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Home For Good Volunteer/Organizer Opportunities
We’re looking for people who have a passion for systems change and want to be part of a movement for unity and equity. We see an understanding of systemic racism, a commitment to community-building, and a willingness to be vulnerable together as essential.
We operate according to the concept of fractals: we can’t give what we don’t have, so we’re building the community we want the world to be. If that’s you, join us.
Below are some descriptions of people we are actively looking for but we welcome everyone. Discover more by filling this form.
Volunteer opportunities for COLLECTIVE POWER: MEDIUM PUBLICATION
Writers
Featured Writer: Contribute one article to the magazine monthly. Person of color preferred. Skills: Strong commitment to justice and equity. Excellent writing and familiarity with editorial process. Experience writing about tough topics in a way that leaves readers uplifted and inspired to take action. Understanding of Systemic Racism. Writing for movement-building preferred. Brief bio will appear at the end of the article. To be considered, send writing sample (10 pages or less) to write@homeforgoodcoalition.com
Writers—Contribute an article to the magazine a minimum of 1-2 times per year. Skills: Strong commitment to justice and equity. Excellent writing and familiarity with editorial process. We seek writers who can turn the challenges of trauma and injustice into opportunities for unity, transformation, and movement-building. Brief bio will appear at the end of the article. To be considered, send writing sample (10 pages or less) to write@homeforgoodcoalition.com
Visual Artists: (photographers, graphic illustrators, painters, video, etc.) Send your work as a JPEG, PNG or MP4. Accepted work will be credited in the caption section. A one-sentence bio will appear at the end of the article. To be considered, send sample work to write@homeforgoodcoalition.com
Volunteer opportunities for The COLLECTIVE POWER PODCAST
Podcast Editor/Promoter
Collective Power, a new radio show connected to Home for Good Coalition (www.HomeForGoodCoalition.com) is looking for a podcast intern who is willing to edit the audio, post the podcast each week and help promote the podcast to increase its audience and gain sponsors. The Sound audio is not complicated, minimal editing done in Garageband since the recording is done in a professional radiostudio-live. The opportunity is to have your name added to the tail-credits and be known as having contributed to a great cause and new product.
Hours – at most 5 hours per week.
Training opportunity:
- Podcast Sound Editing
- Social Media Posting to improve audience
- Research, recruitment, and selections of sponsors
- Understanding of social service systems and systems-transformation
- Opportunity to write articles and recruit writers
- Different types of research – market, interviewing, document review, articles
- Organizing and movement-building
Volunteer opportunities for COMMUNICATION TEAM
Graphic Designer / Content Creator
Home for Good Coalition is seeking a content creator for social media posts and alerts. You will create / choose designs, images, and font for quotes, posts, and updates. Interest in topics of Home for Good social media: individual and social healing methods, systemtic discrimination / inequality, systematic transformation, social causes, social research, the power of stories in communicaiton.
Meetings / communication with Communications team leader.
Social Media Communicator
Search for and connect with like minded individuals / organizations on social media. Communicate with other organizations’ social media, search trending and relevant hashtags to increase online communication and viewership. Communication goals: create social media network of solidarity, bring Home for Good into the national conversation / top trending on social media. Meetings / communication with Communications team leader.
Researcher
Home for Good Coalition is searching for a content researcher for social media posts and updates. You will search for articles, studies, events, other organizations to share on Home for Good’s social media. You will also summarize and quote the most relevant information from the articles. Interest in topics of Home for Good social media: individual and social healing methods, systemtic discrimination / inequality, systematic transformation, social causes, social research, the power of stories in communicaiton. Meetings and communication with Communication team leader.
Data Analyst
Home for Good Coalition is searching for a data analyst, to analyze social media responses. You will analyze Home for Good’s social media data (likes, views) and provide insights into best posting methods (time, content, theme). Meetings / communication with Communications team leader.
Volunteer opportunities for our DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Proposal Writer
Home for Good Coalition is searching for a funding proposal writer. You will search for funding opportunities to share with Home for Good. You will also draft, review, and edit proposals for potential funders. Meetings and communication with Development Director. Person of color preferred. Skills: Strong commitment to justice and equity. Excellent writing and familiarity with editorial process.
Partnerships Assistant
Home for Good Coalition is searching for a partnerships assistant. You will search for partnership opportunities to share with Home for Good. You will also draft, review, and edit documents for potential partners. Meetings and communication with Development Director. Person of color preferred. Skills: Strong commitment to justice and equity. Excellent communication skills.
Volunteer opportunities for our legal team
Legal Consultant
Home for Good Coalition is searching for one to two legal consultants to assist in development of official Cooperative documents including contracts, partnership agreements, and other legal documents as well as consult on general legal matters facing the Cooperative. The consultant(s) should have a basic understanding of contracts, partnership agreements, and other business matters; knowledge of cooperative and LLC structure a plus. The consultant(s) will work closely with the Home 4 Good Legal Team.
Legal Research Assistant
Home for Good Coalition is searching for a Legal Team research assistant. The Research Assistant will work closely with the Home 4 Good Legal Team to investigate questions related to business structure, governance, and legal matters.
Required skills include experience with secondary research, strong writing skills, and a commitment to social justice, equity, and systems change. Familiarity with business structure, the coop business structure, governance, and law a plus.
Volunteer opportunities for our Policy team
Policy Research Assistant
Home for Good Coalition welcomes 1-2 individuals to join the policy team to explore and sift through policies related to the care of children and families. Policies reflect our understanding of how to address people’s needs. Unfortunately, they also often reflect policymakers’ lack of understanding of systems abuse, disproportionality, and the value of direct experience. As a team, we critically analyze policies within a systems approach and imagine policies that would truly transform trauma and strengthen communities.