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Virtual Volunteer Opportunities:
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#TFKM Ambassador Volunteer Description
Position Title: Social Media Ambassador (Volunteer) Position Description: Trips for Kids Marin is providing powerful online programming and we need your help spreading the word. In the Ambassador program, we’ll give you the scoop on Trips for Kids Marin's programs, projects, and highlights and ask that you share out with your social circles. The main tasks will be to like and share specific posts to help amplify important messages and routinely share a few photos a month. Position Summary: This position will work directly with TFKM’s Communications and Development team to help spread the word about our mission, programs, events, and fundraising activities on social media. We are active on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. What We’re Asking Ambassadors to Do: In addition to reading #TFKMambassador emails and taking the actions outlined in them:
While we have set goals and stats we want to meet for each social media platform, our goal is for you and us to have fun spreading the word. We are open to feedback to help us achieve our program and fundraising goals. We look forward to partnering with our #TFKMambassadors! Feeling called to become a #TFKM Ambassador?
Fill out the form below and a staff member from Trips for Kids Marin will email you with next steps. Event Planning Volunteer
Position Title: Event Planning Volunteer Position Description: We are organizing an event committee that all event volunteers will participate in. The committee will provide hands on support and guidance as we plan the events. Position Summary: This position will work directly with TFKM’s Communications and Development team to help plan TFKM events for 2021:
What We’re Asking Event Planner Volunteers to Do:
While we have set financial goals for each event, our larger goal is to have fun, increase community engagement and spread the word about our work. We are open to feedback to help us achieve our program and fundraising goals. We look forward to partnering with you! Want to help plan events?
Fill out the form below and we will respond with next steps. Company Employee Giving Ambassador
Position Title: Company Employee Giving Ambassador Position Description: We’re organizing ambassadors through email. We’ll give you the scoop on TFKM’s programs and projects and highlight relevant campaigns that we need support with promotion. The main task will be to share the campaign within your company. For companies that use Benevity or YourCause as an employee portal - we will post the camping there but ask for additional, personal outreach to your colleagues. Position Summary: This position will work directly with TFKM’s Communications and Development team to help spread the word about our mission, programs, events, and fundraising activities to your colleagues in your place of work. Objectives: TFKM would like to increase our presence within large and small companies in the Bay Area to raise awareness about our mission, to increase the opportunity for employee giving and company matches. Outcomes: Our desire is to raise awareness of our mission and help get more resources to help get more kids on bikes in the Bay Area. As donations or volunteers sign up from your company, we will let you know so you can help foster their connection. Want to help spread the word about TFKM?
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Small Grant - Grant Writer Volunteer Description
Position Title: Small Grants - Grant Writer (Volunteer) Position Description: TFKM would like to increase the number of grant applications for smaller grants that we submit by:
Position Summary: This position will work directly with TFKM’s Development Director to help research, write, and submit grant applications for grants that award up to $10,000. What To Expect: The TFKM Development team will organize volunteers through email, phone and occasional Zoom meetings. We’ll give you full details on TFKM’s programs and project boilerplate language used for grants. Though your participation takes place online, occasionally we will organize special in-person events once it is safe to do so. Desired Qualifications: We are looking for volunteers who:
Outcomes: With our Small Grants Volunteer team, our goal is to submit at least 30 new small grant applications over the next 5 months; with at least 10% returning a positive response. Interested in working as a grant writer for TFKM?
Fill out the form below and our Development Director will set up an informational call. Be prepared to provide writing samples. Community Ambassador
Position Title: Community Ambassador Position Description: We’re organizing ambassadors across neighborhoods throughout the Bay Area via email. We’ll give you the scoop on TFKM’s programs and projects and highlight relevant hashtags. The main task will be to share our communications to your community list and be a TFKM Community Ambassador. Position Summary: This position will work directly with TFKM’s Communications and Development team to help spread the word about our mission, programs, events, and fundraising activities on your local community Listserv (NextDoor, TownSquare, etc.). Program Objective: TFKM would like to increase our presence on local community listservs throughout the Bay Area to:
Our desire is to educate more members of the Bay Area community to learn more about our mission. Our goal is for you and us to have fun spreading the word. We are open to feedback to help us achieve our program and fundraising goals. We look forward to partnering with our TFKM Community Ambassadors program. Want to help spread the word about TFKM?
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In-Person Volunteer Opportunities:
We are not currently accepting in-person volunteers.
Unfortunately, we are unable to facilitate any in-person volunteer opportunities as this time due to California's shelter-in-place orders. We hope to open up in-person volunteer opportunities as soon as it is safe to do so.
If you are interested in volunteering when in-person opportunities open up again, please take a moment to check out our volunteer opportunities below. If you find an opportunity that interest you, go ahead and fill out the forms below. At the end of the volunteer form, please note in the 'Other Comments' section that you would like to be contacted when we are re-opening in-person volunteer roles.
To sign up to volunteer for Trips for Kids Marin, please fill out the volunteer and permission forms below.
The volunteer form will submit directly, but the permission form must be filled out, downloaded, and emailed to marketing@tripsforkidsmarin.org.
After completing and submitting both forms a staff member from Trips for Kids Marin will contact you with next steps.
If you are interested in volunteering when in-person opportunities open up again, please take a moment to check out our volunteer opportunities below. If you find an opportunity that interest you, go ahead and fill out the forms below. At the end of the volunteer form, please note in the 'Other Comments' section that you would like to be contacted when we are re-opening in-person volunteer roles.
To sign up to volunteer for Trips for Kids Marin, please fill out the volunteer and permission forms below.
The volunteer form will submit directly, but the permission form must be filled out, downloaded, and emailed to marketing@tripsforkidsmarin.org.
After completing and submitting both forms a staff member from Trips for Kids Marin will contact you with next steps.
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1. Complete the Volunteer Form
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2. Complete and Email the Permission Form.
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Assistant Trail Ride Leaders
Looking for enthusiastic cyclists that love interacting with youth to assist our staff Ride Leaders! Requirements:
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Earn-A-Bike Mentors
Teach kids basic mechanics and life skills at our warehouse in San Rafael’s Canal district. Requirements:
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Re-Cyclery Bike Shop Help
With hundreds of donated bikes and parts rolling in each week, help clean, sort, refurbish and keep these items out of our landfills. Requirements:
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Event Volunteers
Love to interact with people? Passionate about biking and advocating to get more kids on bikes? Become an ambassador at our booth at community events. Requirements:
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