Fundraising Event Internship Available

Fundraising Event Intern

Organization: Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta

Job Categories: 

Event Fundraising, Administrative, Development, Volunteer & Intern, Housing/Homeless Services,

Position Description:

The Furniture Bank of Metro Atlanta is seeking an event fundraising intern to assist with two fundraisers -  the Atlanta Mattress 500, a fundraising event to be held October 13, 2012, features racers, four bed pushers and one bed rider, who race through Atlantic Station and Chairish the Future, to be held March 9, 2013, is an art auction and gala.

An intern will assist with all aspects of both events including registration, recruitment of teams or artists, fundraising, web development, correspondence with participants and sponsors, solicit in-kind donations, event logistics, among other things. This is an unpaid position. 

Internship Dates: August 1 (start date flexible) – December 1, several meetings a month
Hours: 2 – 5 hours a week

Responsibilities:

·         Coordinate and support the Fundraising Team

·         Help create and maintain team participant roster

·         Manage and track communications with teams

·         Assist with communication with sponsors

·         Develop and assist with event logistics

·         Solicit in kind donations for the race

·         Write and oversee the sending of thank you letters

·         Attend and participate in all committee meetings

Qualifications:

·         Must be responsible, motivated, capable of independent work, and eager to support people fleeing domestic violence, living with HIV/AIDS or moving out of homeless situations.

·         Proficiency with Office software, including MS Word and Excel

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills and prioritizing

·         Ability to work on multiple projects

About Us:

The Furniture Bank’s vision is for all individuals and families in need to have the necessary furniture to live safely and securely.  Our mission is to recycle used furniture from individuals and companies and give it to people moving out of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence and living with HIV/AIDS. 

The Furniture Bank helps over 3,000 people in metro Atlanta every year.  We enhance metro Atlanta’s non-profit community and engage the metro Atlanta community in service.  We are the product of partnership and community support. For more information visit www.furniturebankatlanta.org.

To Apply:

Send resume, cover letter and references to chodges@furniturebankatlanta.org.  Please respond by July 15, 2012

Education Level: College

The Borgen Project

The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth
 should be doing more to address global poverty. We're the innovative, national
 campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.
The Borgen Project's Regional Directors serve as ambassadors
 for The Borgen Project in their city and play a crucial role in efforts to improve
 living conditions for those surviving on less than $1 a day.

Key Responsibilities:
- Attend one (30-60 minute) conference call every week with the President of The
Borgen Project and Regional Directors from across the United States (6PM PST, 7PM
MST, 8PM CST, 9PM EST).
- Meet with local congressional offices and lobby for legislation that improves living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day.
- Mobilize people to contact congressional leaders in support of timely povertyreduction legislation.
- Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
- Build a network of people engaged in the cause. - Serve as The Borgen Project's ambassador in your city.
Opportunities:
- Regional Directors will have the opportunity to utilize their background and come up
with new ideas for furthering the cause.

Details:
Regional Directors operate independently from home and maintain contact with The
Borgen Project's Seattle office. Regional Directors sign a 6-month contract. The
position is volunteer and roughly 4-6 hours per week. Directors attend a conference
call every Monday evening.
http://www.borgenproject.org

HOW TO APPLY 
To apply, send your resume to directors@borgenproject.org. If selected for an
interview, please spend extensive time on the website beforehand. Applicant’s
knowledge of the cause is a deciding factor in the hiring process.

City of Refuge

City of Refuge offers both life-saving resources and life-building tools to individuals and families living on the margin.  We understand the need for integrated programs that span multiple areas of need--from food, clothing, and shelter to job training, placement, housing, healthcare and education.

For the full listing of volunteer opportunities, please visit http://www.cityofrefuge.cc/volunteer.htm.  

Trinity Community Minsitries

We are looking for volunteers to help with our Literacy Initiative and Computer 101 programs. Volunteers would be paired one on one with men in our program to develop a plan to teach basic literacy and computer skills. Hours are flexible and ongoing.

We are also looking for volunteers to "Create an Opportunity". In this program we encourage volunteers to plan a social activity such as a sporting event, a cooking class, or anything you can imagine. We will then assist you in making the outing happen.

John Hannula

404-577-6651 ext. 28

johnh@tcmatlanta.org

tcmatlanta.org

Midtown Assistance Center

The Midtown Assistance Center is seeking a volunteer to help out with technology and computer issues on a once a week or on call basis. Duties involve mapping/installing printers and scanners, solving networking issues, etc. Must also love animal crackers and chex mix. 

The Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) is a non-profit, interfaith organization whose mission is to provide emergency assistance to the working poor of Midtown and Downtown Atlanta. MAC's aim is to help prevent homelessness and hunger during periods of crisis. 

To learn more about MAC, visit our website at www.midtownassistancectr.org.

If interested, please contact the Midtown Assistance Center at mac@midtownassistancectr.org.

Contact mac@midtownassistancectr.org. Please put 'technology volunteer' in the subject line. 

2011 Homeless Census

We Need Volunteers to help with the 2011 Homeless Census!

On the night of January 25th, 2011, please join other community

volunteers in conducting a street count of homeless persons. 

Help us understand how many people are homeless in Atlanta, Fulton County,

and DeKalb County.

To best serve the homeless, we must gather accurate data on our homeless

population.

Email Josie Parker at josie.parker@pcni.org for information. 

Genesis Shelter

The vision of Genesis - A New Life is to enable the families of homeless newborns to move from homelessness to self-sufficiency by making a range of services available.   Genesis seeks to provide services that are comprehensive, and these services whether provided by Genesis or through collaboration include counseling, support, education, mental health, child development, aftercare and transitional programs.

The comprehensive nature of the Genesis program, developed over years of service to homeless newborns and their families, has enabled the creation of a blueprint that others may use to replicate the Genesis program wherever it may be needed.

Some of the various opportunities available include:

Play Group: This is our most popular volunteer opportunity for you or a group to let out the inner child in you. This is a great opportunity to for parents with young children to participate. It is a good way to get your children involved in volunteering. Play Groups are every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 6:30-8:00 pm. It is for our school age children 2 years to 12 years old. It is an opportunity for volunteers to play with our children while our parents attend a support class.  Activities included are foreign language class, arts & crafts, music, story time & much more.

Tutoring: Assist in developing good study habits for our children.  Help children with their homework or special projects, or assist a small group of children with reading and math skills.  Tutoring times are available after school.  Be a friend and role model to one of our school – aged children and help them with their homework and / or study skills. We also have adults working on their GED.  

Child Care: Our Child Development Center has openings for loving, caring people to help feed and rock infants and to play with preschoolers two to three hours per week.  You must be at least 16 years old to volunteer in the Child Development Center.  Various shifts are available in the nursery and preschool during Child Development Center hours.  

Mentoring: We are in need of caring and committed individuals or families, that would like to develop a long term relationship with one of our families.  This would begin while at Genesis, and continue after the family leaves Genesis Shelter.  This would require one to two hours of communication per week, and face to face meetings at least one time per month.  This program leaves room for individuality.  Please contact us for more details.

Clothing Sorter: Genesis is looking for volunteers to come help sort through clothing donations once a week. This includes folding & placing clothes in designated areas for residents to sort through them, also hauling items that we can’t use to the Salvation Army or Goodwill.

IT Volunteer: Genesis is looking for volunteers in the IT industries to help maintain upkeep of our resident computer lab. 

Meal Preparation:  We always welcome groups that would like to provide/prepare a meal and host a weekend brunch or dinner at the shelter for our families.

Diapers & Baby Wipes Drive:  If you don’t have time to come to Genesis to volunteer, this is a great project for an office, sorority, club, or social network to do. Genesis serves 30 families per day and with your help we can continue to provide the basic needs for our families.

For more specific information, contact Marla Poe, the Volunteer Coordinator, at (404) 522-6056 *224 or via email at MPOE@GenesisANewLife.org.

The Furniture Bank

The Furniture Bank provides free, essential household furniture for individuals and families moving out of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence or living with HIV/AIDS.  Since 1988, the Furniture Bank has partnered with homeless shelters and other non-profits in the Atlanta area to serve thousands of families.

Volunteers assist the Furniture Bank in many ways including:

• help collect furniture donations either with a Furniture Drive or assist on our weekly routes
• work individually with clients to help them shop and load furniture
• provide administrative assistance by conducting follow-up calls with clients or performing data entry
• help with annual events like our art gala and auction

Volunteers are a key part of the Furniture Bank's success.  The Furniture Bank can work with individuals or groups of up to 25 people.  Weekend, evening and off-site opportunities are available. 

Contact Courtney Hodges at chodges@furniturebankatlanta.org

Living Room

Living Room is a housing information referral and financial assistance program for low-income individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to HIV/AIDS.

Located at:  341 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta, GA 30308

Phone:  404.616.6332

Email:  livingroomatl@aol.com