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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75230
Disclaimer: This volunteer position requires an application that will be provided by the Dallas Jewish Historical Society once we receive notification of your interest in volunteering. Please read the full description carefully Description: This position will report to the DJHS Archivist, but will occasionally also assist the Executive Director and Administrative Assistant with various clerical tasks. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Dallas Jewish community, while earning experience in a nonprofit setting! Oral History Transcription volunteers will play an integral role within the organization - to assist in the continued organization and accessibility of our extensive oral history collection. This position is largely sedentary will require sitting for extended periods. Assignments for this position can be completed remotely when arranged with the Volunteer Director. Training will be provided for all tasks and assignments, so no previous experience is required. However, we do recommend the following: strong organizational skills strong attention to detail proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe products willingness to learn new procedures and software programs an interest in history, historical preservation and/or collections management Duties will include: Watching and/or listening to existing oral history interviews Typing each word and associated punctuation as it stated in the interview Pausing, rewinding, and restarting video repeatedly to ensure accuracy Research to verify the spellings of geographical locations, historical events, and names Creating summaries of each oral history upon completion of each transcript Creating catalog records for each oral history Creating finding aids for each oral history Saving each transcript and associated records in the appropriate location Requirements: We require a commitment for a minimum 3 months, with no less than 4 hours per week. Volunteer hours must be served in increments of no less than 2 hours. Each volunteer opportunity is unique and specific projects will be based on the experience, education, and interests of each applicant. Please contact our Volunteer Director and Archivist, Jessica Schneider, to find out more about the application, interview and scheduling process. Background of the organization: The Dallas Jewish Historical Society works to collect and preserve the papers, photographs, and artifacts that illustrate the history of the Jewish community in Dallas. We strive to keep the past alive through innovative programming, community outreach, and by making our collections accessible to our patrons and researchers. Our archive includes textual documents, maps, photographs, slides, artwork, objects, textiles, and an extensive oral history collection in various formats from vinyl to digital. Programs include the Lecture Series, the Oral History Program, Historic Bus Tours, and Photo Socials. Our community engagement efforts and daily tasks result in a surplus of projects that include everything from filing to data entry, to research, to occasional editing and revision of outgoing communications.
Date Posted: 2024-02-12
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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75230
Disclaimer: This volunteer position requires an application that will be provided by the Dallas Jewish Historical Society once we receive notification of your interest in volunteering. Please read the full description carefully Description: This position will report to the DJHS Archivist, but will occasionally also assist the Executive Director and Administrative Assistant with various clerical tasks. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Dallas Jewish community, while earning experience in a nonprofit setting! Social Media Content Creation and Scheduling volunteers will play an integral role within the organization - to assist in improving our social media presence and building our reputation. This is a hands-on position that will require a combination of sitting and standing, as well as some lifting and moving of boxes weighing up to 50 pounds. Training will be provided for all tasks and assignments, so no previous experience is required. However, we do recommend the following: strong organizational skills strong attention to detail proficiency with Microsoft Office proficiency with Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Canva, and Buffer is a plus willingness to learn new procedures and software programs an interest in history and social media Duties will include: Identify objects and/or photographs within the collection to create social media content for, in collaboration with the Archivist Photograph objects or scan photographs as needed Participating in special events and programs to take photographs, and collect quotes, and other information for social media Write "blurbs" tailored to each post, utilizing relevant hashtags Build a surplus of content, being proactive with future planning, to schedule posts on Buffer Requirements: We require a commitment for a minimum 3 months, with no less than 4 hours per week. Volunteer hours must be served in increments of no less than 2 hours. Each volunteer opportunity is unique and specific projects will be based on the experience, education, and interests of each applicant. Please contact our Volunteer Director and Archivist, Jessica Schneider, to find out more about the application, interview and scheduling process. Background of the organization: The Dallas Jewish Historical Society works to collect and preserve the papers, photographs, and artifacts that illustrate the history of the Jewish community in Dallas. We strive to keep the past alive through innovative programming, community outreach, and by making our collections accessible to our patrons and researchers. Our archive includes textual documents, maps, photographs, slides, artwork, objects, textiles, and an extensive oral history collection in various formats from vinyl to digital. Programs include the Lecture Series, the Oral History Program, Historic Bus Tours, and Photo Socials. Our community engagement efforts and daily tasks result in a surplus of projects that include everything from filing to data entry, to research, to occasional editing and revision of outgoing communications.
