Build your career, develop new skills, and expand your professional network by volunteering with IABC Manitoba. Whether you volunteer for a one-time event or long-term, your contribution is integral to our organization.
Why volunteer?
Volunteering with IABC Manitoba offers you many personal and professional benefits, such as:
Gain leadership skills. Volunteering is a great way to develop the leadership skills and experience to move your career forward.
Build community. Connect with other communications professionals, make lifelong friendships and grow your professional network.
Get a letter of reference. If requested, your portfolio director may provide you with a letter of recommendation based on your volunteer work with IABC Manitoba.
Learn more
IABC Manitoba offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities depending on your skillset and goals. If you have questions about volunteering or want the scoop on new volunteer opportunities, email iabc.manitoba@gmail.com
Here is what some of our volunteers have to say about their IABC Manitoba experience:
“IABC gives me the insights, connections and experience I need to enhance my career. I especially appreciate the people I have met and worked with to hone my communication leadership skills while having fun.”
~ Marjorie Huculak, an active volunteer and past president of IABC Manitoba who works in external relations with the Parks Canada Agency
“It was my advertising instructor, Kenton Larsen, who advised me about volunteering with IABC Manitoba, after COVID cancelled my hopes of finding a communications related summer job. I thought it sounded like a wonderful opportunity to learn and network.”
~ Riley Malinowski, a Public Relations & Communications Management student at Red River College.
“Volunteering with IABC equipped me with the necessary communication skills to do things I love while building connections globally.”
~ Mekala Wickramasinghe, coordinator of international recruitment and partnerships at MITT and former IABC Manitoba president.
“I never imagined the wealth of knowledge, honour, recognition, and life-long connections coming my way when I started. IABC gave me a platform to practice my existing skills and diversify them as a comms professional while keeping up with industry trends.”
~ Shruti Gupta who joined IABC five years ago as an international student, and continues to gain new skills volunteering as IABC Manitoba’s marketing and communications coordinator.