Volunteer with 826 MSP!

Ahoy! Thank you for your interest in volunteering with 826 MSP. 826 MSP welcomes volunteers in our on-site programs—After-School Writing Lab, Storytelling & Bookmaking Field Trips,  and Creative Writing Workshops—as well as our in-school programs, the Writers' Room at South High school and the Young Authors' Book Project.

We also love volunteers with interests or skills in fundraising, design and illustration, events, videography, photography, and anything else that keeps our ship running smoothly.

Keep in mind that we also offer internships for a more in-depth and focused volunteer experience. You can find details about interning with 826 MSP at 826msp.org/internships.

If you are interested in joining the 826 MSP crew as a volunteer, please fill out the form below and we will make sure to follow up when we have an opportunity for you.

826 volunteers are essential members of our crew. Thank you for your support! 
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Personal Info, Part II





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How You Can Get Involved (check as many as you'd like)

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  • After-School Writing Lab: 4-6pm, Mondays-Thursdays. This is a weekly shift.
  • Young Authors' Book Project: Dates and times vary.
  • Storytelling & Bookmaking Field Trips: 2.5-hour session on weekdays between 10am and 2pm. Sign up for as few or as many as you want. 
  • Writers' Room: 9:30-11:30am, 11:30am-1:30pm, 1:30-3:00pm, 3:00-4:30pm, Mondays-Thursdays. This is a weekly shift.
  • Creative Writing Workshops: Dates and times vary.
  • Event & Outreach: Help with fundraisers, book release parties, volunteer gatherings, and other 826 MSP events. 
What Is Your Availability? 




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As a condition of volunteering, I give permission for 826 MSP to conduct background checks on me, which may include (but are not necessarily limited to) reviews of sex offender registries, child abuse, and criminal history records. If I no longer wish to submit to background checks, I agree to withdraw my application from consideration (or resign my volunteer position, if already accepted). I understand that false or misleading information on this application, or the discovery of inappropriate information through my background checks, may result in 826 MSP declining my volunteer application (or the termination of my volunteer position, if already accepted). I hereby release and agree to hold harmless from liability to 826 MSP, the employees and volunteers thereof, or any person or organization that may provide such information. I also understand that, regardless of previous appointments, 826 MSP is not obligated to appoint me to a volunteer position. If appointed, I understand that, prior to the expiration of my term, I am subject to suspension by the Staff and Board of Directors of 826 MSP for violation of 826 MSP policies.

Note: 826 MSP will not discriminate against any person based on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

Media release
While you are engage in volunteering at 826 MSP you may appear in photographs, video, or audio footage that 826 MSP or 826 National may wish to use in its promotional materials (which include the 826 MSP and 826 National fact books, websites, and social or online media platforms) or on the radio, or that may appear in press articles or other media about  826 MSP or 826 National. These materials help provide the public with information about programs at 826 MSP and are used to help 826 MSP raise money to support the writing center and its programs. Please note that although permission for use of photographs, video, or audio footage of you is voluntary, once consent is provided by signing this form, it cannot be withdrawn. Also, 826 MSP is a nonprofit organization and will not be able to provide monetary compensation for the use of any photographs, video or audio footage of you. Please sign below to grant permission to use the material as follows: I hereby grant permission to 826 MSP or 826 National to use my photograph, video, and/or audio footage without payment or further consideration. I acknowledge the organization’s right to crop, treat, or edit the photograph, audio, or video footage at its discretion. I acknowledge that 826 MSP may choose not to use the photo or material at this time, but may do so at its own discretion at a later date. I acknowledge 826 MSP will not provide monetary compensation for the photographs or material.


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