Call for Volunteers
The 2024 Call for Volunteers is Now Open!
How it works:
Fill out the Volunteer Interest Form. An ANFP staff member will then contact you with instructions on formally applying. If you'd like, you may also nominate someone else for a volunteer role using the Interest Form. Be sure to inform the individual you have nominated them and that ANFP will contact them with instructions detailing how to formally apply.
Interested in making a difference in ANFP?
Consider applying for a volunteer role! Give back while maximizing your ANFP membership by volunteering at the chapter and/or national level. A variety of Board and Committee positions are available. Members can gain leadership skills, expand their professional network, and make an impact on the organization and industry through volunteer roles. ANFP welcomes volunteers at all skill levels, background, and experience.
Volunteering with ANFP offers many benefits and provides opportunities that cannot be found elsewhere, which include:
- Develop leadership skills that transfer to your professional and personal life
- Earn Free CE
- Be an agent of change
- Expand your professional network
- Be a part of an exclusive community
- Build your resume
- Increase your self-confidence
- Provide guidance to students and new members
- Help make an impact and shape the future of ANFP and the foodservice industry
- Give back to the group that helped you become a successful professional
- Gain a sense of achievement
- Explore new areas of interest
- Meet a diverse range of people
- Enrich yours and others' lives
- Step outside your comfort zone
Call for Volunteers Informational Overview
Hear from ANFP Chair, Felicia Smith, MHA, CDM, CFPP; Chair-Elect Ken Owens, CDM, CFPP; and Director at Large, Regina St. Clair, CDM, CFPP, as they share their insights on volunteering with ANFP!
Along with ANFP staff, your volunteers answer questions on the volunteer timeline, application process, and more.
Start your volunteer journey today!
The ANFP National Call for Volunteers application window closes February 1. The 2024 Volunteer Interest Form is linked below along with other helpful resources, including the volunteer FAQ, and the ANFP Boards & Committees Expectations & Criteria document.
What if I'm interested in more local opportunities?
Volunteer with your state chapter! Chapter volunteer roles are especially great for those just starting out on their volunteer career. ANFP's chapter volunteers gain practical experience and a path to leadership.
Call for Volunteers Timeline
Hear from ANFP Volunteers
Our Board Bites series on ANFPtv features ANFP Board and Committee members sharing their volunteer stories.