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Unpaid Volunteer Opportunities
All positions listed on this page are unpaid volunteer opportunities with the Quinn for Butte campaign. They are not employment positions and do not include wages, employee benefits, or a promise of future employment.
Participation is voluntary. Applicants may choose their availability and may stop volunteering at any time.
Find a Role That Fits Your Skills
A strong local campaign needs people with different experiences, schedules, and comfort levels. Some volunteers enjoy speaking with voters. Others prefer research, photography, event preparation, writing, organization, or helping from home.
You do not need previous campaign experience. Training and reasonable guidance will be provided for assigned activities.
General Campaign Volunteer
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Assist where campaign support is most needed
- ›Help prepare materials
- ›Support community and campaign events
- ›Participate in approved outreach activities
- ›Help with basic organizational tasks
What We Are Looking For
- ›Dependability
- ›Respectful communication
- ›Willingness to learn
- ›Ability to follow campaign guidelines
- ›Positive and community-focused attitude
Commitment: Flexible and based on availability
Format: In person or hybrid
Age / Supervision: Age eligibility depends on the assignment. Applicants younger than 18 require parent or legal-guardian consent and may receive only age-appropriate, supervised assignments.
Neighborhood Outreach Volunteer
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Participate in organized door-to-door outreach
- ›Share approved campaign information
- ›Listen respectfully to resident concerns
- ›Help distribute approved campaign literature
- ›Report resident questions back to campaign leadership
What We Are Looking For
- ›Friendly and respectful communication
- ›Comfort speaking with residents
- ›Ability to stay on approved campaign messaging
- ›Reliability and good judgment
- ›Ability to walk neighborhood routes, with reasonable accommodations available
Commitment: Approximately two to four hours per scheduled outreach event
Format: In person
Age / Supervision: Minors must not canvass alone; parent/guardian consent required
Volunteers should work in organized teams. Minor volunteers must not canvass alone.
Phone and Text Outreach Volunteer
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Contact residents using approved campaign systems and scripts
- ›Share campaign information
- ›Record responses accurately
- ›Respect opt-out requests
- ›Refer policy questions to an authorized campaign representative
What We Are Looking For
- ›Clear communication
- ›Patience
- ›Attention to detail
- ›Respect for privacy
- ›Ability to follow campaign and communication rules
Commitment: Flexible scheduled shifts
Format: Remote or supervised in person
Age / Supervision: Age eligibility depends on the assignment. Applicants younger than 18 require parent or legal-guardian consent and may receive only age-appropriate, supervised assignments.
Volunteers do not receive unrestricted access to voter, donor, or resident information.
Events and Logistics Volunteer
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Assist with event setup and cleanup
- ›Welcome attendees
- ›Organize campaign materials
- ›Support sign-in and information tables
- ›Help maintain accessible and orderly event spaces
What We Are Looking For
- ›Organization
- ›Teamwork
- ›Dependability
- ›Friendly communication
- ›Ability to follow an event plan
Commitment: Event-based, generally two to six hours
Format: In person
Age / Supervision: Age eligibility depends on the assignment. Applicants younger than 18 require parent or legal-guardian consent and may receive only age-appropriate, supervised assignments.
Reasonable alternatives are provided for volunteers who cannot lift or remain standing for extended periods.
Yard-Sign and Materials Team
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Prepare campaign-sign requests
- ›Help organize sign inventory
- ›Deliver signs to confirmed locations
- ›Document completed deliveries
- ›Respect property boundaries and placement instructions
What We Are Looking For
- ›Reliability
- ›Attention to addresses and instructions
- ›Respect for private property
- ›Ability to protect residents' private information
- ›Access to transportation when delivery is assigned
Commitment: Flexible, with activity increasing closer to Election Day
Format: In person
Age / Supervision: Minors may not drive for assignments; parent/guardian consent required
Minors may not drive for campaign assignments. Sign-request addresses are not publicly displayed.
Community Research and Park Audit Volunteer
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Help document publicly observable park conditions
- ›Organize community feedback
- ›Research publicly available records
- ›Assist with photographs and written field notes
- ›Help track whether documented conditions change over time
What We Are Looking For
- ›Attention to detail
- ›Objective observation
- ›Clear note-taking
- ›Respect for park users and staff
- ›Ability to distinguish observations from conclusions
- ›Interest in parks, recreation, accessibility, or community planning
Commitment: Project-based and flexible
Format: In person, remote, or hybrid
Age / Supervision: Age eligibility depends on the assignment. Applicants younger than 18 require parent or legal-guardian consent and may receive only age-appropriate, supervised assignments.
Volunteers do not conduct official inspections, engineering evaluations, accessibility certifications, code-enforcement investigations, or law-enforcement activities.
Photography and Video Volunteer
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Photograph approved campaign and community activities
- ›Record short videos when authorized
- ›Organize media files
- ›Obtain required permission before capturing identifiable participants
- ›Help create an accurate visual record of campaign activities
What We Are Looking For
- ›Basic photography or video skills
- ›Good judgment
- ›Respect for privacy
- ›Ability to follow consent requirements
- ›Reliable file organization
Commitment: Event-based or project-based
Format: In person and remote editing
Age / Supervision: Age eligibility depends on the assignment. Applicants younger than 18 require parent or legal-guardian consent and may receive only age-appropriate, supervised assignments.
Identifiable children are not photographed for campaign publication without appropriate permission. Children's names, schools, schedules, and private information are never published.
