Opportunity Details

The Science Museum of Western Virginia sees over 90,000 students, patrons, and visitors a year. We believe in empowering our community through experiential learning and simply put, cannot achieve our mission without the support of our incredible volunteers! Volunteers are an essential part of our work-force and allow us to continue our mission: provide a public platform for local research and innovation to spark a curiosity in visitors and encourage the continued pursuit of knowledge.

From performing docent work, such as greeting guests, answering questions and maintaining the organization of the museum floors, to working with our horseshoe crabs or assisting with summer camps, we have volunteer opportunities for all types of interests and skills. You are always able to find a role that suits you here at the Science Museum of Western Virginia!

HOW TO VOLUNTEER
1) Fill out a SMWV Volunteer Application (found at smwv.org/support/volunteer)!
2) Complete Virtual Orientation (provided to you after you've completed an application)
3) Sign a Liability Waiver and give us permission to do a background check
4) Use Hands on Blue Ridge to sign up for shifts!

Have more questions? Feel free to email us at volunteers@smwv.org or call at 540.342.5710.

We can't wait to bring you on board!

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Digital Lions, the Fair Trade creative agency arm of Learning Lions, is in the process of becoming the first Fair Trade digital agency through a memebership in the World Fair Trade Organisation.

We are bringing Fair Trade and Digital outsourcing together, thus lifting both to an entirely new level. By sourcing animation, design and webdevelopment services from our creative lions in Kenya, clients not only get value for money, but impact on top.

2/3 of all Digital Lions proceeds go straight into the pockets of our lions. Any surplus that the organisation makes is reinvested into the education of younger lions, so that the whole project (education through Learning Lions, and marketing services through Digital Lions) rests on a solid, future-proof and independent financial basis. In the underserved region of Northern Kenya that we operate, offering equitable chances on the global digital markets is a lifetime opportunity.

Digital Lions is now looking for skilled and motivated volunteers that want to help bringing more projects to the lions in Lodwar, Kenya. More sales, more clients, more impact.

We have come very far in our training approach and getting the lions on a level of international competitiveness in terms of price and quality in the low to medium budget outsourcing domains, now its time to tackle the sales bottleneck.

We are looking for remote volunteers that have experience and/or good ideas in outreach, sales, marketing or alike and that are willing to invest a few hours a week in this cause. We can guarantee a high impact return on time investment (if you are good in what you do).

Additionally, we are also always looking for volunteers to support us on the ground. These can be any type of volunteers in the domains of: sales&marketing, project manegement, fundraising, graphic design, webdevelopment, system admin, programming, etc.

Opportunity Details

We are seeking a dependable, sales oriented professional to develop the sponsorship program, strategy, and lead the organization's effort to secure sponsors of our 10 Year Celebration and Guinness World Records competition. The ideal candidate is a creative and ambitious self-starter capable of working independently. Candidates with the ability to accomplish goals within a short period of time are desired. Individuals with sales and sponsorship experience are encouraged to apply!

The volunteer will primarily work remotely at a location that is most convenient for the volunteer, traveling only if travel is needed to and from the event venue, and/or for event purposes (e.g., meeting with a sponsor). The zip code for the 10 Year Celebration is 60637 on the University of Chicago campus. The location for the Guinness World Records competition is Navy Pier.

Please email your resume, cover letter, and 3 references who can verify your relevant experience for immediate consideration.

Inquiries will be accepted through April 15, 2020.

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The Banana App is a tech initiative of the Be Good Project in an effort to help alleviate poverty by preventing unintentional hunger and reducing food wastage.

Our mobile-based project "Banana App" will provide supermarkets/groceries/produce-stands/restaurants a time-sensitive platform to donate bananas/produce/foods/meals that are considered not aesthetically-pleasing for market display or sale but are still edible and in good condition.

Verified no-to-low-income clients/homeless individuals will be able to register using our app. Upon completion and approval of the application, the user can accept and pick up these donations.

UPDATE: In response to the recent CoVid situation that has affected our communities, we believe that this is a great time to increase development work on our initiative as even though there are obvious changes in buying habits from both consumers and manufacturers, food waste is inevitable and must be addressed more than ever as hunger tend to exist more when an epidemic hits our local economy. This is an urgent opportunity to help us work on increasing value, partnership and strategic planning to help us acheive a successful launch of our App.

This is an important work and we need people just like you.

Copywriter/Editors
>>Writing clear, concise and grammatically correct copy
>>Driving the creation of original concepts that result in effective and compelling communication
>>Understanding different language styles that appeal to various target markets
>>Developing and maintaining a clear and consistent brand voice
>>Experience with web markup language and search engine optimization
>>Familiarity with commonly used style guides
>>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
>>Self-motivated and organized

Content Strategist – Finds the nexus between what the organization wants to communicate (internal goals, core topics) and what the community seeks (what people are most interested in). I refer to this as finding the right combination of “broccoli and cheese.” Decides which topics to focus on when (e.g. the Big Picture Communications Timeline). May oversee development of the content that the Lead Generator uses to grow the list (i.e., list bait).

Program/Service Marketers – Understands the best ways to talk about particular products and services from both the organizational perspective and the community perspective. Has deeper expertise on the program/service that your average marketing team member.

**Job description shows a better idea of the experience we are looking for but not all required. **

Opportunity Details

Our nonprofit works to improve educational opportunities and provide health improvements to under-served and malnourished families in Guatemala. We need help with creating engaging video content to build awareness for what we do. We have lots of stories, photos, content, but a video format would help us!

