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Volunteer Opportunities
Client Services
Crisis Line Volunteers: cover a regular shift on the hotline. Training is provided.
Safe Home Makeover Crew: join a team to renovate/decorate our client apartment.
Development
Event Staff: help plan, organize and run our fabulous fund-raising events.
Mailings Staff and Coordinator: a volunteer Mailings Coordinator is needed to organize volunteers, food and space for mailing “parties”; other volunteers are needed to participate in the mailing “parties”.
Foundation or Corporate Donor Research: do research to identify possible foundation and corporate funders.
Grant Writer: write grants in collaboration with the Director of Development.
Education and Outreach
Survivor Speakers: survivors of partner abuse are needed to participate in education programs speaking about their experience. Training is provided.
Community Educators: conduct presentations for GLBT groups and service providers. Training is provided.
Designers: GMDVP needs pro bono designers to create our newsletters and invitations to events.
Gay Pride Events: help distribute educational materials at and march under the GMDVP banner in Gay Pride events held all over New England.
Bar Outreach: help distribute education materials at bars and other social venues.
Literature Distribution: help identify and distribute educational materials at a variety of locations.
Volunteer Orientation and Training
Orientation
An orientation program is provided for all individuals who volunteer for GMDVP. The aim of the orientation is to ensure that volunteers have a basic knowledge about gay, bisexual and transgender intimate partner abuse and about GMDVP – to allow for an informed decision about whether to become a GMDVP volunteer. The Volunteer Orientation is a half-day program. The agenda includes:
· A Survivor’s Story – a survivor of partner abuse shares his experience and answers questions
· GMDVP – its history, mission and structure
· The Basics of Intimate Partner Abuse – a definition, types of abuse, the cycle of abuse, partner abuse statistics, myths, barriers to service and resources for survivors.
· Meeting the Staff – two to three members of the GMDVP staff attend to meet the volunteers and describe their roles and responsibilities
· A Review of Volunteer Opportunities
Training
Hotline volunteers and survivor speakers receive additional specialized training. Hotline volunteers receive extensive (over 25 hours) of training both on intimate partner abuse and on skills needed to work with survivors of abuse. Survivor speakers are supported through the process of preparing to share their story and work with the Education Department in practicing their presentation until they are comfortable sharing their story in public.
Volunteer Application
If you are interested in becoming a GMDVP volunteer, please click on the ‘Volunteer Application’ tab, fill out the application and submit it. GMDVP will get back with you shortly to let you know the schedule for the next orientation.