How to apply for Campus Chapter Leader

About One for the World

One for the World is a nonprofit that works to scale the effective giving movement and address extreme poverty. It runs the 1% Pledge, where people commit to giving 1% of their income to GiveWell-recommended charities. This role is for someone who wants to build that movement on a campus.

About the role

This is a volunteer role leading a student chapter that promotes effective giving and the 1% Pledge on campus. You organise speaker events, giving workshops, small-group dinners, and 1:1 coffee chats. You also run tabling and social media campaigns to recruit pledgers. The role takes roughly 2–3 hours a week alongside your studies.

A typical day

A typical week might include a tabling session to recruit pledgers, a 1:1 coffee chat with a interested student, and planning an upcoming speaker event or workshop. You would also post on social media and check in with your staff chapter manager. Some weeks you study effective giving material so you can speak about it credibly.

Who One for the World is looking for

• Comfortable with recruitment and public speaking, since you will run tabling, events, and 1:1 chats.
• Willing to study effective giving principles and GiveWell-recommended charities so you can speak about them credibly.
• Organised enough to run events, social media campaigns, and regular check-ins with a staff chapter manager.
• A current student who can commit roughly 2–3 hours a week and attend biannual in-person leader meetings.

Tips for this application

• Name specific effective giving ideas or GiveWell-recommended charities you already know, to show you have started studying the principles.
• Describe a time you recruited people to something, such as a society, campaign, or event, and give the number you recruited.
• Mention any public speaking you have done, such as hosting a workshop, chairing a meeting, or speaking at an event.
• Show you understand the 1% Pledge and can explain it in one or two plain sentences.
• State your weekly availability and confirm you can attend the biannual in-person leader meetings.

What to cover in your cover letter

Explain why you want to grow the effective giving movement on your campus. Give one concrete example of recruiting or organising an event. Show you have started learning about effective giving and GiveWell-recommended charities. Confirm your time commitment of roughly 2–3 hours a week and your ability to attend biannual in-person meetings.

Research before applying

• Read the One for the World website, especially the pages on the 1% Pledge and how chapters work.
• Look up GiveWell and read its recommendations so you can speak about specific charities.
• Find out if your campus already has a One for the World chapter or similar giving group.
• Read about effective giving principles, such as cost-effectiveness and evidence of impact.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How would you explain the 1% Pledge to a student who has never heard of it?
• Describe a time you recruited people to a cause, event, or society. What did you do and what was the result?
• How would you plan a speaker event or giving workshop on campus from start to finish?
• What do you know about effective giving and GiveWell-recommended charities?
• How would you balance this role with your studies at roughly 2–3 hours a week?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Applying without knowing what the 1% Pledge is or which charities GiveWell recommends.
• Claiming you can commit 2–3 hours a week without checking your schedule against the biannual in-person meetings.
• Writing about general volunteering interest instead of showing you can recruit and speak in public.