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The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is an educational center in the heart of downtown. We manage over 3000 feet of shoreline creek. We are looking for volunteer work groups of 5-30 people to help removal of invasive plants, and plant native ones. Work groups typically spend 3-6 hours on habitat restoration and riparian stewardship.

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The goal is to enhance and do capacity building in the organization's Agricultural project in the organization and administrate the fund uses.

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Join Us in Making a Difference!

At MakeWater, we believe in the power of collective action to address real-world water challenges. We're on a mission to inspire and empower change-makers like you! Whether you're a student, professional, or someone passionate about water and education, we invite you to join our diverse community of volunteers.

Why Volunteer with Us?

Impact: Your efforts will directly contribute to tackling critical water issues.
Skill Development: Learn and grow in a supportive environment.
Networking: Connect with like-minded individuals and experts in the field.
Education: Gain insights into STEM/STEAM fields and hands-on learning.
Community: Be part of a passionate community with a shared purpose.
Ways to Get Involved:

Educator: Help us bring hands-on STEM education to classrooms.
Mentor: Guide students in their journey to become water innovators.
Event Support: Assist in organizing and hosting engaging events.
Content Creation: Share your knowledge through articles, videos, and more.
Advocacy: Raise awareness about water-related challenges and solutions.
Special Projects: Contribute your unique skills to specific initiatives.

Ready to Make Waves?

Join us in making a positive impact on our world through water education. Together, we can inspire the next generation of change-makers and foster a sustainable future. Your enthusiasm and dedication are the key ingredients for success. Get started today and help us create a ripple effect of change!

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The Floating Classroom is an innovative tool of the AMIkids Marine Education program designed to inspire our youth to get involved in the outdoors and become better stewards of the environment around them.

The Floating Classroom is a half-day boat excursion on board "Orlando's Rose," a vessel designed to conduct marine education and research activities and donated by Bill and Carol Barrows.

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium educators power the educational component by providing lectures and environmental interpretation onboard. Different topics include biodiversity, the watershed, local ecosystems, marine food chains, the ecological services provided by mangroves and estuaries, conservation, biofact learning, water quality, and basic seamanship concepts.

The floating classroom curriculum is heavily experiential and relies on field activities such as identifying different organisms and collecting specimen samples in the waterways around the greater Tampa area. Other activities of the floating classroom include field sampling, plankton collection and identification, scientific tool use, wildlife observation, marine debris collection, citizen science projects, and group discussions.

The Floating Classroom is also an opportunity for AMIkids to share its calling to empower young people facing uncertain futures to become
confident, successful adults by cultivating business and community partnerships through team building, stewardship, and volunteerism.

Volunteers will need to bring / wear:
Water activities-friendly clothing (be prepared to wade in the water to about waist level)
Sun protection (Hats, Sunscreen, and sunglasses)
Consider bringing a change of clothes and a towel
Signed AMIkids release of liability

The volunteer role at the event:

The job of a Floating Classroom volunteer is to help with logistics and help motivate participants through positive and uplifting interactions.

We expect volunteers to arrive before the participants. The lead will direct you to preparation tasks such as preparing life jackets and water shoes, drinks, and helping set up the lunch area.

Once the participants are on-site, they will receive a briefing. At this point, your role as a volunteer involves handing out water shoes, ensuring everyone is signed in, ensuring youth wear sunscreen, have water shoes, wear shorts, store their non-essential items in lockers, write their names on water bottles, etc. Your lead will direct you to the tasks that will have the most impact.

While onboard Orlando's Rose, your role is to engage with the participants in positive mentoring ways, to keep a constant safety watch, and to help direct youth towards the educators when a lecture is ongoing.

At some point, we will get off the boat for field sampling. During this activity, your role is to partner and spend time with youth while dip-netting and ensure everyone is in approved areas (not on the mangroves, stay within sight of lifeguards)

When the boat docks and everyone is getting off, we will need you to ensure the water shoes go in the rinse bucket, help rinse and store water shoes, clean up the water activities locker, and pack the floating classroom supplies for storage.

We will provide lunch for everyone. Please let us know if there are any allergies or restrictions, and ensure you plan to share time and eat with the participants.

