USAC Community Service Commission

What USAC Community Service Commission does

The USAC Community Service Commission (CSC) is the community service-focused office of UCLA's Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC), established in 1965 when political science graduate student Tom Hoeber restructured UCLA student government to include CSC alongside the Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission. CSC operates as a two-part organization: (1) an umbrella body for over 30 student-run service projects addressing issues in poverty, homelessness, education, health, food and housing insecurity, disability justice, youth empowerment, and sustainability; and (2) a programming center that runs large-scale campus service events including Alternative Breaks immersion trips, the annual Day of Service (15+ sites, hundreds of volunteers), IMPACT Conference, Servocacy Fest, and Nonprofit Networking Night, engaging more than 2,000 student volunteers per year.

CSC offers no technology products, software, APIs, or AI-driven services. Its portfolio is delivered through in-person campus programming, supplemental funding mechanisms (Supplemental Fund for Service, CS Transpo Fund), recognition programs (Robert S. Michaels Leadership in Service Award), and educational resources such as the CSC Guide to Service and quarterly Transparency Reports. Staffing is largely student-volunteer based, with leadership rotating annually: a Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Chief of Staff, and approximately 15-20 directors per academic year across functions including programming, outreach, advocacy, finance, transportation, marketing, and analytics.

CSC's funding model is institutional rather than commercial. It receives budget allocations from USAC student-fee revenue, augmented by referenda such as the 2016 #UCLAWellness Initiative that increased funding for advocacy, immersion, and transportation. All services are provided free of charge to UCLA undergraduates and the greater Los Angeles community; CSC does not generate revenue through fees, contracts, or commercial activity, and no revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Operating exclusively within UCLA's campus and the Los Angeles region, CSC's geographic scope is bounded by its status as a constituent body of UCLA student government.

Name

USAC Community Service Commission

Legal name

Community Service Commission

Website

https://uclacsc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

USAC Community Service Commission is the community service office of UCLA's student government, functioning as an umbrella for 30+ student service projects and engaging 2,000+ volunteers through programs like Alternative Breaks, Day of Service, and the IMPACT Conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Community Service Programs

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI), Student Government & Leadership Programs (EDALAHAA), Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI)

Keywords

• Student community service
• Volunteer programs
• Advocacy campaigns
• Alternative break trips
• Service project funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Student Government Funding: CSC is funded through USAC (Undergraduate Students Association Council) student government funding, including the #UCLAWellness Initiative referendum which brought increased funding to CSC's advocacy efforts, immersion programs, and transportation needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Community Service Commission (CSC) runs student-led community service and advocacy programming at UCLA, including Alternative Breaks immersion trips, Volunteer Day, IMPACT Conference, Servocacy Fest, and Nonprofit Networking Night, while serving as an umbrella for over 30 student-run service projects across Health, Disability Justice, Youth Empowerment, Food and Housing Insecurity, and Sustainability and Financial Wellness. It also administers funding programs (Supplemental Fund for Service, CS Transpo Fund) and the Robert S. Michaels Leadership in Service Award to support service-minded UCLA students and affiliated organizations.

Product overview

USAC Community Service Commission is a student-run community service organization operating as an office of UCLA's student government (USAC). It serves as an umbrella organization for over 30 student-run service projects with a volunteer network of over 2,000 students, making it the largest student-run, student-initiated community service organization in the nation. The organization offers a portfolio of programs including Alternative Breaks immersion trips, Volunteer Day, IMPACT Conference, Servocacy Fest, and Nonprofit Networking Night, alongside five project focus areas (Health, Disability Justice, Youth Empowerment, Food and Housing Insecurity, Sustainability and Financial Wellness). CSC also administers funding programs (Supplemental Fund for Service, CS Transpo Fund), awards (Robert S. Michaels Leadership in Service Award), an Internship Program, and publishes educational resources including the CSC Guide to Service and Transparency Reports. The organization is not a technology company and does not offer software products, APIs, or AI-powered features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Day
• Alternative Breaks (AB)
• IMPACT Conference
• Servocacy Fest
• Nonprofit Networking Night
• Project Bruin
• CSC Internship Program
• Supplemental Fund for Service (SFS)
• CS Transpo Fund
• Robert S. Michaels Leadership in Service Award

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 student volunteers engaged in community service
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• USAC (Undergraduate Students Association Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSC is the community service-focused office of USAC, UCLA's student government. Through the Commissioner, CSC has a voice on USAC to represent service-minded students across campus. USAC provides funding and institutional support for CSC's programs.
• UCLA AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSC partners with UCLA administration to co-program service events and advocate for service initiatives on campus.
• SWC (Student Wellness Commission) and CEC (Campus Events Commission)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on #UCLAWellness Initiative referendum passed in 2016 USAC elections, bringing increased funding to CSC's advocacy efforts, immersion programs, and transportation needs.
• 30+ UCLA Student Service OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSC serves as an umbrella organization for over 30 student-run service projects that address issues within the community using both direct service and advocacy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UC Berkeley Public Service Center: Cal Corps / UC Berkeley Public Service Center is the analogous university-based community service umbrella at a peer UC campus, coordinating student-run service projects and immersion programs with a comparable operating model to UCLA CSC.
• Princeton Pace Center for Civic Engagement: Princeton's Pace Center is the campus hub for student civic engagement, service projects, and breakaway immersion trips at a peer private university, directly comparable in function to UCLA CSC.
• Stanford Haas Center for Public Service: Stanford's Haas Center coordinates student-led community service, service-learning courses, fellowships, and immersion trips on a peer university campus, mirroring CSC's umbrella-plus-programming model.
• USC Joint Educational Project: USC's JEP is the community-service arm at a competing Los Angeles university, placing students in sustained service placements and service-learning courses with a structurally similar role to UCLA CSC.
• UCLA Volunteer Center: The UCLA Volunteer Center is the university's central volunteer-matching hub on the same campus; it overlaps with CSC's volunteer-engagement programming and shares the same student base.
• Harvard Phillips Brooks House: Harvard's PBH is a student-run public service organization coordinating dozens of service programs on a peer elite university campus, comparable in mission and structure to UCLA CSC.

Others

• VolunteerMatch: VolunteerMatch is the dominant online volunteer-opportunity platform in the U.S. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but is the marketplace where many of CSC's nonprofit partners list volunteer postings.

Broad incumbents

• Points of Light: Points of Light is a large, established national volunteer-service organization that supports volunteer mobilization and corporate service days; it overlaps with CSC's mission to organize large-scale service programming.
• AmeriCorps: AmeriCorps is a federal national-service program that channels volunteers into community service across the country. It operates at far larger scale but covers the same service-engagement territory CSC addresses for students.

Regional players

• HandsOn Los Angeles: HandsOn LA is a Los Angeles-based volunteer placement organization that connects volunteers with local nonprofits — the same LA service ecosystem where CSC's Day of Service and projects operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/uclacsc
• Instagraminstagram.com/uclacsc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ucla-community-service-commission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles31 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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