MAPS Canada is powered by a large and dedicated group of volunteers. Join us! You can participate in one or several committees.
CURRENT OPENINGS
JEDI Advisory
The Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Advisory will provide representation, consideration and an informed JEDI lens on the policies, procedures and operations of MAPS Canada. It is intended to help transform MAPS Canada into an organization that fully espouses and practices JEDI principles and informs the community at large.
The JEDI Advisory will support MAPS Canada to be a trusted and reputable non-profit research, advocacy, and educational organization that shapes medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics.
We are seeking volunteers who can make an ongoing commitment of approximately 3-5 hours per month. Backgrounds can include– but are not limited to experience with: JEDI initiative, policy creation, collective decision making, lineage-based medicine, elders council, racial justice, healthcare, clinical work, therapy, and nonprofits. Priority will be given to those from under-represented, marginalized, and racialized communities.
If interested in applying to be on this Advisory, please fill out this form by March 6, 2023. If you know someone who you think might be interested, please feel free to encourage them to apply.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and interviewed by the Board of Directors.
Committees
We invite you to submit your application to volunteer using this form.
Feel free to apply for one of the defined roles listed below, or apply generally to a committee.
We are always looking for dedicated volunteers to join our research committee team. We are currently in the phase of defining new research priorities.
1.) Website Administrator (WordPress, Elementor)
2.) UX/UI Designer
3.) AV Support (Crowdcast)
1.) Graphic Designer, YouTube Thumbnail Graphic Designer
2.) Animator
3.) Content Creator
4.) Two Editors
5.) Two Visual FX Artists/Animators
6.) Two Copywriters
7.) Two Videographers
1.) Volunteer Fund Development Lead
2.) Corporate Giving Team & Sponsorships
3.) Grant writer
4.) Large Donation Outreach
1.) Crowdcast / ZOOM AV Support
We are also looking for volunteers who would like to assist running social events in Vancouver & Toronto
1.) Assistant to Volunteer Coordinator
2.) Volunteer Intake Assistant
Other than this, we are primarily looking for volunteers to assist with efforts on our Drug Policy, Fundraising and Marketing committees.
POLICY & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Education
- Educates committee members and other MAPS volunteers on current drug policy issues in Canada and internationally
- Assesses the current state of policies (e.g. harm reduction, safe supply, legal regulation of substances)
- Identifies opportunities and roadblocks re: psychedelics policy reform (including other countries/states/regions)
Post-Prohibition Models for Psychedelics
- Evaluates what would legal regulation for psychedelics look like
- Evaluates how would we recommend balancing access/control, etc.
- Evaluates how workshop models among different stakeholders constituencies, including consumers of psychedelic
Engagement
- Develops strategies for how to engage different constituencies
- Identifies current barriers and opportunities
- Evaluates how we message our advocacy
- Develops and implements public education/outreach activities
Advocacy
- Develops advocacy strategies around psychedelics for non-medical/non-scientific use in Canada
EVENTS COMMITTEE
- Help to plan virtual events for our audience as well as social events for the MAPS Canada community and Vancouver psychedelic
- community at large. Previous events have included a social evening at the Anza Club, as well as psychedelic BBQs and potlucks. Members assist with logistics and event planning, as well as in helping to set up and take down events.
BLOG COMMITTEE
- Blog Team: Responsible for managing the mapscanada.org blog
- content, finding writers or writing original content
RESEARCH COMMITTEE
- Supports the research initiatives of other committees and
- ensures MAPS Canada is always presenting factual, evidence-based information.
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- Directs fund development for MAPS Canada including organizing
- and executing fundraising events for MAPS Canada. This includes creating new MAPS Canada events or participating in and supporting events hosted by other organizations.
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
- Helps resolve technology issues, provides IT support, as well as
- website and storefront maintenance. Members also support live-streaming, music systems, and technology for presentation presentations.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes absolutely! Although most of our volunteers are based in Vancouver or Toronto, most of our volunteer opportunities are remote. We are also in the process of initiating MAPS Canada support groups across Canada and are always looking to connect volunteers with each other.
You can be a part of as many committees as you are able to commit to. Currently, we ask for a volunteer commitment of 3-4 hours per week depending on the role.
Unfortunately at this time we do not offer these