Are you looking for a way to get involved in online fundraising in an exciting, entrepreneurial environment? We are looking for an individual who can take the best practices that we have culled over the last few months and put them into action for a winter campaign that reaches out to our online supporters, our grassroots network and the communities that support the work that we do.

Our Winter Marketing coordinator will work with our Social Media Director, our Communications Director and our PR associate from mid-October - January on creating a step by step fundraising campaign that integrates the online and offline. This person will craft the concept for an appealing campaign, create (with support of our web designer) an associated webpage on our site and a detailed social media plan. This person will also coordinate with our Grassroots development team on creating a plan to get the message out to our grassroots network.

This is an opportunity to strategize and develop your skills in a friendly, fun, mission-driven organization! If interested, please send an e-mail along with your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Preferred Skills:

-Excellent written communication skills
-Excellent verbal communication skills
-Ability to coordinate a team of people via e-mail, chat and phone
-Ability to work virtually
-Passion for our mission and sense of humor
-Demonstrated ability to turn strategy into action

Are you interested in learning more about different funding streams while working for an organization with a fun, passionate organizational culture and entrepreneurial spirit? We are looking for a volunteer to help us research various funding avenues, specifically:

-Giving Circles
-Grant making organizations
-Family Foundations

We are looking for someone who is interested in exploring these opportunities online and possibly reaching out via phone and e-mail for first and follow up contact to gather information from mid-October to January 2010. The development research intern will collaborate with our Director of Grantwriting who currently heads up our writing team and make succinct write ups of their recommendations for what we as an organization should pursue.This person will get valuable development research experience and will have a voice in setting our organizational development strategy. The project is perfect for someone interested in gaining experience in this field or a taste of a development career. If interested, please send an e-mail along with your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Preferred Skills:

-excellent written communication ability
-ability to commit 1-2 hours a week to research
-desire to work in a passionate, fun, mission driven environment
-sense of humor
-access to internet and ability to work virtually

Press Packet Creator: (1 hr/week)

We are looking for an individual with a background in public relations or an interest in gaining such skills to join our dynamic team of volunteers to work on the creation of a press packet to be available for download from our website.

The volunteer would be responsible for culling information from our brochures and internal communications/presentations to create a one page information sheet with statistics about our organization. This individual would also be responsible for collecting photographs and other relevant media for inclusion in the packet. Some research on what makes an effective press packet would be involved. If interested, please send an e-mail along with your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Preferred Skills:

-Excellent written communication skills
-Ability to work virtually through e-mail
-Familiarity with Microsoft Package
-Desire to work in a passionate, mission-driven environment