Date Posted: 2024-02-12
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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75230
Disclaimer: This volunteer position requires an application that will be provided by the Dallas Jewish Historical Society once we receive notification of your interest in volunteering. Please read the full description carefully Description: This position will report to the DJHS Archivist, but will occasionally also assist the Executive Director and Administrative Assistant with various clerical tasks. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Dallas Jewish community, while earning experience in a nonprofit setting! Oral History Interviewers will play an integral role within the organization - to continue collecting the oral histories, and thus the collective memory, of Jewish Dallas. We are consistently contacted by individuals interested in donating their oral history, so there are always interviews to schedule and conduct. This is a hands-on position that will require a combination of sitting and standing, as well as set up and breakdown of user friendly lighting and recording equipment. Training will be provided for all tasks and assignments, so no previous experience is required. However, we do recommend the following: strong organizational skills strong attention to detail, and active listening ability to speak clearly and concisely willingness to learn new procedures an interest in history, historical preservation, and meeting new people Duties will include: contacting prospective oral history donors via phone and/or email scheduling interviews based on your and donors’ schedules timely communication with the archivist upon scheduling an interview to check out equipment or request a room reservation familiarization with basic interview questions, and being prepared to ask thoughtful follow-up questions as needed. setting up and breaking down equipment such as a camera, tripod, and lighting tents completion of necessary paperwork (deed of gift) returning equipment to the historical society Requirements: We require a commitment for a minimum 3 months, with no less than 4 hours per week. Volunteer hours must be served in increments of no less than 2 hours. Each volunteer opportunity is unique and specific projects will be based on the experience, education, and interests of each applicant. Oral History interviews can be conducted outside of business hours following training, and with approval from the Historical Society. Please contact our Volunteer Director and Archivist, Jessica Schneider, to find out more about the application, interview and scheduling process. Background of the organization: The Dallas Jewish Historical Society works to collect and preserve the papers, photographs, and artifacts that illustrate the history of the Jewish community in Dallas. We strive to keep the past alive through innovative programming, community outreach, and by making our collections accessible to our patrons and researchers. Our archive includes textual documents, maps, photographs, slides, artwork, objects, textiles, and an extensive oral history collection in various formats from vinyl to digital. Programs include the Lecture Series, the Oral History Program, Historic Bus Tours, and Photo Socials. Our community engagement efforts and daily tasks result in a surplus of projects that include everything from filing to data entry, to research, to occasional editing and revision of outgoing communications.
Date Posted: 2024-02-12
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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75231
The DJHS Archive is bursting with documents and cultural artifacts that illustrate the rich history of the Dallas Jewish Community. Come help us research and describe these cultural treasures as we work toward building a digital repository! The Dallas Jewish Historical Society works to collect and preserve the papers, photographs, and artifacts that illustrate the history of the Jewish community in Dallas. We strive to keep the past alive through innovative programming, community outreach, and by making our collections accessible to our patrons and researchers. Our archive includes textual documents, maps, photographs, slides, artwork, objects, textiles, and an extensive oral history collection in various formats from vinyl to digital. Programs include the Andres Family Lecture Series, the Oral History Program, Historic Bus Tours, and Photo Socials. You can help us build our digital repository in a number of ways. We are looking for volunteers with a love of history and an interest in archival and preservation work. We have multiple positions based on your experience and we need your help to achieve our goals! Contact us to learn more about the opportunities available. Applications are required for all volunteers, and resumes are required for internship applicants. This is an ongoing volunteer opportunity, and we require a commitment of 4 hours a week. See the list below for more information: General DJHS Volunteer: (Qualifications: 2+ years of high school) Archives Volunteer: (Qualifications: 2+ years of college; ability to lift up to 40 lbs.) Archives Intern: (Qualifications: 2+ years of college and/or graduate level education: Library Science, Archival Studies, Museum Studies, Jewish Studies, and/or History preferred; ability to lift up to 40 lbs.)
Date Posted: 2024-02-12
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Flexible Schedule
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Dallas, TX 75230
Disclaimer: This volunteer position requires an application that will be provided by the Dallas Jewish Historical Society once we receive notification of your interest in volunteering. Please read the full description carefully. This position will report to the DJHS Archivist, but will occasionally also assist the Executive Director and Administrative Assistant with various clerical tasks. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the Dallas Jewish community, while earning experience in a nonprofit setting! Collections processing volunteers will play an integral role within the organization - to organize and make available materials that have been donated to the historical society by members of the Dallas Jewish community. This is a hands-on position that will require a combination of sitting and standing, as well as some lifting and moving of boxes weighing up to 50 pounds. Training will be provided for all tasks and assignments, so no previous archives experience is required. However, we do recommend the following: strong organizational skills strong attention to detail proficiency with Microsoft Office an interest in history, historical preservation and/or collections management Duties will include: conducting background research on each collection, as well as the person/family/entity that donated the collection using community reference files and other reputable resources creating written and electronic records for collections in process describing each item within a collection, as well as the collection as a whole creating item numbers and labeling objects properly packing objects for storage generating finding aids and box lists for each collection verifying and updating storage locations, as needed occasional scanning or photography of documents and objects Requirements: We require a commitment for a minimum of 3 months, with no less than 4 hours per week. Volunteer hours must be served in increments of no less than 2 hours. Each volunteer opportunity is unique and specific projects will be based on the experience, education, and interests of each applicant.Please contact our Volunteer Director and Archivist, Jessica Schneider, to find out more about the application, interview and scheduling process. Background of the organization: The Dallas Jewish Historical Society works to collect and preserve the papers, photographs, and artifacts that illustrate the history of the Jewish community in Dallas. We strive to keep the past alive through innovative programming, community outreach, and by making our collections accessible to our patrons and researchers. Our archive includes textual documents, maps, photographs, slides, artwork, objects, textiles, and an extensive oral history collection in various formats from vinyl to digital. Programs include the Lecture Series, the Oral History Program, Historic Bus Tours, and Photo Socials. Our community engagement efforts and daily tasks result in a surplus of projects that include everything from filing to data entry, to research, to occasional editing and revision of outgoing communications.
Date Posted: 2024-02-12
