Volunteer Guidelines

Thank you for volunteering for ONE. As a volunteer, you are ONE’s greatest resource to make poverty history.


We have established some guidelines for volunteers, to help guide our network as to what ONE’s goals and policies are:


  1. While supporting ONE in the community volunteers must always clearly identify themselves as a volunteer for ONE and not official representatives of the campaign.


  2. The primary focus of a volunteer’s effort should be advocacy, education, and outreach as a means to enlist new supporters and potential volunteers.


  3. Volunteers should work directly with the field organizer to develop plans and projects in their community as well as report back on progress.


  4. In the fundraising efforts of another group, church, etc., ONE cannot be listed as a host or sponsor of the event. However, ONE can have a presence at specific community fundraising events when there is a focus on HIV/AIDS, extreme poverty, etc. An example would be a ONE table at a Community AIDS Walk and ONE volunteers setting up a team to walk.


  5. If a volunteer is hosting a ONE event in their community and wants to contact/involve the media, all press releases/advisories need to be approved by ONE headquarters.


  6. Unfortunately ONE cannot reimburse volunteers for expenses that they incurred while supporting ONE in their community, UNLESS it was pre-approved by the ONE Team.


  7. ONE is a non-partisan organization that works across party lines, left and right together. ONE does not advocate for the elect or defeat of any candidate or party. Fighting global AIDS and extreme poverty is something Americans can do together across the usual divides.


  8. ONE Concert and Celebrity Outreach are coordinated exclusively by the ONE/DATA National Offices with any serious requests from volunteers or supporters being directed to headquarters.


  9. If volunteers are unsure about something or need help in any way just ask the ONE regional field organizer or contact the field team.