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To stay in touch with news about rewilding, conservation, climate change action and species re-introductions, Heal has a team of volunteers who monitor Twitter briefly each day to alert the Heal team to key stories. If you are interested in any of these topics and are comfortable using Twitter, you could join the crew. Shifts are 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the evening for a week (Monday to Friday only) every 8 to 10 weeks.

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Architects Without Borders Seattle (AWBS) is seeking talented and passionate leaders to serve a two-year term on our Board of Directors from January 2023 through December 2024.

Diversity is crucial to the success of our mission to collaborate with underserved communities to deliver ecologically sensitive, culturally appropriate, life-changing design solutions in Seattle and around the world. We seek members who have ties or lived experience with underserved communities locally and/or internationally. Skills helpful to AWBS at this time include fundraising, marketing, and international development. We are also seeking those who have a current Washington State architect license.

About AWBS
Founded in 2005 by a group of Seattle architects and designers in response to a devastating tsunami, Architects Without Borders Seattle is committed to providing pro bono services to build strong communities. AWBS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Volunteers are fundamental to our work as all our project work is completely volunteer led and assisted. AWBS’s one paid staff member is our Executive Director, who reports to the Board of Directors.

​AWBS Mission and Values
AWBS volunteers collaborate with underserved communities to deliver ecologically sensitive, culturally appropriate, life-changing design.

Core Values:
- Appropriate design solutions are vital to communities and the environment
- Collaborative long-term relationships with communities are essential to providing effective design assistance
- Exchange of knowledge and skills can empower both communities and designers
- Interdisciplinary teams create innovative and insightful projects
- Volunteer passion, energy, and efforts make our work possible


Board of Directors Responsibilities
AWBS Board members advise, govern, oversee policy and direction, and assist with leadership and general promotion of Architects Without Borders Seattle. Although board members are not directly responsible for project work, they assist the Project Committee with project leadership. Board members serve as ambassadors and guide the sustainability of the organization.

Board members serve as advisors by:
- providing mission-focused guidance during potential project vetting, and to project teams, as needed
- mentoring new board members
- serving on one board committee to focus on specific parts of AWB’s mission and needs

Board members serve as ambassadors by:
- reflecting the Mission and Core Values of the organization
- strengthening relationships between AWBS and the local community
- advancing AWBS’s mission and services
- supporting activities to develop funding for the organization

Board members guide the sustainability of the organization by:
- understanding and adhering to the policies and procedures of AWBS
- developing organizational policy, and creating, reviewing, and evaluating organizational plans
- engaging in strategic planning to establish long and short-term goals and priorities
- overseeing personnel and staff accountability and development
- recognizing and avoiding conflicts of interest
- ensuring the organization’s fiscal stability by:
- becoming familiar with AWBS’s finances, budget, and financial/resource needs
- connecting AWBS with sponsors, donors, and other funding opportunities
- supporting AWBS financially with a personally meaningful gift through a monthly recurring donation, and/or donations at fundraising events, and/or donations at other times during the year

Meetings and Time Commitment
AWBS Board members should commit in the range of 12-25 hours per month to AWBS, distributed between the monthly board meeting, events, and work related to the organization, as well as committee meetings. Each board member will participate and serve on at least one board committee, which aligns with their areas of expertise and interest. The board will engage in an annual retreat of approximately 6-8 hours, usually held on a weekend day in February.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, as of March 2020, the board has been meeting virtually via Zoom instead of the in-person meetings itemized below. In-person meetings will resume in the future when it is safe to do so.

The board of directors meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in downtown Seattle at our office at 1101 2nd Ave.

Committee meetings generally take place once per month for 90 minutes in person or by zoom. Members are expected to attend at least three Projects Committee meetings each year (a monthly gathering of volunteer teams doing the inspiring work of the organization).

Board members are expected to attend and participate in organization-wide events (e.g. the annual fundraiser, annual volunteer appreciation, etc.).

One board term is two years long, with the option to continue serving on the board after the first term.

To apply for a position on the AWBS Board of Directors, please send the following to info@awb-seattle.org by 5:00pm, Sunday, December 4, 2022.

A current resume with contact information to help us get to know you (a thorough LinkedIn or similar profile is also acceptable – we’re interested in content, not polish)

A Statement of Interest replying specifically to board member responsibilities. Please consider the following questions as you compose your Statement of Interest:

- What prompted your interest in joining the AWBS Board?

- What do you know about AWBS, and what would you like to learn about us?

- What challenges, issues, or needs would you like to address as an AWBS Board member?

- What areas of expertise, special skills, training, or personal qualities do you feel would be most important to your work on the AWBS Board?

- What will be the biggest challenges in sharing your personal time, energy, and financial resources with AWBS?

- Are there any thoughts, questions, or concerns that may have come up while thinking about these questions that you would like to share with us?

Interviews will be conducted in December with offers to join the board extended by mid-January.

Opportunity Details

Sending letters to possible fosters and volunteers. All forms are provided and stamps.
You can do this at Starbucks, at home, etc.

Available Shifts

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

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We are seeking for a volunteer that can assist our social media team in promoting KSTR online and soliciting donations. This should include helping to maximize our reach/exposure on social media (through quality content, working with sites' specific algorithms, posting times and targeting audiences) to help elevate our non-profit profile and audience.

The ideal candidate has experience or skills with the above, as well as content creation, video editing/formatting, hashtags & keywords, consolidating/organizing information, and using shared online media drives. Bonus assets include website editing/development, copywriting articles and powerful posts, work with non-profits, fundraising, donor relations, campaign development, grant seeking, special promotions & advertising, advanced video skills, photoshop and/or graphic design, use of SEO and analytics.

