Current Advocacy Volunteer Opportunities

Last updated 2023-3-01

2023 PPAMM Storyteller's Bureau

Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte is recruiting for virtual Storyteller’s Bureau Volunteers who will be trained and mentored to effectively share their health care story. All interest form applicants will go through a pre-screen interview and group interview. Will not have share story in group interviews. View the interest form here.

Participants will:

• Be part of a cohort who will work with PPAMM staff over the course of one year to share their stories in multiple capacities.

• Have agency over how their stories are shared.

• Assisted by staff and go through small group sessions, one-on-one coaching, and workshops to get comfortable talking about your experience (all virtual).

• We will provide guidance and tools for sharing your story in different capacities.

Requirements:

• Attend 3 training sessions:

  • April 1st 9am to 12pm PST (all members required)

  • April 15th 9am to 12pm PST (optional depending on region)

  • April 15th 12pm to 3pm PST (optional depending on region)

  • April 29th 9am to 12pm PST (optional depending on region)

  • April 29th 1pm to 3pm PST (all members required)

• Other training sessions and storytelling opportunities TBD on a regular basis

• Open to sharing your story publicly.

• Access to a computer and internet connection.

• Complete storytelling opportunities

• Attend CA Capitol Day/Week - TBD

Deadline to apply: March 10th, 2023

Join a Planned Parenthood-Affiliated Campus Club

Join a Gen Action club on your campus! Several of the Planned Parenthood-affiliated clubs, called Gen Action clubs, are recruiting new members and leaders. Use the links below to be connected with the leaders for the clubs at any of the below schools. 

• CSU Sacramento

• Fresno City College

• Visalia College of the Sequoias 

• San Jose State University

• Santa Clara University

• Stanford

• UC Berkeley

• UC Davis

• UC Merced

• UC Santa Cruz

• University of Nevada, Reno

 

Publicly Share Your Story

Your story can make a difference. Whether it's affordable birth control or the right to safe and legal abortion, tell us why these services matter to you. We like to uplift a broad range of stories and perspectives to help show lawmakers, the media, and supporters just what we're fighting and advocating for. 

COMPLETE THE SHARE YOUR STORY FORM HERE

We have already heard from volunteer story-tellers throughout our service region whose willingness to share their experience is really inspiring!

 

Use the Take Action Volunteer Toolkit

Use Planned Parenthood Mar Monte's Take Action Volunteer Toolkit to volunteer on your own time. There are multiple opportunities, from hosting a screening to doing relational organizing using the Impactive app to advocating on social media and more, that allow you to make a difference and get involved with PPMM.

On the Take Action Volunteer Toolkit page, click on the yellow "Take Action" button below each opportunity to learn more.

After you take action, report your impact to report what actions you completed.