SPECIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Outside of our usual direct service to members, we have special projects for volunteers. Some rely on a volunteer’s already acquired expertise, and some offer a volunteer the chance to acquire new skills. Some may be goal-oriented and end when the task is complete, and some require volunteers to assume ongoing areas of responsibility that continue indefinitely.
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current openings below (and keep checking back, as new openings will be added):
volunteer office corps
(3 hours each week in the office)
Tasks can include answering phones, dealing with requests for information and service from our members, filing, envelope stuffing, collating, data entry and website maintenance. Proficiency is need in one or more of the following programs: Excel;
Word; Powerpoint;
Publisher;
Constant Contact; Salesforce .
PROGRAM TEAM SUPPORT
• Volunteer B ‘Cause Program Outreach Coordinator
This program will give you a chance to help outwith other local non-profits. We need a volunteer to identify and contact local community-based non-profits that could use help from Ashby Village volunteers to complete half day projects (for example, painting, gardening, helping serve meals).
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• NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS Support
Claremont, Kensington and Downtown Berkeley group of members need someone to help with: planning regular gatherings, helping with outreach, helping with communication between the office and among members), managing lists, welcome emails & monthly event reminders.
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• TECHNOLOGY TEAM Members
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MEMBER SUPPORT TEAMs
• CARING TEAM Leader
Caring Team Volunteers reach out to AV members with a phone call, card or other brief contact that conveys our awareness of a challenging situation such as illness, bereavement, hospitalization, or to congratulate on a special happy occasion. Demands for this team are small, but their roles can make a difference to members.
• HEALTHY AGING Assistant
You'll help to organize hikes, neighborhood walks, plan health promoting workshops, and/or assist with monthly newsletter promoting health and well being of members.
• NATURE WALKS AND HEALTHIER AGING Assistant
Accompany walkers on hikes along with the leader. May help leaders with administrative work if interested (testing walks, writing descriptions, taking photographs, etc).
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• HOME SAFETY ASSESSMENT TEAM
You will conduct on-site visits to identify and prioritize safety and accessibility concerns in members’ homes.
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• NEWSLETTER Manager
We are looking for a Newsletter Manager to manage the monthly cycle of the Ashby Village newsletter, Village Voices. This will include drafting and reviewing through an online platform called Constant Contact. This volunteer will be working in collaboration with the Program Manager.
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SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Examples include:
1) developing strategies to expand the outreach plan to increase subsidized memberships,
2) creating a system to track sources of new members, and
3) examining feasibility of adding new member groups, such as low-income housing facilities.
Volunteers with entrepreneurial interest and capacity strongly welcomed.
• FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT
Assistance needed with grant research and writing, donor cultivation and stewardship, pursuit of corporate sponsorship and the development of earned income opportunities o
Grant writing o
Pursuit of strategic business alliances
• ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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