Volunteer with Us
This ecosystem runs on a small, deliberate team.
Everyone who volunteers here does so because they have found something in this work that matters to them personally – not because they are doing anyone a favor, not because they are collecting a credential, and not because they want proximity to Kim Crayton. Those are not bad reasons to be interested. They are just not enough to sustain the kind of work this requires.
What volunteering here actually is
Volunteering with this ecosystem is a way to get in some consistent practice. The work Kim does is designed to create discomfort -- specifically, the kind of discomfort that comes from being asked to see yourself clearly. If you have never been in a room with Kim, or followed the work closely enough to know what that feels like, a volunteer role is not the right entry point yet.
The right entry point is the newsletter. Start there. Sit with a few issues. Attend an event. If the work lands the way you hope it will, come back.
If it does, here is what you are stepping into:
Volunteers support specific functions of the ecosystem -- live event production, design, publicity, facilitation, form review, and other roles as the season requires. Every role has a lane. You work in your lane. You do not manage Kim, speak on behalf of the ecosystem, or make decisions that belong to Kim.
Roles are seasonal. The LBTSM ecosystem runs in seasons. When you volunteer, you are signing on for a season – not an open-ended commitment. When a season closes, there is a natural moment to assess whether the next season still fits your life. No hard conversations required. Life changes. The structure accounts for that.
What Kim is like to work with
Direct. Specific. Uninterested in performance. Kim will tell you what she needs, what is not working, and what needs to change. She will not soften feedback to protect your feelings, and she will not interpret silence as agreement.
She will also tell you when something is working, when your contribution mattered, and when the ecosystem is better because you showed up.
Most white people have never been in a working relationship where they are not centered. This ecosystem does not center you. It asks you to support work that centers the people the myth has most harmed. If you are not sure what that feels like in practice, start with the newsletter and find out before you step into a volunteer role.
What happens after you submit the form
Every form submission goes to a team member for review before Kim sees it. If your submission moves forward, Kim will reach out to schedule a conversation. That conversation is not an interview in the traditional sense. It is a chance to understand what you know about the work, why it fits your life right now, and where your skills might be useful.
There is almost always a place for someone who is genuinely aligned. There is not a place for someone who thinks they are doing Kim a favor.
If you are ready
Read a few issues of the newsletter first. Attend an event if you can. Then come back here.
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