Opportunity Details

Donate your voice and brighten a disadvantaged child's world! Join Audiopedia Foundation’s AudioBits for Kids as a virtual volunteer storyteller. By recording short, scripted audio stories in English, French or Spanish, you’ll deliver fun, empowering, and educational content to children aged 3–8 in underserved communities across the Global South.

Audiopedia's mission is to provide vulnerable populations with life-changing knowledge through freely accessible audio content—often the only effective way to reach children and families who can't read or have limited literacy skills. Your voice will not only improve their listening comprehension of English, French or Spanish. The stories also teach them about essential topics like handwashing, counting, kindness, and protecting nature—while also inspiring confidence, curiosity, and connection. Audiopedia distributes your stories via digital channels and community-based Access Points, reaching children in remote and rural areas.

Each AudioBit is just 2–5 minutes long, simple to record on your phone, and requires about an hour of your time in total. Your story will be shared through Audiopedia Playlists and via Audiopedia’s Access Points —bringing joyful learning to places where books and teachers are often out of reach.

Ideal for CSR teams, corporate volunteers, educators, parents, or anyone who believes in the power of stories and voices to create lasting change.

Why volunteer?

🌍 Global Impact: Your voice directly educates and uplifts children in underserved communities.
🎤 Simple & Fun: No experience needed—just your smartphone and a willingness to read aloud!
💖 Lasting Impact: Strengthen early education, support gender equality, and empower the next generation—one story at a time.

Become part of the global movement—donate your voice and help children grow, learn, and thrive!

Opportunity Details

Help us set up our Spring Book Sale! Volunteers will assist in moving boxes of books, and lift boxes of books (avg. ~30 lbs) onto the book sale tables for display. You’ll also help arrange boxes on tables, face books as needed for easy access, and help sort miscellaneous materials to the various genres. We encourage organizers to work together in pairs/groups to help ensure the health and safety of everyone involved. Please come prepared to move and do some heavy lifting (closed toe shoes, comfy clothes, etc)!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Book Sale Mover	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Our goal is to get books in the hands of children living in poverty to encourage a love of reading and improve literacy. Every student at this elementary school gets to pick out a free book to take home and read! We need help running the free book fair.

Volunteers assist with setting up tables, managing book stations, helping students select books, and ensuring everything runs smoothly. Volunteers will be assigned a table of books and will restock and change out books as needed. We recently stocked up on children's books from Kohl's during your clearance event and will be giving many of them away at this school!

This is a wonderful opportunity to support literacy in our community by giving students access to brand-new books to take home and add to their home library.

Please wear a comfortable top and pants, and closed toed shoes. 

Please bring bottled water, ID (Drivers licenses) to show the front desk and get your volunteer badge when you walk in.

Feel free to park anywhere in the main parking lot.

The bulk of the work is the set-up and tear down. We will have picture books, readers in both fiction and nonfiction, chapter books in fiction and nonfiction, and graphic novels. We will also have a Spanish table. Students come in 15/20 minute increments to pick out their free book with their class.

We are looking for one volunteer that speaks Spanish.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Second Shift	8	n/a	n/a
General	8	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Join the Help us Grow reading program (H.U.G) and make lasting impact by becoming a literacy tutor! This is your chance to empower children with the gift of reading, helping them build confidence and essential skills for success.

As a tutor, you will:
• Provide one-on-one literacy support
• Help children from 3rd to 4th grade develop reading comprehension
• Foster a love for learning and reading in a supportive environment
• Gain valuable teaching and mentoring experience

No prior tutoring experience? No problem!
We provide training sessions and resources to help you succeed. Whether you're a student, professional, or retiree, your time and effort can make a real difference.

Lets lift literacy together nationwide. Sign Up Today and Be The Difference!


Sign up today to be the change and make a lasting difference!
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https://www.hugreadingprogram.org/become-a-tutor

Your dedication can change lives. Thank you for your support!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We invite corporate teams of up to 10 volunteers to spend a rewarding day at our Sydney office, assembling Book Bank packs for disadvantaged children. Volunteers will spend the day unpacking, auditing, labelling and packing children's books to send to schools, ready for Term 3. Each book will be given to children to keep and cherish at home. Your support will directly contribute to our mission of improving literacy and helping children become lifelong readers. This team-building activity will involve some fun trivia, and a presentation about Dymocks Childrens'Charities. morning tea and lunch (and an early mark!). The cost for a team of 10 (12 max) is $6,000 +GST which will help deliver books to over 500 children in need and cover resourcing of the day.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Packing Books	10	n/a	n/a
Packing Books	10	n/a	n/a
Packing Books	10	n/a	n/a
Packing Books	10	n/a	n/a
Packing Books	10	n/a	n/a
General	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Grant research, grant writing:
• The main tasks involved in this activity: research potential grantors for children's literacy nonprofit; draft grants
• Days, hours, shift length, and frequency: flexible
• Location: remote
• Required volunteer attire or any items they should bring: None
• Materials or support you will provide to help volunteers perform their best: the President/CEO of the Children's Book Project will supervise, review, and instruct volunteers for this opportunity

Opportunity Details

Research shows that children who grow up with books have better literacy, numeracy, and technological outcomes than their peers who don’t. Studies also show that reading aloud to children actually helps their brain and emotional development. However, many children in our communities have few or no books of their own, and attend schools and programs where high quality books are in short supply. Encouraging reading is not enough when families do not have equal access to books.

We collect donations of new and like-new books for children of all ages, from infants to teens.

