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Help researchers unlock data through Zooniverse.org, the world’s largest platform for people-powered research, with over 2.7 million people of all ages worldwide participating in over 80 active projects, from classifying galaxies, marking cells for cancer research, transcribing historic handwritten documents, and more.

To date, thousands of Microsoft employees have contributed over half a million classifications to Zooniverse projects!

During this session you will participate in PenguinWatch.org, a quick-to-learn site through which you can help researchers by tagging penguins in drone images. The data helps us understand the impact of climate change on this charismatic species and the health of our oceans.

You’ll hear directly from a Zooniverse team member about the impact of Penguin Watch, learn how to tag penguins, chicks and eggs in digital images, and spend most of the experience tagging penguins in the research project.

There is no preparation required. You will be guided through how to register for an account and how to tag penguins in the images. If you want to register for a Zooniverse account in advance, go to Zooniverse.org and select ‘register’ in the right corner. Please use your Microsoft email address so that your stats can be included in Microsoft’s overall stats on Zooniverse.

This opportunity is part of #Give2024 and beyond.

PARTICIPANTS: This project can be done by an individual or facilitated as a group. If facilitated by a Zooniverse team member, we require groups with 75+ participants. If led by a Giving Champion/employee, there is no minimum. For both scenarios, there is no maximum number of participants.

LOCATION: This activity can be completed in person or virtually over Teams. Each participant will use their laptop or computer to complete the classification experience of tagging penguins at PenguinWatch.org.

FACILITATION: Available as facilitated by a Zooniverse team member or non-facilitated. If non-facilitated (led by a Giving Champion/employee), we will provide a facilitator guide and template slide deck that you can adapt for your event and team.

REPEATABILITY AND PARTICIPANT NUMBERS: If you would like your event facilitated by a Zooniverse team member, we can offer 5 facilitated sessions for groups with 75+ participants (see Facilitated session signup Max of 5). There is no limit on the number of sessions that can be led by a Giving Champion/employee (see Non-facilitated session with no limit).

DURATION: If facilitated by a Zooniverse team member, opportunity will last 60 minutes (or can be adapted to last 45 minutes). If facilitated by a Giving Champion/employee, the experience can be modified to a shorter length (e.g., 20 minutes) or the full 60 minutes. Information on this flexibility included in the facilitator guide.

DATE/TIME: If facilitated by a Zooniverse team member, best to consider windows within Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm CT and Monday-Thursday 8:30-10pm CT.

GEOGRAPHIC REACH: The Zooniverse is hosted and led by the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, the University of Oxford, and the University of Minnesota, in partnership with researchers around the world. The Penguin Watch project images are taken in Antarctica and the project is led by the University of Oxford. The Penguin Watch site is translated into English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Czech.

FUNDING REQUIRED: None

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Supplies required: Computer/tablet/laptop, internet
Type of Volunteer Project: Virtual, At Home, or In-person
Event Characteristics: Hands-on, individual or group, scalable event size, team building

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Join the Camp Jamison Board and Ignite Change

The primary goal of joining the Camp Jamison Board is to contribute to its growth and development, ensuring it continues to provide transformative summer camp experiences for children from diverse backgrounds. As we celebrate our 15th year in 2025, your involvement will be crucial in helping us reach more children and enrich their lives through the magic of summer camp.

Why It Is Important:
Since its inception in 2011, Camp Jamison has been a vital resource for the children of Philadelphia, offering a unique blend of diversity, inclusivity, and affordability. Our board members are pivotal in guiding the organization, supporting fundraising efforts, and expanding our reach. By joining our board, you will help sustain and grow a program that positively impacts hundreds of young lives each year, providing them with opportunities for personal growth, leadership development, and lifelong memories. Your expertise, passion, and dedication are essential to helping us continue this mission and ensure that every child can benefit from the enriching experience of Camp Jamison.

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Event Description: Join us for the monthly Portland Business District Cleanup, this month presented by Fred Meyer. This event is community-driven and helps to keep our beloved city beautiful and clean! We invite everyone to come together and help remove trash in and around Couch Park. Know that the work you are engaging in will help welcome Portlanders and visitors alike to Rose City for clean and safe summer fun!

Time / Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024 From 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Advanced Registration: Is highly suggested but not required. Please sign up ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

Meeting Location: We will be meeting at Couch Park. Look for SOLVE signs.

Address: 551 NW 19th St. Portland, OR 97209

What to Bring: Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a backpack for hands-free convenience. Feel free to bring your personal tools if available and a reusable water bottle to support our sustainability efforts.

What's Provided: SOLVE will provide gloves, bags, high-visibility vests, and grabbers.

Available Shifts

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

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Riverfront Recapture's mission is to connect people with the Connecticut River. Access is through Riverfront's four parks along both banks of the Connecticut River in Hartford and East Hartford. Volunteer support in our parks is essential to keeping the parks beautiful and well-maintained. Projects range from weeding, mulching, planting, trimming, sweeping, painting, and more.

