Ambassador Committee Interest Form

Please fill out the below questionnaire to show interest in joining the MIBFC Ambassador Committee. Please share widely with people you know who may be interested regardless of their primary language! Our next virtual English training is to be determined. We will reach out to you when the next training is scheduled. We can host the training in any interested language with interpreters if needed. For the Spanish version of this sign-up form, please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T3H2Q8B. 

ABOUT THE AMBASSADOR COMMITTEE: MIBF Ambassadors aim to support the Advisory Board of the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund Coalition (MIBFC) by engaging in community education and ongoing fundraising efforts to support the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. This Committee includes formerly detained individuals, family members and friends of individuals who have been detained, as well as allies. This Committee does not not have any fiduciary responsibilities to the bond fund/Coalition nor do members of the Committee have responsibilities related to operational or organizational decision-making. 

TIME COMMITMENT: The Coalition asks for Committee members to commit to participate for 1 year, with the option of participating again but no expectation that will be the case. Committee members are expected to commit between 12-15 hours to the Committee’s work every 6 months, however the timing of committee members’ participation is flexible; we ask that this time commitment include participation in at least one “Fianza Friday” in 2021. 

There will be no regular meetings. The Ambassador Chair will offer periodic online trainings and Committee members are expected to attend at least one. Communications will primarily take place over email but we will also make a text or WhatsApp option available depending on preferences of Ambassadors. 

Note re members/staff of community organizations: The Coalition asks for members to join the Committee in their individual, not organizational, capacity. However, Committee members have the option of joining in their organizational capacity if their organization has agreed to support the bond fund’s efforts.

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* 1. Name & Personal Pronouns (e.g., Maria (she/hers))

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* 2. Email Address

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* 3. Which state do you live in?

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* 4. Do you prefer to attend a Ambassador training in English, Spanish, or other language?

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* 5. Have you ever been detained in ICE custody?

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* 6. Do you support these values, especially our focus on paying bonds for individuals irregardless of criminal history and working towards abolishing immigration detention?

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* 7. Do you commit to being a part of the MIBF Ambassador Committee from January 2021 until December 2021 and providing between 20-30 hours over the course of the year to engage in community education and fundraising efforts to support the establishment and operations of the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund?

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* 8. Are you joining in your individual capacity or as an individual as an employer/volunteer of an organization that has agreed to use their platform (membership meetings, social media pages, etc) to engage in community education and fundraising for the MIBF?

If joining on behalf of an organization, please only list your organization if you have discussed joining with your group's leadership and have their support.

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