Volunteer as part of CAIR SFBA’s 2020 team of Civic Engagement Champions!

Our first ever Civic Engagement Champions (CEC) volunteer group will play a crucial role in ensuring our community is informed about and engaged in the 2020 Census and Elections. Together, several dozen committed individuals will reach thousands of groups and individuals in their respective cities and regions.

With our community’s political voice at stake in a historic election year, this is a unique opportunity to serve your local community through being an ambassador of CAIR-SFBA!

To volunteer as a Civic Engagement Champion, applicants should:

Live in the San Francisco Bay Area
Have access to a working vehicle or public transportation
Plan to attend a mandatory volunteer orientation in January 2020
Plan to attend a monthly webinar in February, March and April 2020 (dates TBD)
Commit to a number of hours (minimum four hours per month) for the CEC’s active time frame of February, March and April 2020. Hours committed will be calendared at least two weeks in advance of the commitment.
Be willing to engage in one of four tracks – in order of priority need:
- Phone banking
- Door knocking
- Community canvassing
- From-home media advocacy and other options to engage the community through personal resources

Deadline to apply is January 21, 2020.

Civic Engagement Champions

Volunteer as part of CAIR SFBA’s 2020 team of Civic Engagement Champions!

Name*
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone*
Email*
School/Organization/Company:
What is your age?*
(Note: the minimum age to volunteer is 15 years old. We unfortunately cannot accommodate younger volunteers.)
Do you have any physical limitations on the type of work you could do here?
Have you volunteered with CAIR before?
If yes, when and what did you do?
What other volunteer/extracurricular activities are you involved with?
Are you affiliated with a particular masjid? If yes, which one(s)?
Are you affiliated with a particular MSA? If yes, which one?
Which of the following Civic Engagement Champions tracks most interests you, to commit to four hours per month for each February, March and April?*
NOTE: You may choose more than one option. In the January orientation meeting, we will collectively finalize local teams and roles. All volunteer opportunities require participation from the city where you live OR within a 10-20 mile radius of your city.
- TRACK 1: Phone banking with other volunteers and CAIR staff: Weekday evenings and daytime on weekends on the following dates, to use personal cell phones to reach community members who live in or near your city, informing and encouraging them to vote and/or fill out their Census form
- TRACK 2: Door knocking with at least one other volunteer or CAIR staff: Weekday evenings and daytime on weekends on the following dates, to knock on doors in CAIR-identified neighborhoods to talk to people and leave flyers, informing and engaging voters and encouraging that people complete their 2020 Census
- TRACK 3: Community canvassing with at least one other volunteer or CAIR staff: Various dates and times (evenings and weekends) – to table and hand out flyers in various community spaces such as at events, masajid and local businesses and at CAIR-coordinated events and programs like candidate forums and Census town halls.
- TRACK 4: From-home, on your own: Various dates and times to engage in media advocacy and other options to reach the local community through personal resources including texting groups of 50+ people, posting on personal social media using points provided by CAIR, or cooking for and/or hosting other volunteers on any of the above dates at your address provided above.
Which mandatory orientation date will you be able to attend? (We’ll provide refreshments!)*
How did you hear about this opportunity? Select one or more:
Media Release*
By completing this application, you grant CAIR the right to use your full name, biography, photo/video image, likeness, or audio recording. You also grant permission to use your photograph, silhouette and other reproductions of your physical likeliness in connection with the unlimited distribution, advertising, promotion, exhibition, and exploitation, and use throughout the world and in perpetuity on whatever media is known or hereafter devised.
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Civic Engagement Champions Volunteer Application

Volunteer as part of CAIR SFBA’s 2020 team of Civic Engagement Champions!

Civic Engagement Champions