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If you enjoy Planning/Organizing/Managing events and fundraisers this volunteer opportunity is for you! Fundraising is always a priority for any non-profit and it is at the top of the list for us as well! This position requires a person who is comfortable organizing/managing not only events but committees of volunteers who will be helping with events as well. This is a leadership position. Volunteers should: have a positive attitude, the ability to work well with others, be very detail oriented and enjoy the challenge of searching for and acquiring donated items for raffles/silent auctions, prizes for fundraising events etc. Love a Challenge? Love Fundraising and Event Planning? If so, We Need You! Put your skills to work and be help us Give Back and Save Lives in Africa! Ongoing opportunity, not temporary.
Doctors Giving Back is a medical relief/humanitarian aid organization that provides medical care, medicines, medical supplies, vaccines, clothes, shoes, and clean water programs for destitute people living in the poorest parts of Africa. Heslthcare i s almost non-existent in these areas and people suffer and die from preventable and treatable diseases such as Malaria, Typhoid, Cholera, Tuberculosis, Intestinal Parasites and AIDS. 85% of these diseases are caused by the dirty water they drink...the only available water to drink.
Description
Projects and programs include:
Provide sustainable water filtration systems in remote villages
Take medical teams to remote villages twice a year to provide medical care, vaccines and medications to people who may have never seen a doctor in their entire life.
Children's Feeding Program: feed orphaned and homeless children with a meal a day feeding program. Send kids to school who would have never had a chance to go to school
DGB Constructi teams assist in projects to remodel a remote hospital that serves one million people with only 3 doctored and no supplies. Provide hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medical supplies to hospital and medical clinic in need of supplies.
Children & Youth
Health & Medicine
Hunger
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
5601 Norris Canyon RoadSte 140San Ramon, CA94583
(37.77792,-121.95784)
DATE POSTED
April 14, 2020
SKILLS
Marketing Strategy & Planning
Event Management
Event Design & Planning
Multi-Tasking
Organization
Networking
GOOD FOR
Teens
People 55+
Group
REQUIREMENTS
Orientation or Training
Varies with event or fundraising campaign; More hours around event dates
Upbeat, ORGANIZED person; Must feel comfortable with asking for donations and skilled at acquiring prizes/donations for fundraising raffles, auctions (along with others)