ORGANIZING drive: https://www.childrensbookproject.org/bookdrive/

BOOKS we accept: https://www.childrensbookproject.org/give-books/

BOOK WISH LIST: https://bookshop.org/shop/childrensbookproject (most preferred); Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/317FJVMN43M7Q? (view to see list; independent book store purchases, e.g., bookshop.org, strongly preferred)

MOST PREFERRED BOOKS:
• books in Spanish (all ages)
• books featuring characters of color (all ages)
• board books
• beginning readers
• early chapter books
• graphic novels

DELIVERY ONLY: 2166 Palou Avenue, SF by appt.:
https://www.childrensbookproject.org/give-books/ (scroll to yellow "Book Now" button)

MAIL ONLY: 3433 21st Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Opportunity Details

Research shows that children who grow up with books have better literacy, numeracy, and technological outcomes than their peers who don’t. Studies also show that reading aloud to children actually helps their brain and emotional development. However, many children in our communities have few or no books of their own, and attend schools and programs where high quality books are in short supply. Encouraging reading is not enough when families do not have equal access to books.

We collect donations of new and like-new books for children of all ages, from infants to teens. The gift of inclusive books in new or like-new condition makes children who need books feel valued and empowered. We welcome donations of new and like-new books for children ages 0-18 that reflect the needs of the communities we serve, especially:

MOST PREFERRED BOOKS (Categories below; Titles below in Wish list section)
books in Spanish (all ages)
books featuring characters of color (all ages)
board books
beginning readers
early chapter books
graphic novels

ORGANIZING drive: https://www.childrensbookproject.org/bookdrive/

BOOKS we accept: https://www.childrensbookproject.org/give-books/

WISH LIST BOOKS:
(1) BOOKSHOP.ORG WISH LIST TITLES: https://bookshop.org/shop/childrensbookproject (most preferred);
(2) Amazon wish list titles: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/317FJVMN43M7Q? (VIEW list; independent bookstore PURCHASES, e.g., bookshop.org, STRONGLY PREFERRED)

MOST PREFERRED BOOKS (CATEGORIES; TITLES ARE LISTED ABOVE IN WISH LIST SECTION):
• books in Spanish (all ages)
• books featuring characters of color (all ages)
• board books
• beginning readers
• early chapter books
• graphic novels

NON-MAIL (IN PERSON) DELIVERY ONLY: 2166 Palou Avenue, SF by appt.:
https://www.childrensbookproject.org/give-books/ (scroll down to yellow "Book Now" appointment button)

MAIL ONLY: 3433 21st Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Opportunity Details

Words Alive connects children to the power of reading. With Spring break right around the corner, it’s book giveaway season and we need your help! We’re getting ready for our Spring giveaway for children participating in our Read Aloud Program – we currently have books packed to distribute to 2,500 kiddos across the county and we need your help to get them into their hands.

Can you help us make sure they get their books in time for Spring break?

Volunteers will:
• Pick up boxes of books at our office at 770 Park Blvd in the East Village in downtown San Diego
• Drive them to a school site and drop them off at the front office.
The boxes are 12” x 12” x 18”. They weigh about 40 lbs each. We can tailor the delivery to the size vehicle you’re able to drive.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	20	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Position Type:
This is a fully remote volunteer position overseeing father-friendly initiatives across a ten-state region. Coordinators work virtually from their home location, connecting with state leaders, schools, districts, and NAFFS leadership through online platforms. Reliable internet connection and comfort with video conferencing (Zoom) are required for virtual meetings, training sessions, and monthly check-ins.

Mission:
To champion and coordinate father-friendly initiatives across a designated ten-state region, ensuring program growth, sustainability, and success through collaboration with state-level leaders and school districts.

Key Responsibilities:
Monitor and support father-friendly programs across ten states
Track regional program implementation and maintain accountability measures
Serve as the regional liaison between state leaders and NAFFS
Identify opportunities for program expansion within the region
Coordinate with state leaders to ensure program consistency
Collect and share success stories from participating states
Facilitate inter-state communication and best practice sharing
Provide monthly regional activity reports
Help organize regional father engagement initiatives
Build and maintain relationships with local schools and parent organizations
Collaborative Partnerships: The role involves working closely with various organizations including:
Local PTAs and parent organizations
School districts and educational leaders
Watch D.O.G.S. programs
All Pro Dad chapters
Civic organizations like Kiwanis
State and National PTAs
Student leadership teams
Other father engagement organizations

Ideal Candidate:
Passionate advocate for increasing father engagement in education
Strong leadership and communication skills
Experience in education, community organizing, or volunteer management
Ability to commit 5-10 hours monthly
Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills
Understanding of educational landscape across multiple states
Experience with programs like Watch D.O.G.S. or All Pro Dad (preferred)
Comfortable with virtual collaboration tools, especially Zoom
Access to reliable internet connection

Benefits:
Lead multi-state educational impact
Network with regional education leaders
Access to professional development opportunities
Gain experience with HubSpot CRM platform
Shape the future of father engagement across multiple states
Be part of a national movement
Build valuable connections with local and national organizations

Time Commitment:
5-10 hours per month
Monthly virtual check-ins with NAFFS leadership
Flexible schedule based on regional activities

Technical Requirements:
Reliable internet connection
Zoom video conferencing capability
Basic computer proficiency
Email access
Willingness to learn and use HubSpot for program tracking

For more information about this volunteer opportunity, contact: Keith Schumacher Executive Director, National Alliance for Father Friendly Schools Email: keith@fatherfriendlyschools.org Phone: 910-294-0332