Fund For Public Interest Research

This is a professional canvassing group. That means that if offered employment, you will either be going door-​to-​door to fundraise for various progressive nonprofits, like MassPIRG and Environment Massachusetts, or standing in public areas and waving people down to fundraise. Yes, these are the people you see in the matching shirts. Canvassing shifts are five hours long on average.
Canvassers work 8+ hours a day, starting at around minimum wage, plus commission off of fundraising. If you are not a good fundraiser, this will likely not work out for you. There are daily and weekly fundraising quotas. There is consistent turn-​over and little to no job security.
Canvass directors are expected to work 60 – 80 hours over the course of a six-​, sometimes seven-​, day week. Health insurance is covered, but that may not make up for the salary; if directors were paid hourly, they would find that they make much less than minimum wage.