American Red Cross Culture Join the American Red Cross and Make a World of Difference! Change your career...change the world. Your American Red Cross responds to nearly 70,000 disasters each year. The depth and breadth of our services - whenever and wherever they're called for - is unmatched by any organization in the world. Our staff enjoys knowing that the services we deliver and the products we develop are helping save lives and make lives better everyday. As the leader in the nonprofit industry, the American Red Cross is committed to fostering a high-performing and diverse group of employees and volunteers who mirror the nation we serve and the people who support us. Experts in the fields of humanitarian aid, disaster response, blood banking, and health and safety can be found working at the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross Mission International Red Cross - Fundamental Principles Values and Guiding Behaviors 500 ways to volunteer We Depend on Volunteers Volunteers constitute 96 percent of our total work force to carry on our humanitarian work: Every year the Red Cross responds to more than 70,000 disasters—including approximately 150 home fires every day. About 11 million Americans turn to us to learn first aid, CPR, swimming, and other health and safety skills. Last year, more than 158,000 people volunteered to teach those courses. Half the nation's blood supply— six million pints annually—is collected by more than 155,000 Red Cross volunteers . Among our emergency services for the men and women of the armed forces is the delivery of urgent family messages—around the clock and around the globe. More than 30,900 volunteers serve as chairs, members of boards of directors, or on advisory boards for local Red Cross units - chapters, Blood Services regions, and military stations. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross reconnects more than 8,000 families separated by conflicts and disasters around the world through international tracking services and Red Cross messages. Ready to Volunteer?  Click Here .