Volunteer Opportunities

Do you want to be more involved in your community?

Would you like to meet new people who share your interests?

Do you like history and want to work at a nationally recognized historic site?

Volunteering at the Alice Paul Institute provides you with these opportunities and so much more! Volunteering is a great way to share your time, your skills and your knowledge while also learning about the history and legacy of this amazing woman and her effect on gender equality issues that are still relevant today.

Who can volunteer at the Alice Paul Institute?

• Men or women 18 years of age or older

• People who like to work with others

What types of things do volunteers do?

• Work at special events

• Give tours to the public and to school groups

• Help promote Paulsdale as a destination and a site available for rental

• Give presentations on Alice Paul to community groups and organizations

When can I volunteer?

• Mornings or afternoons

• In the evening

• On weekends

• On an occasional basis

• On a regular basis

What are the benefits of volunteering?

• Invitations to special events

• Recognition events and awards

• Building you resume

• Opportunity to earn a FREE membership

How do I apply? 

For specific positions (see listings to the right) please contact the appropriate person as directed in the description.

To join our volunteer contact list (you will receive email announcement when volunteers are needed for mailings, events, and other projects), please fill out our Volunteer Form and mail to:
API, PO Box 1376,
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

API holds regular orientation sessions for new volunteers. You will be placed on the list for the next session and contacted as soon as it is scheduled.

Internship Opportunities

If you are interested in an internship with API, email info@alicepaul.org and indicate your interest in either the Heritage or Leadership programs and the semester (Spring/Summer/Fall) that you would like to serve your internship. 

 Volunteer & Internship Positions (as of 6/09)

Program Assistant:  The Director of Heritage seeks a volunteer or intern to be a program assistant for the fourth-grade Meeting Alice program. Meeting Alice is a two-hour history program that takes place at Paulsdale, birthplace of Alice Paul, a National Historic Landmark and the home of API.

The Meeting Alice program includes a presentation, team activities, an outdoor tour and scavenger hunt. The goals of the program include teaching students about the life and work of suffragist Alice Paul, the importance of voting, Quaker principles, South Jersey farming and the overall message that one person can make a difference.

A program assistant will work with the program facilitator to set-up/clean-up, work with students during team activities, hand out materials, help with classroom management, direct teachers/chaperones/bus driver, conduct administrative tasks (i.e. counting heads, receiving payments, recording figures, etc.) and other tasks as needed.

Training is provided. Hours are determined as classes schedule their programs each semester. Hours vary each semester (fall/spring) depending on how many schools schedule this program but may range from 10-50 hours each semester. Students seeking field service hours may be able to set up a semester-long internship with API that will combine substitute hours with an internship project.  This is also a great opportunity for retirees, stay-at-home moms or anyone with daytime availability.
 

For more info, contact Kris Myers, Director of Heritage at 856-231-1885 or kmyers@alicepaul.org.
 

 
Co-Facilitator:  The Director of Leadership Programs seeks part-time co-facilitators for the Alice Paul Leadership Program’s Lead-A-Way workshop series. 

The Lead-A-Way workshop series is a ten-week series for middle school girls that teaches leadership skills through the introduction of role models from women’s history.  The goals of the program are that girls, using the “role model leaders” to draw parallels to their own lives, begin to identify their own leadership style and formulate strategies for taking leadership roles in their school and community.  This program emphasizes leadership and each participant’s potential as a future leader. 

Workshop co-facilitators will work intensively with a select group of 15-20 middle school girls once a week for ten weeks.  Sessions are approximately 90 minutes during the day and take place at middle schools in Southern New Jersey.  Co-facilitators will work with an experienced workshop facilitator and receive training in the Lead-A-Way curriculum.  Topics covered in workshop sessions include: creative thinking, assertiveness, organization, communication skills, and cooperative group dynamics. 

A successful co-facilitator will:

·        Enjoy working with adolescent girls

·        Maintain a positive, open mind

·        Demonstrate leadership qualities

·        Show interest in women’s history and contemporary issues

·        Be punctual and have reliable transportation

·        Have some previous experience working with youth

·        Be available during the school day

If you are interested, please contact Dana Dabek-Milstein, Director of Leadership Programs at 856-231-1885 or ddmilstein@alicepaul.org.  A small stipend is available with a possibility of promotion.

Website Manager:   The Director of Heritage seeks a volunteer or intern to serve as the website manager for the for the New Jersey Women’s History Website (www.njwomenshistory.org). 

API owns and manages the New Jersey Women’s History Website.  API offices are located at historic Paulsdale, a National Historic Landmark and home of suffragist and equal rights advocate Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977).  In addition to providing women’s history and girls leadership programs, API also serves as a clearinghouse for women’s history, particularly in New Jersey women’s history.
 

The website manager’s tasks include uploading new content, designing a new E-Classroom format that is user friendly and making revisions as needed. 
 

Students seeking field service hours can set up a semester-long internship with API that will combine service hours with an overall internship project.  Because of the nature of the project, most of the hours for this project may be served off-site from home or another remote location.
 

For more information, please contact Kris Myers, Director of Heritage at 856-231-1885 or kmyers@alicepaul.org.
 

Office Assistant:  The Director of Heritage seeks a volunteer or intern to serve as an office assistant.

 
The office assistant will schedule tours, programs and presentations using the online office calendar send confirmation letters/announcements and or information as requested, keep records for programs, assist researchers, communicate w tour guides and presenters, assist w copying and mailings and assist w set up and clean up for programs (this position can be combined w the Program Assistant position listed above).

Training is provided. A schedule (may be one day a week or every other week) can be set up in person according to availability and need.  Some seasons (spring, early fall) are busier than usual and may require more hours than other periods.  This is also a great opportunity for retirees, stay-at-home moms or anyone with daytime availability.
 

For more info, contact Kris Myers, Director of Heritage at 856-231-1885 or kmyers@alicepaul.org.

Gift Shop Manager:  API seeks a volunteer or intern to serve as a manager for the Paulsdale gift shop.
 
The manager will work in the gift shop during tours and/or programs to collect tour ticket payments, record the number or visitors, conduct transactions for purchases, calculate sales totals and restock and arrange items as needed.  The manager will also pack and send online purchases and order new items for the gift shop.  The manager will work with API’s Administrative Director to design a sales flyer for API’s fall newsletter.

Training is provided. A schedule (may be one day a week or every other week) can be set up in person according to availability and need.  This is also a great opportunity for retirees, stay-at-home moms or anyone with daytime and weekend availability.
 

For more info, contact Debra Hojsak, at 856-231-1885 or dhojsak@alicepaul.org.

Committee Members:  The Alice Paul Institute is seeking volunteers to help serve on committees that support the organization's fundraising, programmatic, financial and facility needs. Most committees meet monthly and participate in either face to face meetings or by teleconference.  API is seeking volunteers for the following committees:

• Development- Assist with the organization's fundraising efforts including individual gifts, corporate relations, special events and friendraisers,
   

• Finance-Assist with the budget monitoring, long-term planning and over all financial management of organization,
   

• Site-Assist with property maintenance and cleanup,
   

• Education-Assist with program evaluations, outreach and program development.

For more information about these committees, please contact Debra Hojsak at dhojsak@alicepaul.org or call 856-231-1885.