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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Aunt Mary's Storybook, a project of Companions Journeying Together, bridges the distance between incarcerated people and the children most important to them, by recording touching audio readings of stories. Transitioning from cassette tapes to CDs, and now to a web-based system, we've innovated our delivery over the years to connect families in profound ways. We now seek a dedicated PHP volunteer web developer to join our current team of talented developers. Together, you'll enhance our existing system, bringing new features to life, and smoothing out any bugs. Your work will be instrumental in enriching the lives of those separated by incarceration. What You'll Do: Collaborate with other volunteer developers to add features and fix bugs Work with a codebase hosted in GitHub, built using CodeIgniter 4, and hosted on Amazon AWS Participate in team communication via Slack Skills We're Looking For: Proficiency in PHP and SQL Experience with CodeIgniter or similar MVC frameworks Experience with Bootstrap is a plus A detail-oriented approach to coding and problem-solving A collaborative mindset and the ability to work well with a team Requirements: Must be located in the United States Please note that we are unable to assist with obtaining or maintaining a United States visa, including an F-1 / OPT visa. Why Volunteer With Us: Your technical skills will directly impact the lives of families, helping to foster connections through our unique storybook recordings. Working with our committed team, you'll be contributing to a meaningful cause while sharpening your development skills. Get Involved: To learn more about our organization and this unique volunteer role, please contact us. We'll then direct you to complete an online volunteer application. Join us in weaving technology and compassion together, making memories that last a lifetime.
Date Posted: 2024-04-17
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Companions Journeying Together is seeking a dynamic self-starter to assist with social media efforts. We are seeking an individual to volunteer from home to assist our organization in keeping supporters up to date about our organization and the topics of incarceration, parenting, reading, and literacy. We envision this person sharing valuable content with social media community that is connected to our mission, developing graphics to enhance social media messages, and making recommendations to us on new ideas, directions, and tools for social media. The ideal volunteer will have a firm grasp of available tools and platforms in the social media space, notably Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X/Twitter. We also seek a volunteer who possesses excellent written oral communication and interpersonal skills and are self-motivated, possess good organizational skills, and are detail-oriented. Finally, we are seeking volunteers who have experience in any of the following areas: building a social media following; strategic marketing and messaging; activating a following/developing calls-to-action for fundraising. We are seeking someone available at least 6 hours/week. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us.
Date Posted: 2024-04-15
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Flexible Schedule
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La Grange, IL 60525
Aunt Mary's Storybook, a cherished initiative of Companions Journeying Together, extends a heartwarming connection between incarcerated individuals in several Chicagoland county jails and Illinois state prisons and their beloved children, stepchildren, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and more. What We Do: We provide books and audio recorders to those in custody, assisting them in selecting age-appropriate books for the children who mean the most to them. Each participant is given an opportunity to create a unique audio recording, reading the book and adding a personal message. On behalf of the person in custody, we then lovingly package and send the book and recording to the child. We Need Your Help: We're searching for a dedicated volunteer located in the Chicagoland area to assist us in picking up donated books from a warehouse in Pilsen on a monthly basis and entering them into our web-based application inventory system. The inventoried books are then dropped off in the La Grange area. Besides picking up and dropping off the books, this volunteer activity is done from your home. Your Role: Picking up donated books from a warehouse in Pilsen Entering ISBN from each donated book into our inventory system Entering data from publicly accessible databases into the inventory system Preparing inventory labels and affixing them to each donated book Dropping off the entered books to the La Grange area Meeting with us occasionally for supplies Requirements: Access to a reliable form of transportation to transport boxes of books Access to personal computer, internet, and printer Ability to lift several boxes of books weighing roughly 25 lb each An eye for detail Highly organized A passion for making a difference in the lives of families separated by incarceration Get Involved: If you're interested in being a part of this meaningful project and you meet the above requirements, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us, and we'll direct you to complete our online volunteer application. Together, we can create lasting memories and connections for families in need.
Date Posted: 2024-04-17
