Information and application form for volunteering in Topaz
Thank you for expressing your desire and willingness to volunteer in TOPAZ and/or in one of its Initiatives.
1. TOPAZ works to empower and improve the quality of life of vulnerable and needy communities in Israel and
globally, advance local and international social change movements, and develop and promote civil society
infrastructure projects in Israel and worldwide. TOPAZ’s activities are based on hundreds of volunteer from all
walks of life, who lead and carry out, each year, a significant portion of its activities and programs.
2. As part of volunteering in TOPAZ, you are offered a unique volunteering experience that entails both giving and
receiving, in order to adapt your abilities and desires in the best way to the possibilities of volunteering in
TOPAZ.
3. As part of the integration process at Topaz, the new volunteers are asked to participate in orientation sessions or
a training course, in which they are exposed to the relevant content worlds of local and international
development and assistance areas and to TOPAZ’s activities and initiatives.
4. Upon admission of a new volunteer to TOPAZ, the volunteer will be asked to fulfil a volunteer agreement. If the
volunteer participates in activities abroad, the volunteer will be asked to comply with the association’s overseas
volunteering procedures.
5. TOPAZ’s volunteer programs are based on extensive professional knowledge and experience and are often
conducted in professional partnership with first-rate local partners and organizations. TOPAZ works to provide
its volunteers with interesting and satisfying activity frameworks and supply professional support and guidance
during field activities.
6. Filling in the form does not constitute an obligation on the volunteer or on the part of Topaz to maintain a
voluntary relationship between the parties. Still, it comprises a first step in the process of recruiting the
volunteer.
Regards
Topaz Volunteer Management Unit
General Information:
1. Volunteering at Topaz in Israel requires between 2 and 4 hours per week and participation in a monthly
training/enrichment session. For certain positions (especially leadership positions), the scope and nature of volunteering will
be determined jointly with the volunteer.
2. Volunteering abroad is, generally speaking, 30-40 hours per week)
3. Topaz maintains full confidentiality of all personal information provided by volunteer candidates.