The project for 9/11/2024 will be firmed up about a week prior to the volunteer date.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Riverfront Recapture - Morning!	23	n/a	n/a
Riverfront Recapture - Afternoon!	23	n/a	n/a

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Are you interested in mentoring a high school student or learning more about mentoring? Support our mission to ensure all CAST students graduate with a meaningful mentorship experience. Start by joining us for CAST Schools Speed Mentor Match Day, a community event where you'll have the opportunity to meet with 10th-grade students to find a mentee for this upcoming school year. Sharing your experiences can unlock multiple opportunities for our future leaders. CAST STEM High School is San Antonio’s #1 engineering school on the south side. The public high school, created in partnership with Southwest ISD, CAST Schools, and Palo Alto College, serves approximately 200 9th through 12th-grade students from across the greater San Antonio region and emphasizes preparing students for high-demand, high-wage jobs in engineering, advanced manufacturing, and global logistics.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Speed Mentoring & 24 -25 School Year	no limit	n/a	n/a

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As a STEM Professional volunteer you will partner with a K-8 educator for the 2024-2025 school year to engage students monthly (about 2-4 hours/month) and get them interested in STEM. Science ATL with pair you with one of our school partners for the year. We work with schools where many students do not have exposure to STEM learning opportunities. Through your passion for STEM, you will create lessons alongside your partner teacher that get students interested in your career, your STEM industry, and general STEM field. You will impact students at local Atlanta schools to gain an interest in STEM and for many, provide their first exposure to your STEM field and career opportunity.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
2024-2025 STEM Professional Classroom Presenter	30	n/a	n/a
Imagining the Future Day STEM Pro Presenter	25	n/a	n/a

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Let's explore Ray Roberts Lake State Park! Join Girl Scouts for an event of stargazing, hiking, and learning about environmental stewardship. Volunteers will help with chaperoning on hikes, event set up, take down, and activities throughout the event.

Available Shifts

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

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Light Up Lives and Empower Future Generations, welcome to SolarBuddy’s Corporate Volunteering Day!
Join us in our mission to end energy poverty by participating in an impactful and rewarding volunteering experience. SolarBuddy’s Corporate Volunteering Day offers your organisation a unique opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of children living in energy poverty while fostering team spirit and social responsibility within your workforce. Strengthen your team’s bonds as you work together towards a common goal. Our activities are designed to be fun, engaging, and meaningful, ensuring a memorable experience for all participants.

Benefits:

Learn about energy poverty and its impact on communities.
Give back to a valuable cause.
Strong sense of pride and achievement.
Fun and fulfilment.
Boost morale and increase employee engagement.
Encourage collaboration and creativity.
Connect with the community and meet new people.
Meaning and purpose, increasing self-esteem and wellbeing.

What's involved in the session:

Introduction to SolarBuddy: Learn how we started, what we do, and the impact we’ve had so far.
Tour of Our Warehouse: Understand our operations and engage with our process.
Team Activities: Work together in teams to prepare for upcoming distributions.
Impact Stories: Hear firsthand accounts of how SolarBuddy lights have transformed lives and communities. These stories will highlight the profound difference your efforts can make.

Activities on the day:
Depending on the needs of SolarBuddy you could be assisting in a variety of activities during your volunteering session including:

Quality control of JuniorBuddy or StudentBuddy lights:
Before our lights are distributed to those who need them, we ensure that
they are assembled correctly. Use your problem-solving skills and eye for
detail to ensure that all the screws are there, the lights work and are ready
to be sent to children globally.

Quality control of letters:
Everyone who assembles one of our lights is asked to write a letter to the child receiving it. Use your eye for detail to ensure that guidelines have been followed from our LetterBuddy program.

Letter writing:
Letters are an integral and important part of our programs. For many, these letters are the first piece of formal communication that the children will have received outside of their community. They are cherished and read over and over. Occasionally we receive lights back without letters so we will ask you to use your creative skills to write heartwarming letters to a child receiving a solar solution.

Enhance our impact by reviewing media for marketing material:
Review photos and videos from communities where lights have been
distributed. These will then be added to our website, social media and YouTube channel.

Cost: $1500 per team of up to 10 people

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To participate, request free tickets to the online mapathons which take place on the first Tuesday of every month - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/missingmapslondon/1040085?#.

Maps are crucial in humanitarian response, they allow organizations like Médecins Sans Frontières‎/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to find and reach patients, assess the needs of crisis-hit communities, track disease spread, and respond to local events.

Unfortunately, the quality of map data in the places where MSF works is often limited. As a virtual volunteer, you will add previously un-mapped communities in areas vulnerable to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, epidemics, and conflict. For the people living in these remote areas, you'll provide something so fundamental that most of the world takes it for granted.

Practice a new skill and make a real difference for some of the planet's most vulnerable people. All whilst sat at your desk.

No previous experience is required; all participants will map at the beginner level and receive a tutorial and guidance from experienced mappers during the session.

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Plastic pollution poses a severe threat to the wildlife of Sri Lanka, especially to our iconic elephants. These majestic creatures, along with numerous other animals, suffer immensely from ingesting plastic waste, which leads to severe health complications and often fatal consequences. The ZeroPlastic Movement is dedicated to combating this critical issue, but we need your help to make a significant impact.

Why Your Donation Matters:
Save Lives: Every donation helps fund clean-up operations in crucial wildlife habitats, removing harmful plastic waste and preventing further ingestion by animals.
Preserve Biodiversity: By protecting elephants and other wildlife, we are safeguarding the rich biodiversity of Sri Lanka, ensuring these species thrive for future generations.
Promote Sustainable Practices: Your support enables us to educate local communities about the dangers of plastic pollution and implement sustainable waste management practices.
Create Lasting Change: Investing in these initiatives not only addresses immediate threats but also fosters long-term solutions for a cleaner and healthier environment.
How Your Donation Will Be Used:
Clean-Up Operations: Conduct large-scale clean-ups in areas heavily impacted by plastic pollution.
Community Education: Develop and distribute educational materials to raise awareness about the impact of plastic waste on wildlife.
Sustainable Solutions: Implement waste management programs that reduce plastic usage and promote recycling.