Time Commitment:

• 4 hrs/week (two 2 hr shifts per week) with shifts typically taking place in the evenings on weekdays or on weekends
• One 15/20 minute check in every other week

Location: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Deep Canvassing, calling community members to build support and mobilize them around our progressive campaigns (issue and electoral). Plugging in supportive community members who are also interested in phonebanking for progressive campaigns.
• Voter Engagement Phonebanking, calling constituents about local elections
• Relational Recruitment, talking to your friends/family/peers about the campaigns and seeing if they would like to make a call to a legislator and/or join you for a deep canvassing shift

Shifts/time: 

• One 4 hr shift each week, with shifts typically taking place in the evenings on weekdays or on weekends
• One 15/20 minute check in every other week

Location:

• Newburgh Office, Kingston Office, or Poughkeepsie Office
• It is not required for you to have transportation to the offices

Primary tasks: 

• Canvassing/door-knocking community members to build support and mobilize them around our progressive campaigns (issue and electoral)
• Plugging in supportive community members who are also interested in phonebanking for progressive campaigns
• Organizing your own personal networks to volunteer

Shifts/time: 

• 4 hour weekly commitment — 2 hr meeting, 2 hrs independent work

Location:

• Remote/In-Person, depending on your location

Primary tasks: 

• Recruitment
  • Preparing to recruit volunteers to the fundraising team – readings, practicing, etc.
  • Tracking outreach to people you know, setting up meetings, etc.
• Management
  • Managing the volunteers you recruited to the fundraising team during the winter fundraising drive
• Fundraising
  • Mapping out your own personal networks and asking them to donate 

Shifts/Time: 

• 5-6 hrs/week: 1 two hour shift per week, 1 one hour meeting per week, 1 hour of check ins per week, one 15/20 minute check in every week

Location:

• Newburgh Office, Kingston Office, Poughkeepsie Office or Remote, depending on location

Primary tasks:

• Canvassing (phonebanking/doorknocking) community members to build support and mobilize them around our progressive campaigns (issue and electoral)
• Checking in with a team of interns biweekly
• Attending a 1 hr coach meeting weekly
• Facilitating phonebank/doorknocking shifts 
• Potentially, training volunteers who join your shifts

*Note: We have a limited number of placements for Lead Communications Interns

Shifts/time: 

• 8 hrs/week

Location:

• Remote

Primary tasks: 

• Manage Communications Interns
• Updating our website
• Working on PR and Media
• Creating social media content
• Drafting mass emails
• If relevant, graphic design/photo/video work

Shifts/time: 

• 4-8 hrs per week

Location:

Vassar Campus or Marist Campus or SUNY New Paltz Campus or Remote

Primary tasks: 

• If in person, Canvassing students to build support and mobilize them around our progressive campaigns (issue and electoral)
• If remote, phonebanking our existing student base to build support and mobilize them around our progressive campaigns (issue and electoral)
• Plugging in supportive student who are also interested in phonebanking/canvassing for progressive campaigns
• Organizing your own personal networks to volunteer
• Holding events for students to introduce them to and engage them with our work
• Recruiting students to our fundraising team