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The Arizona SciTech Festival’s mission is to promote STEM education while highlighting its impacts in everyday life. It offers Arizona residents a myriad of informal education opportunities aimed at building awareness and engagement, including hands-on experiences that give children and adults alike a new perspective on the prevalence and importance of STEM. The goal is to inspire them to pursue related fields of study and STEM-related careers. The Foundation partners with the Arizona Commerce Authority, Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University, The University of Arizona, the Arizona Technology Council, the Arizona Science Center and community sponsors to support the “official” Festival celebration between February and March. Engagement opportunities continue throughout the year for many of the activities as well.

In 2018, 800+ STEM Ecosystem organizers hosted over 2,000+ events, including 35+ regional community festivals, in 80 cities and towns throughout Arizona engaging 500,000+ visitors. In 2019, more than 900 organizers hosted over 3,000+ events, including 35+ regional community festivals, in 80 cities and towns throughout Arizona (see map), engaging 560,000+ visitors! These events have made the Arizona SciTech Festival the third largest STEM celebration in the nation for more than 4 years

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The Chief Science Officer (CSO) program (https://chiefscienceofficers.org/) is the brainchild of SciTech Institute Executive Director Dr. Jeremy Babendure (https://scitechinstitute.org/). As lead of the nation’s 3rd largest science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) celebration, the Arizona SciTech Festival, Dr. Babendure realized that despite students being a primary audience, they were rarely included in conversations on what the Festival’s STEM activities and experiences should be. He also found that the stereotype that STEM topics are “hard, boring, and uncool” prevailed, thereby reducing student STEM identification and engagement and undermining the state’s efforts to create a diverse pipeline of qualified STEM leaders and workers to meet economic growth. This sparked the idea of putting students at the center of STEM promotion and community action. What would happen, he wondered, if students could choose peers to be their STEM advocate to help select and develop their school’s STEM programming? What if they could expand these opportunities to their communities or engage in local and state conversations on education and the workforce? He speculated that the STEM landscape and workforce pipeline would perhaps be more effective with students embedded in developing and leading these efforts. The rapid expansion and growth of the program is proving this to be the case.

Building on the student government model, CSOs are 6-12th grade STEM leaders elected by their peers to promote STEM. In schools, CSOs advocate for and provide STEM experiences responsive to their peers’ interests. In the community, they serve as thought leaders and ambassadors, working with school boards, government, business, and industry to promote STEM awareness and engagement. Notably, the program empowers youth to chart their own STEM trajectory, provides opportunities for developing science capital and a STEM identity, and expands STEM access for historically marginalized populations (e.g., underserved, at-risk, and underrepresented). Leadership training prepares them not only for their roles but for an ever-increasing global workforce. It engenders self-assurance and provides the tools and knowledge youth need to become STEM advocates in their local communities and beyond. Mentors and coaches support youth development.

The program’s potential for broad impacts has encouraged significant growth since its 2015 inception. The number of CSOs has increased by 538% from 138 to 880, from one state (AZ) to ten (AZ, DE, FL, GA, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TX), and one country (USA) to five (USA, Mexico, Kenya, Nepal, India, and Columbia). Importantly, interest continues to build with groups in both current and new regions planning to grow or launch the program within the next 5 years. To facilitate effective implementation across divergent locales and increase both program and CSO impacts, the CSO program team is working with regional leads to identify successful scaling elements. For example, partnerships with organizations such as the Teen Science Café Network (TSCN) and Tallo, an online workforce connection platform, are being piloted to determine if these types of mechanisms offer impactful STEM opportunities for CSOs and their peers as well as provide partners a strategy for scaling interventions. In addition, fidelity criteria (processes, procedures, and protocols), tools (IT, communication, data collection) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are continually being developed and revised to ensure that the program is meeting its goals. Outcomes, such as CSO STEM identity, STEM career interest, leadership and workforce skills development, and increased STEM interest and awareness for peers and community members, among others, are tracked and evaluated. The overall goal is to nurture a diverse STEM workforce pipeline and encourage lifelong STEM interest and engagement for future generations.

Opportunity Details

The 35th annual A Play for Gateway softball fundraiser is scheduled for July 24th and 25th, so be sure to mark your calendars. We hope you will be able to participate in this year’s event. The proceeds from the event will be used for GateWay’s “Over the Top” project. We need a new roof! The funds have been raised for the renovation to a portion of our Empire Ave. site for a center-based respite program. Before those renovations can begin It is necessary to replace the roof. Once the roof work is complete we can move on to the respite room project. A Play for Gateway is unlike other softball tournaments, in that the winning team is the one that can bribe the umpire with the most cash on game day. By raising bribe money and playing in the tournament, your business gains visibility in the community and makes a fun financial contribution to Gateway’s work.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Beer Tent	5	n/a	n/a
Face painting	3	n/a	n/a
Concession Stand	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Raise awareness and money for local area animals in need and rescue groups. Fun day of activities for you and your canine family members.
We need volunteers to staff our table, distribute information and talk about our organization. Volunteers can bring their personal dogs and will have time to participate with them in the activities.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

The White Party is Trillium Health's premier fundraiser. By supporting Trillium Health, you are making a valuable contribution toward our mission of promoting health equity by providing affordable and extraordinary primary and specialty care, including LGBTQ health care. Your support will also help bring us closer to our goal of Ending the Epidemic of HIV/AIDS by 2020.

Available Shifts

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