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We are looking for volunteers that want to help make a difference in the lives of individuals living with disabilities through scuba diving. We need skilled divers, land support, help with fundraising and grant writing.

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Become a regular Arboretum Volunteer and join Los Voluntarios, the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden's adult volunteer support organization! Volunteer opportunities include administrative and customer services, educational programming, gardening, library, historic preservation, floral arrangements, Santa Anita Depot docents, membership services and special events. Join us and enjoy the beauty of the Arboretum and the rewards and camaraderie of being a part of our team of dedicated volunteers!

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A tradition at Yew Dell since 2002, this opportunity allows you to get a taste of volunteering with Yew Dell. Meet our staff and other volunteers, get your hands dirty, and have a great time! Tasks may include weeding, mulching, planting, invasive removal, and more.​ Woodland Workdays occur monthly. Individuals, families, scouts, and groups welcome.​

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If you enjoy the outdoors and plants, we want you to join our team – whether beginner gardener or expert! If you want to help with a diverse range of projects, working closely with our staff, this is the opportunity for you! Needs on the grounds change seasonally, but may include specialized tasks such as pruning, plant cut back, plantings, trail work, and weeding.

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Village Capital | Would you like to mentor our Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration 2023 cohort?

The Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration Africa 2023, supported by Moody's Corporation, is an accelerator program that will support 10 entrepreneurs promoting ecosystem restoration by addressing deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and adverse climate change, which have emerged as some of the most pressing challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa.

ARTICULATING YOUR BUSINESS MODEL is a virtual session where mentors connect with startups on their business models and provide feedback on:
(1) whether companies have identified the correct key risks in their business models; and on
(2) a strategic challenge companies are facing related to sales, partnerships, or customer acquisition.

SUMMARY
Before you arrive, companies will have mapped their business models and laid out visually the participants on the supplier and customer sides of their model. This is a more free form representation of a business model than the business model canvas but should include many of the same key elements--suppliers, partners, distributors, customers, and end-users.

In small groups with mentors and other companies in the cohort, each team will describe their business model, and receive feedback from the mentors

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
We are looking for volunteers within the Moody's that can offer insight into the process of developing and explaining a business model to understand its strengths and areas of opportunity.
Interest and expertise in the ecosystem restoration space- specifically around deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and adverse climate change.
Work experience in least one sub-Saharan African country and or knowledge of the ecosystem.
Have a level of business acumen to be able to provide valuable insights regarding the subject matter.

BEFORE THE SESSION:
-Volunteers will receive a calendar invitation and a Mentor Prep including information about the session and the companies.
-The session will be held in English.

** Volunteers are welcome to participate in one or more program events.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

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Village Capital | Would you like to mentor our Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration 2023 cohort?

The Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration Africa 2023, supported by Moody's Corporation, is an accelerator program that will support 10 entrepreneurs promoting ecosystem restoration by addressing deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and adverse climate change, which have emerged as some of the most pressing challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa.

MARKET MAPPING is a virtual session where mentors come in to provide feedback on whether entrepreneurs have correctly analysed their market size and strategies to capture their market.

SUMMARY
You’ll be required to read about the companies in the cohort in advance. Each mentor will be in a small
group with their assigned companies. Entrepreneurs will then be required to present their market sizing and analysis, and strategies of how to operate and add value within their market. The goal of this session is for teams to receive feedback around their market sizing and analysis, and strategies of how to operate and add value within their market.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
We are looking for volunteers within Moody's that can offer insight into mapping a market opportunity process (TAM, SAM, SOM) and an understanding of what realistic objectives look like in terms of expansion and consolidation.
Interest and expertise in the ecosystem restoration space- specifically around deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and adverse climate change.
Work experience in least one sub-Saharan African country and or knowledge of the ecosystem.
Have a level of business acumen to be able to provide valuable insights regarding the subject matter.

BEFORE THE SESSION:
-Volunteers will receive a calendar invitation and a Mentor Prep including information about the session and the companies.
-The session will be held in English.

** Volunteers are welcome to participate in one or more program events.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a