We have a library of reports done on resources related on how to improve our marketing, social media and fundraising work. We need someone to go through the reports, and know how to make action plans from them, so we can implement what is on the reports and put the strategies into use.

Due to the Covid-19 crisis, KSTR has been closed to guests and volunteers since late March. This has left donations as our only source of funds. In order to maintain the facility, we have had to focus what resources we can spare on promotion, especially in video and photos of our animals as well as fundraising strategies. This position can be done remotely, along with a good internet connection. The team would coordinate with you by email and WhatsApp, as well as the shared online drive for media content, direction and notes. You may also be asked to help organize the drive for easier reference & removal of duplicated, poor quality, or out-dated content, or consolidate various separate drives into one. Projects will be assigned by the social media team, who will oversee and publish finished work on our website or social media platforms, unless you are asked to do so.

For more information, please send your CV/ Resume and contact Dani Dion at: volunteer@kstr.org

Volunteers must also be patient and have advanced writing skills, since all content must be properly edited. Photoshop or other photo editing experience is preferred, but not required.

Spanish language skills is also a plus, as we are trying to increase our bilingual approach and reach more people within Costa Rica and other Latin American countries.

Advanced video creation/editing skills and software are a plus, specifically splicing .mp4 video files with .m4a audio files into a single movie. Further media may be in .gif, .jpeg, or filmed on iPhone, and captions or voiceovers may be added with separate files.

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The Aquarium Foundation has volunteers that serve in the Conservation & Education Center (a free-admission facility near the entrance of the St. Louis Aquarium with exhibits about water conservation, our local rivers and waterways, the effects of plastic pollution, and ways to get involved). Volunteers may also serve in the St. Louis Aquarium at the stingrays touch pool, at the kids' water table, visitor directions, etc. We also have opportunities to volunteer at events occasionally or at local river clean-up events. To sign up to volunteer for the Aquarium Foundation, visit our website and complete an application: https://www.stlaquariumfoundation.org/volunteer/. All volunteers must complete an application and have a background check prior to volunteering.

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Connecting with our community is more important now than ever with COVID-19. Join us and other community members in a safe, outdoor environment and help restore a natural habitat.

We will be following health and safety COVID-19 guidelines to keep everyone safe! Please try to only sign up for one session as we are limiting group sizes.
1st session (8:45-10:45): https://bit.ly/2ZpEtX4
2nd session (11:15 - 1:15pm): https://bit.ly/35nShFc

We volunteer RAIN or shine.

PLEASE REGISTER AS A GREEN TEAM VOLUNTEER by clicking:
http://goo.gl/WRx6jr

FLOW OF THE ACTIVITY
• Meet at 8:45am for sign-in, introductions (please be on time)
• If you can't find us, please call me at 778-318-0992
• Remove invasive plants
• Volunteer until 10:45am then sign-out at end, take home an eco-gift from one of our sponsors!

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
• Meet new people and feel a sense of community
• Get exercise and fresh air in a beautiful green space
• Revitalize a local green space and increase biodiversity
• Learn how to identify invasive plants & how to remove them & plant some native species
• Get volunteer hours
• Have FUN! 😀

You can see the full event description here: https://bit.ly/2ZpEtX4

Available Shifts

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

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The Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute has developed an innovative 'Low Carbon Living' program - a not for profit social enterprise with an aim to help individuals and organisations reduce their carbon footprints.
At the core of this program is a sophisticated carbon calculator.
We are asking for help to take this program to the next level - for instance, our website functionality is very basic and is built on a free Wordpress platform.
We are hoping some web developers / user experience experts will help us to seamlessly integrate the calculator into our website experience as well as help us develop our website so it can support the goals of our expanding national program.

Opportunity Details

Farmhouse Animal and Nature Sanctuary is looking for reliable, honest, hard working animal lovers who aren’t afraid to get dirty!

VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT: Morning/Evening Feed and Clean Crew


WORKS WITH: Mostly independent position

LOCATION: Onsite – Myakka sanctuary

TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours weekly

PRE-PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS and TRAINING:
In- Person Shadowing

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Distribute food for multiple species of animals accurately
-Replenish & clean water of animals
-Muck Horse stalls
-Remove fecal and urine matter from walkways and animal housing
-General cleaning of walkways and pastures
-Observant and report potential health or behavioral issues to owners
-Willing to complete a task that needs to be done without being asked
-Other responsibilities as requested

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
-Other volunteers
-Sanctuary owners

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
-Must be capable of working outside doing strenuous tasks in Florida weather (rain or shine)
-Must be comfortable working alongside large animals such as horses, ponies and goats
-Must be comfortable working alongside small animals such as guinea pigs, variety of birds, and a variety of reptiles
-Should be capable of bending and stooping repetitively
-Should be capable of lifting 20-40 pound items with some assistance

To apply:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/FarmhouseAnimalNatureSanctuaryInc/farmhousesanctuaryvolunteerapplication

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Join our remote fundraising team to help the birds! Ways to help from your location...

- Sell raffle tickets to friends/family/online contacts
- Solicit donated items for raffles/auctions
- Assist in sales for different upcoming fundraisers (shirts, holiday items, etc)
- Planning committees for upcoming events

Visit our social media for daily updates on the birds! IG @belizebirdrescue

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Please contact us for more information!

Online fundraising - join our fundraising team!
Promote BBR online - share news, social media posts
Promote Rock Farm Guest House (our main funding source)
Promote t-shirt and book sales
Local fundraising (in your home town)
Represent BBR at local fairs and events
Sell membership packages
Look for grants (and even help apply)
Look for magazine and online article opportunities
Collect donated items and consolidate for shipping (through our Belize Freight agent in Houston)

Available Shifts

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