Featured Opportunities
Partnership Management Volunteer
Through the Bars Foundation is a new nonprofit with staff who have decades of experience empowering people in San Quentin and prisons throughout California. We need a new volunteer to join our team to help expand this critical work. The volunteer's contributions will enable us to expedite communication with program staff in other prisons, as well as foundations, musicians, and other key contacts. We really need help building a new database using FileMaker Pro, and inputing all of the contacts we have from our previous work into this database. Will you help? Skills and knowledge required: - Proficient in FileMaker Pro or a similar system - Good at devising systems and solving problems - Can keep information confidential
Larkspur, CA
Through 3/31/19
Grassroots Administrative Support
The future for healthcare is up for grabs - we need you - we need each other. The voice of the patients must be heard now! Patients for Change is looking for a highly talented, driven, and passionate individual looking to reform the healthcare industry. Do you have experience with grassroots organizations, advocacy, or community clinics? We're scaling fast and we are looking for office support. Skills desired in a volunteer include familiarity with public relations (social media, outlook, etc.), technology (excel, word), someone who can drive and who likes to have fun. The more creative you are the better! We're flexible with schedule but ideally looking for someone at least 10 hours a week (remote work or in office). Be a part of our movement. Benefits of volunteering with us include: - Exposure to community leaders in healthcare reform - Attend meetings with local healthcare and medical professionals - Experience building community partnerships with local businesses Together we can change the world!
Corte Madera, CA
Through 5/31/19
Social Call, a Friendly Visitor Program for Older Adults
Give the gift of your time and companionship to a senior, become a Social Call friendly visitor in Marin County. Volunteers find their visits highly rewarding and many develop long-term relationships with their older adult match. This connection is based on the idea that both the volunteer and participant have much to give to one another, ensuring a reciprocal bond. We encourage volunteers to embrace the experience and stories that come with aging, as it’s sure to give you a unique perspective! Social Call volunteers: Receive training in interpersonal and listening skills. Trainings are held regularly and last about 2 hours. Are matched with an older adult to whom you will provide friendly companionship and a compasionate presence. Visit with their match once a week, for an hour or 2, at a time that works for both of you. Matches are based on location, common interests, and availability. Bilingual volunteers encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact Casey O'Neill at coneill@covia.org or 415-535-7741.
San Rafael, CA
Through 12/31/19
Outreach Campaign to 2017 Wildfire Survivors
Would you like to make a diffrerence for survivors of the 2017 Wildfires in Napa County? The Napa County Disaster Recovery Group, which is composed of a number of non-profit agencies that are coordinating the long term recovery services for individuals and famiies that were impacted by the wildfires, is planning to conduct an outreach campaign to survivors of the disaster who registered with FEMA to make sure that anyone who needs help and has not received it is not forgotten or left behind. Volunteers will be provided with a script that can be used to conduct a brief telephone survey. Training will also be provided so that volunteers are prepared to administer the survey. Calls can be made from your home at a time that's most convenient for you.
Through 3/29/19
