--- title: Volunteer's Handbook --- Thank you for choosing to spend your time contributing to Privacy Guides. Founded in 2021, our 501(c)(3) non-profit operates several staff-led but **volunteer- and community-powered** initiatives, including our educational resources and online communities. As a volunteer with Privacy Guides, you are contributing to improving the digital privacy & security of countless readers, and to ending the modern state of surveillance capitalism. As a trusted volunteer, you are taking on a great responsibility to act as stewards of the community and to work dilligently to improve our resources, communities, and projects. We strive for everybody within our community to hold themselves to the highest standards, but as a community member with a trusted role—whether as an approved reviewer, community moderator, writer, or some other role—we expect that you familiarize yourself with this handbook and act as role models for others. [:material-book: Read our Volunteer Guidelines](guidelines.md){ .md-button .md-button--primary } ## Mission Statement **Our purpose** : To improve digital privacy and security **Our mission** : To provide educational resources which are easily accessible, and to foster constructive and helpful discussions within our online communities **Our culture** : Cultivating an atmosphere of welcoming, knowledge, and excellence Our *values* include ensuring everyone feels welcomed, encouraged and heard; leading with kindness by choosing compassion over judgment and assuming good faith; continuously learning and improving ourselves; collaborating together to achieve our goals; and serving, solving problems, and celebrating together as a single team.
Privacy Guides is... :material-check-bold:{ .pg-green } Friendly :material-check-bold:{ .pg-green } Knowledgable :material-check-bold:{ .pg-green } Helpful
Privacy Guides is **not**... :material-close-thick:{ .pg-red } Judgemental :material-close-thick:{ .pg-red } Fearmongering :material-close-thick:{ .pg-red } Toxic