Opportunity Details

Philly Bookshelf relies on donations from Seattle area community members to meet the needs of over 90 schools and 16 community groups in low income neighborhoods. We provide about 7,500 books annually. Hosting a Book Drive is the easiest way to help Philly Bookshelf while getting volunteer hours.

You can organize a Book Drive with your team, employee resource group, social group, or in your building. Philly Bookshelf provides a large box with signs and all you have to do is encourage your group to donate new and gently used books. We accept books for all ages – newborn to adult – and in every language. Right now, we especially need books for children and teens. At the end of the book drive, we arrange a time to collect the books from you. This is an easy and fun volunteer activity with an incredible impact. Every book counts!


What is Philly Bookshelf?

Philly Bookshelf is a nonprofit that provides thousands of books annually to schools, community bookshelves, and other programs in low income neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We’ve worked with over 90 schools and 16 community groups to get books to those who need them most. Only about 12 of the approximately 220 public schools in Philadelphia have librarians. We help fill the gap by supporting teacher, student, and volunteer run school libraries as well as providing books to teachers for classroom libraries.

Optional: If you would like additional volunteer hours, we can provide our spreadsheet and a barcode scanner for you and/or your team members to enter the books into a specialized Excel spreadsheet that we import to our database.


Details for Hosting a Book Drive

Location: We will bring the supplies to your building at Microsoft in the Seattle region and pick them up when the book drive ends

Repeatability: There is no limit on the number of book drives. We are always in need of books!

Min/Max Participants: 1 – 30+ participants

Facilitation method: In person is ideal.

Duration of event: We recommend collecting books for 2 weeks – 1 month.

Please contact us with any questions. Thanks!

Note: If you would like to donate books as an individual, please contact us and we will arrange for board members who are Microsoft employees to collect the books from you. There is also a box in Building 36 office number 36/3483 where you can donate books at any time.

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Opportunity Details

Help assemble books for our Date with a Book program. Using the materials provided, volunteers will wrap books and creatively decorate the covers with clues hinting at what the title might be. It’s a fun activity with the opportunity to be as creative with the decorating as volunteers like! All levels of artistic skill are welcome.

What is Date with a Book? A popular trend where books are wrapped to cover the title and author, but clues are written on the outside to indicate genre, age appropriateness, etc., and community members make a selection without judging a book by its cover. Philly Bookshelf provides these books to Community Bookshelves and programs in low income neighborhoods that would not otherwise be able to participate in a program like this.

Details for #Give2024

Location: We will bring the supplies to a conference room in your building at Microsoft in the Seattle region.

Repeatability: We can host 10+ events during October #Give2024 and additional times throughout the year as arranged. There is currently NO WAITLIST even though certain UI through Benevity indicates there is one.

Min/Max Participants: 10 - 30 participants is ideal. We have hosted events for up to 75.

Facilitation method: In person

Duration of event: 1 hour for the event plus 1/2 hour for set up and clean up (15 minutes before and after the event). If you want to discuss a longer time period, please contact us.

Please note: We usually respond to all Giving Month inquiries within 24 hours. Occasionally, my emails do not make it through the Microsoft server. If you do not receive a response within 24 hours, please call or text Abbie at 610-247-4692 or message/email Ali at alit@microsoft.com.

Please contact us with any questions. We look forward to hosting a great event with your team. Thanks!

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Opportunity Details

When children (ages 3 – 12) select a new Page Ahead book to keep for their very own, they can take a bookmark. Volunteers would color and write (front and back) on the bookmarks, things like their favorite books as kids, etc. For many of the children we serve, this will be the first book and bookmark they will have ever received that is truly their own. Bookmarks help inspire young readers to continue a life long love of learning.

Instructions, examples and, supplies provided. In-person activity, we bring the project to you. Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program serves more than 26,000 kids in need across Washington State.

This project is repeatable! We have the Page Ahead branded bookmarks that we bring to your office in the greater Seattle/Redmond area, WA, USA.

Up to 50 Micro-volunteers max, 10 minimum. Duration of project: one hour. No funding needed. Page Ahead provides the crayons, colored pencils, bookmarks. Volunteers are welcome to provide decorative stickers for kids.

