Volunteer Opportunites

The Dallas Peace Center offers many opportunities for those who would like to volunteer their time and skills toward the cause of peace and justice.  Please review the listings below.  If nothing interests you check back as the list is updated regularly or check out our calendar of events.

Architect or Structural Engineer

The Dallas Peace Center is seekin a trained architect or structural engineer willing to volunteer two hours to provide opinion on structural issues concerning possible new home for the Peace Center.

Caller to Promote upcoming Events

The Dallas Peace Center is in need of a volunteer to call people from a list and inform them of upcoming events.  This volunteer opportunity is ideally suited for those with the “gift of gab”, and requires little training.

Dallas Peace Times Volunteer Opportunities

There are many volunteer opportunities for those who would like to help create and distribute the Dallas Peace Times.  Click on the list below to review detailed descriptions and to volunteer.

Dallas Peace Times Archivist

The Dallas Peace Center is currently engaged in a project to publish all 21 years of the Dallas Peace Times Archive on-line.  We need dedicated individuals to scan and re-type back issues so that these materials can be made available to the public.  This is a long term volunteer opportunity that can be done from home, or from the Dallas Peace Center.

DPT Distributor

The Dallas Peace Times is Distributed as a free publication at several locations around the Metroplex.  We need volunteers who are willing to make a monthly commitment to take copies of the DPT to these drop off points.

DPT Writer

The Dallas Peace Times is always seeking aspiring and experienced writers to volunteer their time.  Our volunteers work on both long term and immediate stories and come from a wide variety of journalistic fields and philosophies.

Database Manager

Help us keep our database up to date.  This is an ongoing opportunity requiring a one to two hour commitment per week.  Some training is required and will be provided at a time that fits your schedule.  Work will need to done at the Peace Center but can be performed at any time Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm.  This is simple data entry work and requires no contact with the public.  If interested please provide us with the information below.

Grant Writer

The Dallas Peace Center is looking for a volunteer to assist with grant writing.  This person would work with the Development Director to help create foundational support for the DPC.  Experience is desired but not required.  Strong writing skills a must!  Most of the work can be done from home.  Please apply below.

Library Data Entry

This is a short term volunteer opportunity.  The Dallas Peace Center needs several people to help us create an electronic card catalog for our library.  This is simple data entry to be done on site at the peace center.  As little or as much time as you have available would be appreciated.

Mail Volunteer "Stuffie"

Be a “Stuffie!” The Dallas Peace Center is compiling a list of volunteers who would be called once or twice a month to help with mailings. Mailing parties are generally held during the day and may include preparing the Dallas Peace Times for mailing, or stuffing envelopes for other special mailings. These are generally times of spirited conversation and friendly fellowship. Those on the list always have the option of saying no, but it is helpful to us to know who is willing to do this job on short notice when they have the time. If this sounds like something you would enjoy please sign up below.

Office Cleaner

The Dallas Peace Center is in need of a volunteer to come in about once a week to vacuum and dust.  This is an on going volunteer opportunity.  The volunteer would need to be available during the day Monday through Friday.

Peacemaker of the Year Biography Data Entry

The Dallas Peace Center would like to celebrate previous Peacemakers of the Year by publishing a short biography and picture of each recipient on our website.  A biography appears in the Dallas Peace Times every year.  Unfortunately, many of the older issues predate our current system and we do not have an electronic copy.  We are seeking a volunteer to locate the old bios in the DPT archives and re-type them so that we can post them on-line.  This is a one time volunteer opportunity that would need to be performed at the Peace Center and should take about 10 hours (depending on your typing speed).

Prospect Researcher

Help us look for potential members of the Dallas Peace Center and collect complete contact information on them.  This is an ongoing opportunity requiring a one to five hour commitment per week.  Some training is required and will be provided at a time that fits your schedule.  Most of the work can be done from home or at the Peace Center but does require internet access.  If interested please provide us with the information below.