Writing and Digital Communications Volunteer
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Help draft campaign updates
- ›Assist with proofreading
- ›Suggest social-media content
- ›Organize approved photographs and information
- ›Help maintain a consistent, positive campaign voice
What We Are Looking For
- ›Strong writing or editing skills
- ›Accuracy
- ›Respect for factual sourcing
- ›Ability to receive feedback
- ›Understanding that content requires approval before publication
Commitment: Flexible and project-based
Format: Primarily remote
Age / Supervision: Age eligibility depends on the assignment. Applicants younger than 18 require parent or legal-guardian consent and may receive only age-appropriate, supervised assignments.
Volunteers may not publish directly through campaign accounts unless specifically authorized.
Volunteer Coordination Assistant
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Help organize volunteer availability
- ›Send approved scheduling information
- ›Assist with check-in procedures
- ›Help match volunteers with suitable activities
- ›Maintain respectful and confidential records
What We Are Looking For
- ›Organization
- ›Dependability
- ›Professional communication
- ›Discretion with private information
- ›Experience coordinating people is helpful but not required
Commitment: Approximately two to five hours per week, depending on campaign activity
Format: Hybrid
Age / Supervision: 18+ recommended; access to private information is limited
This role receives only the minimum private information necessary to complete assigned duties.
Fundraising and Sponsorship Support
Primary Responsibilities
- ›Help organize approved fundraising activities
- ›Research potential community sponsors
- ›Prepare event materials
- ›Assist with donor acknowledgments
- ›Support campaign-finance record organization under authorized supervision
What We Are Looking For
- ›Professional communication
- ›Organization
- ›Respect for campaign-finance rules
- ›Confidentiality
- ›Experience with events, fundraising, or business outreach is helpful
Commitment: Project-based
Format: Hybrid
Age / Supervision: 18+ recommended; minors require parent/guardian consent and may not handle funds
Volunteers may not promise tax deductions, make unauthorized financial commitments, set contribution terms, or independently control campaign funds.
Student Civic Leadership Internship
Unpaid Volunteer Educational ProgramThe Student Civic Leadership Internship is intended to introduce high-school and college students to local campaigns, parks and recreation policy, community engagement, public meetings, responsible communications, research, and public service.
The goal is to help students understand how local leadership works while developing practical skills in communication, organization, teamwork, research, and civic participation.
Program Disclosure
This is an unpaid volunteer educational opportunity. It does not provide wages, employee benefits, a promise of employment, or guaranteed academic credit. Students seeking academic or community-service credit must receive approval from their school before beginning. The campaign cannot guarantee that a school will award credit.
This program is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by any school, district, college, FRRPD, the City of Oroville, or another public agency.
Potential Learning Areas
Student Project Options
Civic Research
Research publicly available information about parks, recreation programs, public meetings, community needs, grants, and local history.
Community Engagement
Help prepare resident surveys, summarize public feedback, assist at events, and learn how campaigns communicate with different groups.
Park Audit Support
Assist with field notes, public-space observations, photography, accessibility questions, and organization of documented findings.
Communications
Help draft informational posts, proofread campaign materials, organize approved media, and learn the difference between fact, opinion, proposal, and official action.
Event and Campaign Operations
Learn how volunteers, schedules, outreach materials, event logistics, and community activities are coordinated.
Public-Meeting Learning
Observe publicly accessible meetings and prepare an educational summary identifying the issues discussed, decisions made, and questions that remain.
A student's summary must not be presented as an official meeting record.
What We Are Looking For
- ›Interest in local government, campaigns, community service, parks, education, communications, or public policy
- ›Willingness to learn
- ›Dependability
- ›Respectful behavior
- ›Ability to follow safety and privacy rules
- ›Age-appropriate communication skills
- ›Commitment to factual accuracy
- ›Ability to work with people who may hold different views
No previous political or campaign experience is required.
Program Format
Introductory Experience
Approximately 10 to 20 total volunteer hours.
Project Internship
Approximately 30 to 60 total volunteer hours focused on an approved project.
Semester Civic Leadership Experience
A schedule coordinated in advance around the student's availability and, when applicable, school requirements.
These are planning ranges rather than guaranteed schedules.
Student Safety and Privacy (Under 18)
- ›Require parent or legal-guardian consent
- ›Use age-appropriate assignments
- ›Do not send minors canvassing alone
- ›Do not allow minors to drive for campaign assignments
- ›Do not place minors in charge of campaign money
- ›Do not give minors unrestricted voter, donor, volunteer, or resident data
- ›Do not require students to provide political opinions as a condition of participation
- ›Do not publish a student's name, photograph, school, schedule, or work without appropriate written permission
- ›Use supervised public or approved environments
- ›Provide a clear contact person for students and guardians
- ›Allow a parent or guardian to withdraw consent
The campaign uses an age range (Younger than 16, 16–17, 18 or older) rather than a minor's exact birthdate. Applicants younger than the campaign's approved minimum participation age receive an informational response rather than automatic enrollment.
Learning Record
When appropriate, the campaign may provide:
- ✓A record of verified volunteer hours
- ✓A general description of completed activities
- ✓Constructive project feedback
- ✓A completion acknowledgment
- ✓A reference based on documented participation, at the campaign's discretion
The campaign does not promise:
Selection and Participation
Submitting an application does not guarantee placement. Opportunities depend on available supervision, suitable projects, scheduling, safety considerations, and campaign needs. Participation may be limited or ended when necessary for safety, privacy, reliability, conduct, campaign compliance, or project availability.Submit Your Application
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Unpaid Volunteer Opportunities
All positions listed on this page are unpaid volunteer opportunities with the Quinn for Butte campaign. They are not employment positions and do not include wages, employee benefits, or a promise of future employment.
Participation is voluntary. Applicants may choose their availability and may stop volunteering at any time.
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