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Join ALLFED's Volunteer Team

Volunteer with ALLFED

Volunteers play a key role in ALLFED’s, operations, communications, and research. Some of our core, long-standing team members began as volunteers.

The key benefits of joining our established volunteer program are its flexibility and support. We have significant experience integrating and managing volunteers. You can volunteer from anywhere in the world, on any timezone, and largely on a schedule that works for you. 

We are currently seeking Research and Communications volunteers. However, our Operations and Policy departments have reached their capacity for volunteers at this time. We welcome you to submit a speculative application.

Please note that if your interest lies within the Operations, or Policy areas, it may take us longer to respond due to the current volunteer capacity in those departments.

Volunteer in any of ALLFED’s main focus areas: 

Research:

Play an active role in hands-on research involving collaborative meetings, rigorous methods, creative thinking, and a focus on publishing peer-reviewed articles. Please check out this ALLFED Research Project database for the list of current projects you could contribute to if research is your main interest. 

Organizational development:

Dive into maintaining and improving ALLFED’s many systems.

Communications:

Work across a wide range of projects, including building our social media presence, editing and writing content for internal and external audiences, and participating on the website improvement team.

Here are what we believe makes ALLFED’s volunteer program stand out: 

  • This is the most flexible way to contribute to ALLFED. We accommodate a wide range of timezones, work styles, and weekly commitment levels.
  • There are volunteer opportunities across all areas of our organization, including in communications, operations, strategy, research, fundraising, development, technology, and more.
  • We offer a comprehensive onboarding process to help you hit the ground running as an ALLFED team member. 
  • Our established systems and processes offer two benefits: you’ll have more clarity about how your projects are progressing, and you’ll have an opportunity to build your skills working with project management systems. 
  • You’ll be part of the ALLFED team from day one, with opportunities to join social events and team meetings, participate in well-being checks, learn through attending meetings, and engage with ALLFED perks like our COVID-19 team treats program.
  •  You will collaborate with other ALLFED members, and will have a project lead on all of your projects.
  • You will receive feedback on your work and have opportunities to offer your feedback and ideas for what we can improve. 

Interested? Here is the general process for pursuing volunteering with ALLFED:

We kindly ask you to complete our Volunteer and Intern Interest Form. This form will help us gather important information about your background, skills, and areas of interest, while also providing you with an overview of the different volunteering opportunities we offer.

Important Details About the Application Process

  1. Time Commitment: If you are available for only one to five hours per week, please note that acceptance may be contingent on having specialized expertise that directly relates to our work. In general, we prioritize applicants based on both time availability and the relevance of their experience to our projects.

  2. Processing Time: We strive to carefully review all volunteer applications, and this process may take up to four weeks. Your patience is greatly appreciated as we work through each application. Please note that in some cases, it may take a bit longer due to unforeseen circumstances or planned time off by our project leads.

  3. Supporting Documents: We kindly request that you share your Resume with us by sending it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This will give us a more comprehensive understanding of your experience and help us better evaluate how your skills align with our current needs.

Next Steps After Submission

  • You will have a conversation with a team member so that we can learn more about each other.
  • You will have the opportunity to complete a “taster task” so that both you and ALLFED can establish mutual fit.
  • If there is a mutual fit, you will participate in ALLFED’s onboarding process and begin your first project!
  • You will have ongoing support and opportunities to meet others on the ALLFED team.