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Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Make Bookmarks	50	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

When children select a new Page Ahead book to keep for their very own they write their name on a bookplate sticker and affix it to the inside cover. Bookplate stickers come in rolls of 1,000 and need to be rolled out and cut into strips of 12 stickers. The end result of this volunteer activity is bookplates that are easy for Page Ahead to ship to hundreds of schools in Washington State for teachers to distribute to their students for our spring book fairs. When children select their (free to them) new books, putting their name in it gives them ownership and gets them excited about reading their new books. This opportunity is repeatable! Page Ahead serves over 203 school sites across Washington State, USA.

Max volunteers: up to 50 Micro-Volunteers at a time.
In-person project ONLY, at your office in the greater Seattle/Redmond area.

The project takes anywhere from 1 to 2 hours max. Page Ahead provides all the supplies and materials needed. We bring the project to you!

This opportunity is repeatable. We serve more than 26,000 kids in need living in Washington State. We will need a lot of bookplate packets made for the kids we serve.

#Give2024

Open: October 1 - 31, 2024. Please email Laura (LLE@PAGEAHEAD.ORG) to schedule your preferred day/time you would like us to come to you with the project!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Bookplate Packets	200	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

ET Wyman PTO sponsors many events throughout the school year with lots of volunteer opportunities. Not limited to assistance running game booths, face painting, event set up and break down, grant research, decorations, and more!

Opportunity Details

Lemonade with Ice is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting girls in their educational journey. Our mission is to empower young girls around the world by providing them with the education and resources they need during the early stages of their lives.

Join us on Oct 20, 2024 for the Lemonade With Ice Annual Gala charity event at Ice at the Galleria (5015 Westheimer Rd # 1260, Houston, TX 77056) from 5:30 PM ~. 7:30PM. Lemonade With Ice (LWI) partners, sponsors and supporters will come together to enjoy an evening of get togethers, ice skating performance, live entertainment, one-of-a-kind experience, and inspiring stories of Lemonade With Ice and their families, all to benefit the mission of LWI: Empowering Young Girls.

The funds raised from the event will directly support the Educating Girls fund by Lemonade With Ice. This initiative provides scholarships for girls, helping families in need to afford education, empowerment, and essential learning skills. It’s all about giving these girls the tools they need to succeed and thrive in the world.

Here’s how you can help with 2024 Annual Gala:

1. Donate here and check if your company will match your donation!
2. Help us secure a Corporate Sponsorship
3. Donate an item to be auctioned at the Gala
4. Secure an advertising spot at the Gala
5. Share the message & fundraising link with your contacts via email or social media

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Help with Setup	3	n/a	n/a
Photographer & Video recording	2	n/a	n/a
Managing Product Table	2	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in a student's educational journey by volunteering in a classroom. You will help students with reading and/or math in small groups or one on one. The goal is to get as many people who are passionate as we are to come and assist our students in becoming fluent in math facts, parts of speech, comprehension, and decoding. COVID-19 has played a major part in the achievement gap of our students. It is important for us and the future of all that we close this gap as much as possible.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

We provide opportunities for visitors to lead a 30-60 minute class specific to their knowledge and expertise. It should be appropriate for children ages 3-14. Our children benefit by learning from visitors from different cultures. It is best that the class be led in Spanish, although our Director can translate English into Spanish if needed.

Opportunity Details

Join LaAmistad Afterschool and provide elementary age homework help at an after-school program. No Spanish or education experience necessary! The primary objective of LaAmistad Afterschool is to increase positive academic outcomes for under-resourced Latino students. Volunteers work alongside 5 staff members to provide elementary age homework help at an after-school program.

Opportunity Details

Join LaAmistad Afterschool and provide elementary age homework help at an after-school program. No Spanish or education experience necessary! The primary objective of LaAmistad Afterschool is to increase positive academic outcomes for under-resourced Latino students. Volunteers work alongside 5 staff members to provide elementary age homework help at an after-school program.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	15	n/a	n/a