Why Volunteer?
Whether it's important to you to help solve a neighborhood problem, champion a causeyou are passionate about or strengthen your community, volunteering enables you towork towards positive community-wide change. By volunteering you can:
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Develop communication and leadership skills
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Meet new people and make connections
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Share your strengths and skills with others
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Learn to work as part of a team
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Make a difference in someones life
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Fundraising & Special Events
Primary Roles and Responsibilities:
Provide administrative and other support services for events andannual campaign fundraising, including direct mail, personal solicitation and marketing efforts.
The Fundraising Team seeks financial and in-kind (services, products, etc.) donations.
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Provide general administrative and logistical support
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Perform online donor prospect research
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Assist with grant writing
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Copy write donor materials
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Design and produce donor materials
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Engage online audiences via social networking sites
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
We welcome assistance of volunteers with no or very little experience and from various cultural andprofessional backgrounds. However the following qualifications are helpful for this work:
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Previous volunteer or work experience in a fundraising environment
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Copy writing experience
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Strong writing skills
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Team oriented work style
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Computer literacy


