Share Your Expertise
The ANA Enterprise continues to make huge steps to advance nursing, and improve health and health care for all, through the passion and commitment of registered nurses.
To support our activities, we need your help. Join the hundreds of dedicated nurses who volunteer with the entities of the ANA Enterprise, and share their expertise, passion, and time to help transform lives.
Make a difference
Volunteers can choose a cause close to their heart, use their expertise, and gain tangible benefits from the experience. By taking on a voluntary role with the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Nurses Foundation, you can:
- Play a dynamic role in the development of your field of expertise;
- Enhance your curriculum vitae;
- Collaborate with health care colleagues nationwide;
- Earn a reduction in the number of contact hours required to renew ANCC certification; and
- Become known as a nursing leader who shapes the future of all healthcare practitioners.
Below, you will find a list of all the volunteering opportunities that periodically become available at the ANA Enterprise. If you’re interested and believe you might fit the bill, get in touch with one of the contacts below and embark on an exciting journey with us.
ANA Volunteer Opportunities
Center for Ethics and Human Rights
Contact the Center for Ethics and Human Rights
- Center for Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Board
- Professional Issues Panel Steering Committee Member
- Professional Issues Panel Advisory Group Member
- Graduate/Doctoral Student Interns
Communications
Contact the Communications and Social Media team
- Nurse Space
- ANA Communities
Education & Products
Contact Education & Products team
- Present webinars for our navigate nursing
- SMEs
- Authors
Government Affairs
Contact Government Affairs
- PAC - Volunteer
- ANA-PAC Board of Trustees
- Congressional + other official department/agency visits
- Grass Roots Advocacy Efforts
- Public Comments
- Testimony
- American Nurses Advocacy Institute
- Graduate/Doctoral Student Interns
Governance
Visit Leadership & Governance
Contact the Governance team
- ANA Board of Directors
- Committee on Appointments
- Committee on Bylaws
- Committee on Honorary Awards
- Committee on Honorary Awards Subcommittee
- Leadership Council
- Nominations and Elections Committee
- Professional Policy Committee
Minority Fellowship Program
Contact Janet Jackson
- Fellowship Advisory Committee
Nursing Practice and Work Environment
- Professional Issues Panel Steering Committee Member
- Professional Issues Panel Advisory Group Member
- Committee on Nursing Practice Standards Member
- Committee on Nursing Practice Standards Alternate Member
- Specialty Nursing Scope and Standards Revision Workgroup
- Graduate/Doctoral Student Interns
- Conference Staffing Volunteers
- Conference Speakers
- Health Risk Appraisal
- Healthy Nurse Listserve
- Call for Public Comments
- Special Projects/Expert Consultation
ANCC Volunteer Opportunities
Accreditation
Contact Jennifer Graebe
- Commission on Accreditation (commissioners are all volunteers)
- We periodically need content expert volunteers when developing new credentials programs
Certification Exams
Certification Exam Opportunities
Contact ANCCVolunteer@ana.org
- Content Panel Experts
- Item Writers
- Standard Setting Panels
- Preceptor Bank - NPs Volunteers
- Please fill out these two forms and send your CV and/or any questions to ANCCPreceptorbank@ana.org.
Magnet Program
Contact the Magnet Program
- Commission on Magnet (all Magnet commissioners are volunteers)
- Volunteers are needed for a number of roles during the annual Magnet Conference
Pathway To Excellence Program
Contact the Pathway to Excellence Program®
- Commission on Pathway to Excellence
- Field experts for the task force that helps develop Pathway standards.
- Volunteers are needed for a number of roles during the annual Pathway conference.
American Nurses Foundation Volunteer Opportunities
American Nurses Foundation
Contact Kate Judge
- Grant Applications Reviewer
- Board of Trustees Member
- Special Projects
- Community Fund Raising Project
- Honor a Nurse Campaign