VOLUNTEER WITH CCSM
CCSM was built from scratch by members and volunteers. From our coordinating committee to getting the important work done in our programming, volunteers add essential capacity to our organization.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP WITH US ON BETTER IMPACT!
Why do we use Better Impact?
CCSM uses Better Impact, a volunteer engagement platform, to streamline communication with interested volunteers. Currently, communication around opportunities and trainings are sent out through Better Impact roughly every 2 weeks. Better Impact allows CCSM to vet our volunteers before connecting them with members for volunteer requests.
Through the application process on Better Impact, applicants must:
- Upload a volunteer or work resume
- Provide 2 personal references
- E-Sign our Volunteer Agreement
- E-Sign our Confidentiality Agreement
- Attend a mandatory Volunteer Orientation either online or in person. At the moment, we hold volunteer orientations on a monthly basis. Note: You do not to be fully vetted to attend a Volunteer Orientation.
Starting 2026 - We will be asking volunteers to sign up for opportunities through Better Impact. Please review these short videos on getting started on Better Impact and how to log volunteer hours.
To protect our members' information, we use a secure texting app called Signal. We ask that you download this app so that we can communicate safely with you! There is a tutorial video to download Signal here.
Current Volunteer Opportunities with CCSM:
Note: This list is always changing and volunteer opportunties are not limited to this list. If you have experience that would be benefitial to CCSM please highlight it in your Better Impact application.
- Tabling at events with CCSM staff
- Fundraising
- Accompany members to court dates, USCIS appointments and ICE-check ins
- Support Comida Para La Gente, our food justice team - cooking weekly hot meals, packing and delivering grocery boxes, gleaming from farmers markets
- Event support - set-up and breakdown, parking assistance and support during events
- Legislative and advocacy day support
- Phone banking and member outreach
- Graphic designers or artists
Please email volunteer@sanctuarycolumbiacounty.org with any additional questions.
If you are interested in interning with us for a semester (or more!), Please email us with the subject "Internship with CCSM".
