Get Involved
There are several ways to learn about, follow, and prepare to participate in the International Pagan Society's developing work. Some informational pathways are available now, and a secure one-time USD donation can be made through Stripe's hosted checkout. Volunteer applications, formal submissions, and partnership intake are not yet open through this website.
- Volunteer applications
- Not currently open
- Research submissions
- Not currently open
- Event submissions
- Not currently open
- Partnership intake
- No dedicated intake route yet
- Donation processing
- One-time USD, via Stripe
- Public informational resources
- Available
IPS is not currently accepting volunteer applications through this page.No pathway-matching, vetting, membership, accreditation, grant, or placement system is currently operating here. Visitors can use the existing informational pages below to understand future participation areas and the standards being developed.
Ways to Engage With the Work
Available informational pathways and pathways that remain closed until the appropriate systems and safeguards are in place.
Available Now — Informational Pathways
Learn About the Community
Review the developing community structure IPS is building, including its principles for pluralistic, decentralized connection.
Explore CommunityUnderstand Local Circles
Read about the proposed local-circle framework. This does not describe active chapters or existing local groups.
Read About Local CirclesReview Chapter Guidance
This page contains provisional guidance for prospective organizers. Chapter applications remain unavailable.
Review Chapter GuidanceExplore Events Guidance
Read the honest events framework describing how a future events directory is intended to work. No events are currently listed.
Explore EventsReview Research and Publication Standards
Read the proposed publication framework and template. Research submissions cannot be accepted yet.
Review Publication FrameworkLearn About Initiative Documentation
Review how future initiatives should be documented and defined. This does not imply active program enrollment.
Review Initiative FrameworkRead Partnership Principles
Partnership principles are available for review, even though IPS does not yet publish a dedicated partnership intake route.
Read Partnership PrinciplesMake a One-Time Donation
A secure, one-time USD donation can be made now through Stripe's hosted checkout. Recurring and designated giving are not yet available.
Donate Securely with StripeNot Currently Open — Future Pathways
Volunteer With IPS
No volunteer application, placement, screening, role directory, or onboarding system is currently available.
Explore Volunteer FrameworkVolunteer applications and placements are not currently open.
Locations & Vocations
Read the proposed framework for how future scholarly, archival, fieldwork, and community-support roles could be structured. No employment or fellowship is currently offered.
Locations & VocationsThis is a proposed framework, not an active vacancy or fellowship directory.
Submit Research or Archival Material
No research submission or collection intake system is currently available.
Research Submissions — Not OpenPropose an Event
Event submissions and accreditation are unavailable.
Event Submissions — Not OpenContact IPS About a Partnership
No dedicated partnership contact address or application form is currently published.
Partnership Intake — Not AvailableParticipation Should Begin With Clarity
Any future participation program IPS builds should be grounded in the following principles. These describe standards IPS is developing, not adopted operational policy.
- Accurate descriptions of roles
- Informed and voluntary participation
- Non-discrimination
- Consent and personal boundaries
- Accessibility
- Respect for cultural and community autonomy
- Transparent use of contributed work
- Privacy and responsible data handling
- Clear supervision and accountability
- A documented concerns and removal process
This Website Does Not Currently Operate Screening or Safeguarding Systems
None of the following are currently in place:
- Volunteer screening
- Identity verification
- Background checks
- Safeguarding clearance
- Mentor matching
- Accreditation
- Membership vetting
- Professional credential verification
No promises are made about future criminal-record checks, vulnerable-person screening, insurance, legal protection, or supervision. Any future role involving children, vulnerable people, sensitive records, funds, physical events, or legal responsibility would require appropriately designed policies and organizational approval before opening.
How a Future Participation Process Could Work
These are conceptual stages without dates, timelines, or guarantees — not a description of a system already operating.
- 1
Clear Opportunity Description
Future opportunities should identify the role, scope, time requirement, responsible contact, and limits.
- 2
Informed Inquiry
A participant should be able to ask questions and understand expectations before providing personal information or committing.
- 3
Appropriate Review
Any review should be proportionate to the role, transparent, lawful, privacy-conscious, and based on formally adopted policy.
- 4
Confirmed Participation
No person should be represented as an IPS volunteer, partner, researcher, organizer, or representative until responsibilities and authorization have been clearly confirmed.
Areas Requiring Future Organizational Decisions
IPS has not yet adopted formal decisions covering the following. No answers to these questions are implied elsewhere on this website.
- Who can authorize volunteer roles
- What information may be collected
- How applicant data would be stored and deleted
- Which roles require screening or supervision
- How complaints and removal would work
- How partnerships would be approved
- How research or archival submissions would be evaluated
- How financial contributions would be accepted and acknowledged
Learn Now. Participate When the Path Is Ready.
Visitors can currently explore the Society's developing frameworks and principles. Formal applications and operational participation systems will only open after responsibilities, policies, privacy protections, and contact routes are established.