Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

Join Us - Volunteering at GLAD

GLAD welcomes volunteers of all ages and backgrounds. Volunteers and interns contribute invaluably to our work toward Equal Justice Under Law. Please consider getting involved in the following ways:

Legal InfoLine
Volunteer Your Professional Skills
One-Time / Short-Term Projects
Internships
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Legal InfoLine

One exciting way to volunteer at GLAD is to staff our Legal InfoLine in our Boston office one weekday afternoon each week.

InfoLine volunteers provide information and resources to people throughout New England regarding legal issues related to their sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression — staffing the Infoline is frontline work with people experiencing discrimination, forming families, or seeking benefits and protections under the law.

Volunteers receive extensive training in legal issues that affect LGBT individuals and families, and people living with HIV.

As a Legal InfoLine volunteer, you will:

Provide legal information and resources to people seeking help on issues regarding their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and/or HIV status;
Help people find their bearings in our complicated legal system;
Connect people to lawyers in their area, or to other community organizations that will help them stand up for their civil rights;
Help educate the public about positive legal precedents GLAD wins in the courts; and
Make a difference in the movement for LGBT and HIV civil rights.

How to join the Legal InfoLine

GLAD trains new volunteers for the Legal InfoLine two times each year, in April and October. No prior legal experience is needed. We ask new trainees to make a commitment to volunteer one weekday afternoon per week from 1:30 - 4:30 pm for at least six months. The next training will take place in October, 2008.

Questions? Contact Bruce Bell at (617) 426-1350 or bbell@glad.org.

Volunteer Your Professional Skills

Individuals with professional skills contribute regularly to the work of GLAD. We seek people with prior experience or training in the following areas who can volunteer on a continuing basis:

Event Planning
Graphic Design
Database Management
Web Assistance
Marketing

Email us at volunteering@glad.org and let us know how you can help.

One-Time / Short-Term Projects

GLAD also has opportunities for volunteers to help with one-time or short-term projects. If you send an email to volunteering@glad.org, we will add you to our general volunteer contact list. We will notify you when we need help with:

Mailings
On-Site Assistance at Special Events
Telephone Solicitation
Other projects

Internships

GLAD offers internships in all areas of the organization’s work – supporting our litigation, educating the public about civil rights, and fundraising for equal justice under law.

Interns are hired on an academic schedule -- for the entire school year, an individual semester, or the summer. Summer internships are full time; academic year internships are part time (10-15 hrs/wk). All GLAD internships are unpaid.

Law Clerking/Legal Internship

For law students only. Law students seeking exposure to and experience in civil rights and discrimination litigation should apply. Legal interns work directly with GLAD staff attorneys to do substantive legal research and writing, participate in strategy discussions, and attend depositions, hearings, and client meetings.

Public Education Internship

For undergraduates, graduate students, and community members. Public Education Interns help research and write educational materials for print and web publishing, respond to information requests about legal rights, educate community members about what to do if they experience discrimination, maintain resource files and coordinate educational forums. Interns also represent GLAD at community events, sharing information and literature about GLAD’s services. For a full position description, please click here.

Development Internship

Development Interns learn the nuts and bolts of non-profit fundraising, including direct mail, event planning, major donor solicitation planning, grant-writing, and database management. For a full position description for the Development internship, please click here; for a full position description of the Special Events Internship, please click here.

To apply for an internship

Send a resume and cover letter by post to GLAD, 30 Winter Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02108 or by email to one of the following:

For Legal Internships: legal_intern@glad.org
For Development Internships: dev_intern@glad.org
For Public Education Internships: ed_intern@glad.org

Applications will be handled on a rolling basis until positions are filled each semester.

Note: If you are applying for a law clerking/legal internship, please submit a writing sample along with your resume and cover letter.

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS (OK to choose in multiple selctions):

All volunteer opportunities at GLAD require attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality. Most volunteer opportunities require weekday availability at our Boston office�except for special events/activities that need evening or weekend volunteers.

Amount of time you have to volunteer at GLAD:

I can volunteer the following number of hours per week per month
           1     2     3     4     5    More than 5
I am only available for special events or occasional volunteer opportunities

New England Legal InfoLine (requires a 3 hour weekly commitment)
This volunteer opportunity requires that you attend training sessions in either October or April and then commit to one weekday afternoon per week from 1:30-4:30 pm for at least six months in our Boston office.

General Volunteering
(can accommodate both short and long-term volunteers)

I prefer to work in the following area(s):
Development Public Affairs/Education Either

I would like to volunteer for the following tasks:
GLAD Events    Data Entry    Mailings    General Office
Research    Phone Solicitation    Pride / Community Events
Additional Skills/Interests:
Volunteer Your Professional Skills
(requires professional skills or training and a long-term commitment)

I have professional skills or training in the following areas that I can donate to GLAD on a regular basis:
Event Planning    Graphic Design    Database Management
Archiving    Marketing    Web Design or Maintenance
Additional Professional Skills/Training:
Would you like to be added to GLAD’s mailing list?Yes No

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at GLAD!!

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