council to review the teams’ final plans.

Volunteers, students, and teachers come together to celebrate finished plans.

Volunteering with UrbanPlan

Trained volunteers serve in classrooms and workshops as Facilitators as the teams build their proposals or as members of a mock City Council for final presentations. They are tasked with challenging participants to think more critically about the UrbanPlan issues and the specific responsibilities of their “roles.”

As an UrbanPlan volunteer, you will:

make an impact in the community and on the next generation of engaged citizens

share your professional expertise and demonstrate why a career in commercial real estate is compelling and meaningful

network with peers across the real estate and land-use industries

Volunteer Murl Richardson speaks with students at Skyline High School, in Dallas, Texas.

Volunteer Kenwin M. Hayes works with students at Georgia Tech during a facilitation day.

Volunteer Astrid Glynn of TPRG talks to students during UrbanPlan Facilitation Day at Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts.

ULI Volunteer works with a student at Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School.

ULI Volunteer works with students on Facilitation Day at Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts.

The training and volunteer time commitment includes:

Completing a short training

A minimum of 1 hour of volunteering time annually – typical commitment is 2 hours every quarter

We encourage you to be a leader and make an impact by volunteering with this engaging program which is delivered in person and virtually across more than 50 cities in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Get Involved

In the United States and Canada, fill out this Volunteer Interest Form

In Europe, you can learn about how to get involved here

In Asia, click here to learn more about volunteering

Success Story

UrbanPlan has the power to help students shape their communities into thriving, inclusive places that support equitable outcomes for all people within their communities.

– Bridget Obikoya, Urban Design Engineer, The IMD Group

Success Story

UrbanPlan gives property professionals the chance to connect directly with students from a range of backgrounds helping ensure that the sector is reflective of every part of our society.

-Van Stults, managing director at Orion Capital Partners and global trustee of ULI, London, England

Success Story

I was able to benefit from the early career influence that UrbanPlan provided me. When I volunteer for the program now, I am constantly reminded of the impact this organization has on so many people.

– Jenny Gant Pham, Lincoln Property Company

Success Story

I started volunteering because it aligns with my values of reaching back to educate current generations in the fields surrounding land development. UrbanPlan exposes them to the beautiful complexities of development…

– Francis Rozier, City of Atlanta, Atlanta

Success Story

As a volunteer I hope to help students recognize their agency in shaping their communities and in creating a more equitable society.

– Charu Singh, Managing Director, Emergent Capital Partners

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The students were so focussed and switched on! Hearing the young people think about their own priorities and the ones they had to meet was so interesting.

– Volunteer, United Kingdom