Alumni Ambassadors

Become an Alumni Ambassador

Our Alumni Ambassadors serve many roles in their communities and have various titles that include college student, teacher, lawyer, founder, investor, developer, policy analyst, accountant, doctor, innovator, consultant, philanthropist, and nonprofit leader—to name just a few!

Advocate and spread awareness about the transformative power of speech and debate.
Share information with your networks and communities to help ensure this activity finds a place in every school—creating opportunity and access for more students.

Engage with other speech and debate alumni and invite them to claim their free alumni membership.
Contribute your unique skills and expertise to collaborate on special projects and events with the NSDA.

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Ambassador Resources

Ambassador Toolkit

Social Media Toolkit

Ways to Get Involved

"The skills I learned - Critical thinking, problem solving, writing a cogent argument, communicating clearly - are the only things I learned in high school that I use every day. In every way, speech and debate was the foundation for my future life." - Abra Belke, Butte High School, MN - Class of 2000

Share Your Speech and Debate Story

Share your story of how speech and debate impacted your life, career, friendships, and opportunities.

Share Your Story

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Volunteer

We offer free online scrimmages and are always in need of judges to provide constructive and knowledgeable feedback to students that are eager to learn and grow.

Sign up as a Volunteer Judge

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Advocate

Help us increase access to speech and debate education in your community. Use our advocacy tools to promote speech and debate programs.

Advocate for Speech and Debate

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Donate

Each donation to the Pay It Forward Fund makes speech and debate more equitable and provides opportunities to more students and schools.

Make a Donation