Raising Your Hand - U.S. Digital Response Volunteer Interest Form Logo

  • Sign up to volunteer

  • Why Volunteer?

    • You'll use your skills to directly impact public services and infrastructure
    • Work on short-term projects with government agencies
    • Collaborate with experienced technologists on important initiatives
    • Gain valuable experience while making a difference

    How it works: 

    • Tell us your skills, availability, and experience level (please note that our volunteer opportunities require mid-to-senior level experience)
    • We'll match you with projects based on government partner needs
    • You may get placed right away or it could take many months
    • A typical commitment is at least 10 hours per week

    What to expect: 

    • The application takes around 15 minutes to complete
    • All fields with * are required
    • Not everyone who applies will be placed, but we appreciate your interest
    • Your information may be shared with relevant government agencies and volunteers

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    This form follows accessibility guidelines. Please contact us at info@usdigitalresponse.org if you are unable to complete this form for any reason.

  • NYC[x] Fellowship Program
    If you are applying for the NYC[x] Fellowship program, be sure to check the box that you are interested in the NYC[x] Fellowship program. In the question asking why you volunteered, let us know what inspired you to apply for the fellowship. The application deadline is Friday, June 25th at 11:59pm PST. Early applications will receive priority.
  • Template text User Research Cohort
    If you'd like to be considered for one of the three to five upcoming research-focused projects as part of the Chattanooga, TN user research project cohort, be sure to check the relevant box within this form that you are interested.
    This cohort of projects will run 10 weeks, from late August through October, & requires a dedicated committment of 10-15 hr/wk throughout the duration of the project. There are no location requirements as volunteering is completed remotely, though Chattanooga, TN based volunteers may be prioritized.
     
    The deadline for consideration on this cohort of projects is Saturday, August 10th at 11:59pm PST. Early submissions will receive priority.
     
    USDR continues to have additional opportunities with government partners throughout the country. If you interested, but not selected for the Chattanooga, TN cohort we'll keep you in mind for future volunteer opportunities. 
  • Government resume reviewers needed for workshop in January 2025
    We're looking for volunteers with experience hiring and/or reviewing resumes within local, state, and/or federal government to provide 1:1 resume feedback to technologists interested in working in government on January 29th and/or 30th, 2025. If you'd like to be considered for this volunteer role, be sure to check the relevant box within this form that you are interested. 
     
    USDR continues to have additional opportunities with government partners. If you are not interested in this particular volunteer opportunity, or not selected for this opportunity, we'll keep you in mind for future ones.

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  • Government Resume Review Volunteer Opportunity

    In addition to other volunteer opportunities that arise at USDR, would you specifically like to be considered to be a government resume reviewer for the upcoming USDR Resume Workshop in January 2025?
  • Considerations:
    • If you indicate interest, you will also be considered for other USDR volunteer opportunities should you not be selected for this opportunity.
    • There is no obligation to commit interest to this opportunity! By leaving the box below unchecked you will still be considered for other USDR projects that arise.
    • The deadline for consideration on this opportunity is January 6th at 11:59pm PST. Early submissions will receive priority.

  • We’re looking for mid-to-senior career level volunteers who would feel confident reviewing resumes because of their work experience and/or hiring experience in local, state, and/or federal levels of government. You don’t have to have HR or hiring manager experience, but you do need to have either hired folks, or have been a part of the hiring process (i.e. reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates), for roles within government. We’re looking for volunteers with expertise within Product / Project Management, UX Design / Research, Content Strategy, Software Engineering, Data Science / Analytics, HR/Technical Recruiting, Digital Services Leadership.

    What to expect: 

    • Conduct 1:1 resume review sessions with technologists looking for roles in government over the course of January 29th and/or 30th, 2025. 
      • You set the windows you are available so that participants can book with you. 
      • Review sessions will be 20 minutes long (15 min for review + 5 min for buffer). 
      • We’re asking volunteers to commit to at least one hour of reviews (3 reviews total), but would love for volunteers to take on more sessions if they are able to. 
      • You’ll have day-of support from USDR to help with any questions or technical support. 
    • [Jan 6-10th] Set up the Calendly account USDR provides to you for this event. We’ll send you instructions on how to set up, including adding your availability and a video conferencing account of your choosing (i.e. Zoom, Teams, Google Meet) to take the session calls. 
    • [Prior to Jan 29/30th] Preview your participant resumes. We’ll share those resumes with you so that you can review prior to the event and fully maximize the 15 minute session with your participants.

  • Seattle User Research Cohort

    In addition to other volunteer opportunities that arise at USDR, would you specifically like to be considered for a cohort of upcoming research-focused projects. We'll be working with the city of Seattle, WA.

  • The research cohort of projects will run 10 weeks.
    Seattle starts on Sept 11 and runs until late November.
    All roles require a dedicated committment of 10-15 hr/wk throughout the duration of the project. We'll be looking to place folks with mid- to senior-level experience in user research, UX design, & project management. Learn more here.

  • By checking one or both of options below, you are confirming that you are available and would like to be considered for the upcoming User Research cohorts.
     
    You are also confirming your ability to commit 10-15 hr/wk from September through end of November + have experience as a user researcher, UX designer -or- product/project manager.
     
    Considerations:
    • If you indicate interest, you will also be considered for other USDR volunteer opportunities should you not be selected for the cohort.
    • There is no obligation to commit interest in this cohort of projects! By leaving the box below unchecked you will still be considered for other USDR projects that arise.
    • There are no location requirements as volunteering is completed remotely, though Seattle, WA based volunteers may be prioritized.
    • The deadline for consideration on these cohort of projects is Saturday, September 6th at 11:59pm PST. Early submissions will receive priority.

  • The USDR Community Oath

  • Before moving forward, we ask all potential USDR volunteers to read and acknowledge our Community Oath, which summarizes the foundational values of our community for volunteers.

    After you've reviewed the Community Oath, please confirm that you agree to abide by the guidelines therein.

  • In addition to the oath, active volunteers will need to sign the Volunteer Agreement upon assignment to a project. This agreement governs USDR’s relationship with our volunteers, our commitments to partner confidential information, and ownership of USDR work product.

    Please confirm your understanding below.

  • Logistics

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  • Demographics

    Your responses in this section are optional and will not affect your candidacy.

  • Communities are impacted differently based on race, income, gender, location, age, abilities, etc. so we want to ensure that all perspectives are represented in the work that we do with our partners. With that in mind, we’d like to give you the option to share some information about your identity and community with us.

    USDR collects limited data from USDR volunteers, government, and organizational partners. All data is provided voluntarily and will only be shared with team members and project partners when required to facilitate volunteer work. This data will be used only as necessary and will be retained as long as required to undertake USDR projects. USDR will take reasonable steps to protect this data from unauthorized modification, disclosure, and destruction. USDR will not share volunteer or partner data (or any data about volunteers or partners) for any other purposes without permission.

    Keep in mind, the following questions are entirely optional - you can skip this section and your candidacy will not be affected.

  • Accessibility

  • Why we are asking: U.S. Digital Response is committed to ensuring accessible volunteering experiences. Although USDR cannot guarantee to meet any and all accommodations, we’d certainly like to try to within our capabilities.

    USDR volunteer opportunities are remote/virtual, although there may be a rare optional opportunities for in-person volunteering. Volunteering opportunities typically require ~10 hrs/week for 10-12 weeks. Sometimes workday availability is needed to meet with government partners. You will be asked to email, online message, video-conference, and access other (free or USDR compensated) online tools while volunteering.

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