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Join the Fight: Volunteer with Illinois Prison Project
We're launching IPP’s Volunteer Program — and we need you.
Whether you have event expertise, social media skills, or simply a passion for ending mass incarceration, there's a role for you in our work to bring people home and transform Illinois' criminal legal system.
Volunteer opportunities include:
• Assisting our Education Team with mailing out IPP resources, attending/documenting Education events and assisting with various technology needs
• Supporting released clients by assisting with reentry needs; attending in-person events to support IPP’s incarcerated clients
• Boosting/sharing IPP’s social media content
• Hosting an online or in-person fundraiser for IPP
• Assisting our Policy Team by attending IPP Action Fund’s Lobby Days in Springfield
• And more!
No experience required — just a commitment to hope, compassion, and humanity.
Ready to make a difference? Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdY20PiSaL-wMNtQYmFKEFzJfwK61NZl2jcCe6TPvxOor38Qg/viewform
Associate Board
The Illinois Prison Project Associate Board's mission is to build support for the organization through volunteering, fundraising, and spreading the word about our mission to end mass incarceration. We exist to introduce IPP to the next generation of advocates, activists, volunteers, and donors interested in actively advancing our organization and mission.
If you are passionate about IPP and willing to invest your time and talent, we welcome you to apply!
Member Qualifications
- Minimum 25 years of age
- Alignment with IPP’s core values
- A willingness to volunteer, donate, and promote IPP’s mission
- Prior engagement with IPP (as donor, volunteer, intern, ambassador, and/or community partner) is a plus!
Membership Benefits
- Advocate for thousands of needlessly incarcerated people and their loved ones.
- Network with other passionate, like-minded, early career professionals from a variety of backgrounds and industries.
- Host events and fundraisers to increase support for the organization and its mission.
- Receive invitations to events and participate in our annual gala
Link to application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiXxonZSLZjoybzEWyR91myko9ZyR3OvRqsvgA_hyOyN1QMw/viewform