Whatever your skill - there's a way to help from anywhere on Earth (and elsewhere if you can manage a phone, fax or e-mail connection).

Gain a wide range of experience. Help with our End Poverty Campaign^SM, website, publicity campaigns or Youth for Change^SM and Seniors for Change^SM programs, using creativity and innovation to encourage public service.

Utilize your abilities, sharpen your skills and grow in new areas. Learn from others' experience while helping millions of people to make a difference.

Skills and experience: Experience and/or specialized skills are useful but not required. We may provide training. Many, though not all, of our activities do require some experience with an Internet browser and Microsoft Word. Some of our activities, including accounting and computer tech, do require somewhat substantial previous education or experience.

Sapna, a Hearts & Minds volunteer, enjoying gaining experience while helping us help millions of people

Develop a wide range of skills: Get involved in your choice of hands-on work. Gain some valuable experience in marketing and communications, nonprofit and business management, public service, volunteer recruitment, grassroots organizing and advocacy, research, accounting, finance, law, computer science, Internet, graphic design, website design and development, art, arts management, photography, publicity, fundraising, creative writing, journalism, editing and more. Work at our Manhattan location in New York City or anywhere in the world.

Hearts & Minds is an all-volunteer organization. Your local commuting expenses may be covered. There are other ways we help our volunteers and interns. We do not provide housing, but here is some helpful advice.

Activities: There's a wide range of activities to choose from in our Working Groups.

Chizuko, another Hearts & Minds volunteer, does valuable research for the End Poverty Campaign, participates in strategic planning meetings and more. Here she writes to an elected representative to help end global poverty. You, too, can choose from a wide range of interesting activities.

Internships and Co-Ops: Internships total at least 250 hours. Extended internships are at least 400 hours. Both are within one year.

Advanced internships of 700 hours and Co-ops of 1,000 hours are also available. These require no specific time limit to complete. We also offer Leadership Opportunities for more ambitious individuals.

Students may also fulfill community service or internship requirements and gain valuable experience. Course credit and independent study are possible in collaboration with your school.

Volunteers under age 18 need a parent or legal guardian must to co-sign our Volunteer policies. Hearts & Minds works with volunteers age 14 or older.

Physically challenged
For hearing impaired individuals, we usually communicate by typing on a computer. This has worked well so far.
For physically challenged individuals, this may include regular meetings in a fully accessible part of the building that houses our offices. Unfortunately though, our offices are on a second floor accessible only by steps. We regret that we cannot afford to install an elevator.
For all: There are many activities that can also be done from outside our office.

Court-required community service: more info

Location: We are in an interesting, pleasant neighborhood in New York City, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

You can also volunteer from anywhere in the world, including these projects.

When: Volunteer three or more hours/week, scheduled at flexible times that are convenient for you. You can start any time. There's no minimum total hours for regular volunteers.
     Excluding major holidays, our office is usually open 10 am to 6 pm Mondays through Fridays, also until 8pm on Wednesdays. We may open additional hours.

Getting started: A resume and cover letter are appreciated, though not required. If you have it, please fax or e-mail it to us. You can also contact us by phone.

Here's how to Contact Us,

We recommend that you attend one of our info sessions at our office before volunteering. They last about an hour. They're Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. This schedule is subject to change. Additional times available, just ask.

What to wear: You don't have to dress up for our info session or volunteering. Jeans, shorts, sneakers and sandals are fine. No short shorts, microskirts or bare midriffs please.

Please note:

• A resume is helpful, but not required.

• If you’re interested in writing, graphic design, art, or photography samples are helpful. You don't need to make copies for us to keep, just bring to show what you already have.

• For everyone's security, all volunteers are required to show the original and give us a copy of a photo ID such as a drivers' license or a passport. Please bring the original and copy on your first visit here. The copy is kept confidentially on file.

• People over 14 may volunteer with us.

Everyone who volunteers at our office is required to sign our Volunteer and Intern Introduction and Agreement before working with us. This is usually done during the info session, so you have a chance to ask questions.

Here's a brief Copyright Agreement we make with some professional writers and artists who allow us to publish their work.

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