Urban Wilderness Project - Volunteer Page

VOLUNTEER

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!
Volunteer opportunities and internships are available now in all four programs. Choose the program you like and earn Service Learning hours for graduation.

Volunteer Orientation
Volunteer orientation are held the third Monday of every month at our Columbia City location from 6:30-8:00pm. 3651 South Edmunds St., Seattle 98118.

GRIOT WORKS™
Flexible hours, become a storyteller, have fun learning to perform!

Description:
·   Participate/lead activities in storytelling workshops
·   Participate in 2-3 storytelling outreach performances in the community (days and times vary)
·   Create update survey/feedback form for workshops
·   Identify and contact middle and high schools to set-up outreach/recruiting
·   Set-up performance opportunities with programs, schools, organizations
    serving families/youth in transitional housing, shelters, hospitals, low-income
    after-school programs
·   Create tracking sheet in Excel with contact names
·   Identify new storytelling resources
·   Design flyer and handbill for promoting new sessions
·   Assist with set-up/ clean-up after workshop
·   Support with positive ideas and helpful suggestions

Skills/Qualifications:
·   Good listener and willing to try new things
·   Work well with different people of all ages, social, racial and economic
    backgrounds at the same time.

ADVENTURE WORKS™
Flexible hours, participate in outdoor adventure, learn leadership skills

Description:
·   Assist with materials preparation
·   Recruit/ Outreach for events
·   Distribute flyers/posters
·   Willing to learn/teach outdoor skills
·   Contact clients
·   Logistics support for Saturday programs
·   Investigate, research, report on new hiking possibilities
·   Letter writing to potential sponsors/partners
·   Participate in Saturday Hikes (optional/perk)

Skills/Qualifications:
·   Good record keeping
·   Capable of copying and organizing materials
·   Strong writing skills
·   Ability/willingness to hike and write
·   willing to make phone calls

Membership Assistant
Flexible hours, gain valuable job experience in a fun environment

Description:
·   Create E-News using Constant Contact or other format
·   Update E-News as needed
·   Create membership questionnaire(s)
·   Send member Evites to member events
·   Assist with members quarterly meetings

Skills/Qualifications:
·   Comfortable with internet
·   Detail oriented
·   good typist
·   Visual person

R U An Endangered Species?™ CAMPAIGN ASSISTANT
Flexible hours

·   Conduct Surveys
·   Organize materials for workshops
·   Research and collect new information
·   Compile information for easy access
·   Investigate topics connected to health, the natural world,
    race, gender, sexual identity, domestic violence, prisons,
    environmental impacts, toxins, civil rights, immigration, population,
    land management and endangered species.
·   Brainstorm and investigate fun ways to present

Skills/Qualifications:
·   Concerned and passionate about global and local issues
·   Alert about connecting issues
·   Interested in community outreach and organizing
·   Background or interest in social justice

CREATE AN INTERNSHIP
Service Learning Volunteers are invited to stay involved with the program and, if interested, work with UWP staff to develop an Internship that suits the SLV's educational and professional goals.

INTERNS NEEDED
Flexible hours

Development Assistant (1)
·   Identify suitable grants for 4 program areas and special programs
·   Create, update and maintain grant calendar
·   Create grant binder
·   Organize binder
·   Generate Letters of Inquiry
·   Support budget development for grants
·   Assist with item procurement for fundraiser (Village Fare)

Communications Assistant (1 of 2)
·   Identify Free Community Listings
·   Create a perpetual calendar for listing deadlines
·   Write press releases ( Media alerts, develop press packets)
·   Email or Snail Mail/ Deliver Press releases before deadlines

Communications Assistant (2 of 2)
·   Create E-News using Constant Contact or other format
·   Update E-News
·   Update calendar/brochure annually
·   Coordinate distribution of calendar/brochure
·   Create and maintain list-serve

Program Outreach Assistant (1)
·   Assist in implementing programs
·   Brainstorm program development ideas with Director
·   Assist with outreach and promotions including flyers, handbills, posters
·   Generate Evites

Contact Us
Jourdan I. Keith, Founder & Director
206-464-8364 Office
206-579-5848 Cell
urbanwildernessproject@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 18874
Seattle, WA 98118

© 2004, Jourdan I. Keith

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