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Flexible Schedule
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Denver, CO 80221
Disaster Volunteer Opportunities: Disaster Action Team (DAT): DAT provides 24/7 response to community disasters, particularly house fires. DAT provides financial assistance to those affected for housing, food, and other immediate needs. DAT also initiates recovery planning and support. This position may appeal to those with flexible schedules, who are committed to being on-call to aid their community during local disasters. Minimum shift requirements do exist. Training time is approximately 10.5 hours to become a fully vetted team member. (Hybrid) DAT Duty Officer (DDO): This is a virtual dispatcher position. When a local disaster occurs, the DDO deploys on-call DAT members to respond. The DDO serves as the response coordinator, communicating with all parties to facilitate the response. This position may appeal to those with flexible schedules that want a virtual, high impact position. Minimum shift requirements do exist. Training time is approximately 15 hours to become a fully vetted team member. (Virtual) Event Reviewer: Using Red Cross systems, volunteers confirm and document disaster events (home fire, flood, tornado, etc.) in collaboration with disaster responders and partner organizations. Comfortable with technology, working with deadlines and timelines. Minimum shift requirements do exist. (Virtual- can be located anywhere in CO-WY Region) P reparedness Home Fire Campaign: Collaborate with local diversity partners to educate community members on home fire safety and free smoke alarm installations. There are many volunteer opportunities throughout the year, from individual appointments to large events within at-risk communities. (In-person) Preparedness Home Fire Campaign- Bi-lingual Spanish Speaking Volunteers: Collaborate with local diversity partners to educate community members on home fire safety and free smoke alarm installations. There are many volunteer opportunities throughout the year, from individual appointments to large events within at-risk communities. (In-Person) Preparedness Home Fire Campaign- Administrative Support: Pull reports, input and process documentation, phone calls to community partners, scheduling appointments. (Virtual) Workforce Engagement Team DCS Onboarding and Placement Member: Welcome and support new disaster volunteers throughout the onboarding process while ensuring they can navigate basic Red Cross systems and are prepared to begin working in their assigned volunteer role. (Virtual)
Date Posted: 2024-04-24
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Every day, men and women answer our nation’s call to serve in the armed forces. The American Red Cross stands by these heroes and their families from the day they enlist throughout their military careers and beyond. The American Red Cross Hero Care Network provides emergency communications and critical services to military members, veterans and their families all over the world 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As a military caseworker volunteer, you help provide confidential assistance and connect individuals with local, state and national resources. By providing follow-up and information referrals, you help members of the military, veterans and their families prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military service.
Date Posted: 2024-04-24
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Your local Red Cross team is in need of volunteer disaster dispatchers. In this virtual role, you will dispatch our Disaster Action Teams (DAT) to local disasters, particularly homes fires, ensuring those affected have access to resources for basic necessities such as food, shelter and clothing. You will also monitor the response to ensure appropriate resources are made available. *Must be able to work one 6 hour on call shift per week. 4 per month Key Responsibilities: May determine if Red Cross action is required; may decide if Red Cross will respond via Disaster Action Team (team of 2 Red Cross responders). Uses event triggers such as size, scope, and type of the event to direct the DAT response. Works with on-scene DAT leadership to support the response and provide technical guidance. Support and trains new Duty Officers. Functional Dispatch DAT members and monitor the response to ensure appropriate resources are made available. Activate Disaster Health Services, Disaster Mental Health, and Disaster Spiritual Care, Public Affairs when requested. Documents incoming disaster notification and creates & verifies when applicable. May be required to monitor activity across multiple DAT responses. Notify Chapter and Regional staff of significant events, and contribute to an Initial Incident Report, when appropriate. Attends regularly scheduled team/DAT meetings as required by Chapter/Region.
Date Posted: 2024-04-17
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Flexible Schedule
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Denver, CO 80203
Vision Statement: The Associate Board engages our personal and professional communities in the mission of the Red Cross through awareness, education, volunteerism and financial support. The Associate Board meets monthly to share mission moments, learn about Red Cross priorities, and drive participation and engagement of the Associate Board forward. Meeting cadence is the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 4-5pm. Associate Board Member Fiscal Year Commitments (July-June): · Meetings: Attend 75% of monthly meetings (9), including 2 in-person meetings. · Give/Get: Annual minimum financial contribution of $1,000. Minimum can be met by a combination of personally donated and personally raised funds. · Volunteerism: Personally spend 10 hours volunteering for any Red Cross related effort (this is in addition to attending meetings). · Events: Attend at least 2 Red Cross events. Support board-organized events by attending or lending your help in the planning or execution of the event. · Recruitment: Recommend at least one person to join the Associate Board. We are looking for people in the following industries: bioscience/pharma, tech, healthcare, retail (household goods) and/or CO HQ companies. · Board Term: Two fiscal years, renewable for three terms.
Date Posted: 2024-04-24
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Flexible Schedule
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Denver, CO 80203
Volunteer Services: Recognition and Appreciation Team: Support volunteer supervisors with ideas, tips, and reminders for ways to recognize volunteers. Support implementation of the regional recognition plan by helping to create annual awards events, working with departments to support their recognition activities, sending birthday and thank you cards, and other activities. Time commitment is 10 hours a month. (Virtual or In-Person) Profile Maintenance: Provide administrative support to all departments by learning and working with the Volunteer Connection software to ensure all volunteer records are current and accurate. Computer skills required; training provided. (Virtual- Located anywhere in CO-WY Region) Volunteer Engagement Team: Support the full engagement and development of other volunteers by providing leadership development and other training, conducting volunteer orientation sessions and working with all departments on implementing their engagement plans. Training and support provided. Time commitment is 10-15 hours a month, depending on specific work being done. (Virtual or In-Person) Business Operations: Administrative Support Team Lead: Support the overall administrative functions of the Operations department and its staff by helping to process vendor payments, manage document retention and vendor contracts and relationships; coordinate work orders for fleet and facilities maintenance and repairs; Copy, file, and maintain paper or electronic documents. Time commitment is 2-3 hours a week. (In-Person) Onboarding Member: Provide new volunteer team members with department orientation, required training, support and supervision, as they begin their volunteer position. (Virtual) Donor Relations: Support stewardship efforts by conducting donor thank you activities. Help track benefits for donors by creating a benefits tracker and assisting in tracking these benefits. Brainstorm and design creative thank you touchpoints, including donor gifts. Populate recognition certificates and plaques for donors, third-party fundraising events, or in-kind donors. Time commitment about 3-5 hours per week.
Date Posted: 2024-04-17
