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1 person is interested
Play a huge role in increasing donation flow to refugees
ORGANIZATION: Starfish Foundation
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1 person is interested
"Needshub" Development Intern
Starfish Foundation created and manages the online donation platform, Needshub, which seeks to aggregate all the donation needs from all of the NGOs on the island of Lesvos, Greece in order to increase the flow of aid to the people of concern here. Resources and volunteers have been drastically decreasing and now more than ever, the NGOs on Lesvos need help supplementing their efforts in providing emergency aid and services.
As the Needshub Intern, your responsibility will be to reach out and maintain a strong relationship with the NGOs, recording their donation needs on the website and connecting them with other NGOs on the island who may have what they need in their inventory. In addition, you should also let your entrepreneurial side shine by thinking of innovative ways to improve the site, operations, marketing, creating strategic partnerships with other NGOs, donation platforms, academics or professionals to improve Needshub and the flow of resources, or anything else you can think of. The team consists of 3 members and needs your help to push this initiative with massive potential forward.
If you are looking to volunteer with a high level of independence on a project that could have immense benefit for both the NGOs and people of concern here, then consider this position.
Our ideal candidate:
- Volunteer for a minimum of 2 - 3 months
- Speak proficient English
- Have proficient written and communication skills
- Be willing to work in an unstructured environment and take initiative
- Ability to drive a manual car is preferred
Please contact Grant at +1.650.521.1513 or Melinda +30.694.412.1297 for more information.
More opportunities with Starfish Foundation
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Starfish Foundation
Location:
Floor, Michail Goutou, Mithimna 811 08, Mithimna, Lesvos 811 08, GR
Mission Statement
Asterias Starfish Foundation is a local Greek non profit that supports vulnerable people residing in Lesvos by responding to the most pressing issues as they arise. Asterias Starfish Foundation is constantly serving, innovating and learning for the betterment of both the local Greek and immigrant communities.
Description
During the summer and autumn of 2015, record-breaking numbers of refugees arrived on Lesvos, sometimes more than 60 boats a day. So a transit camp was built in the car park of a nightclub called Oxy to provide food, water, shelter, medical facilities and buses to Mytilini for every refugee. Donations from tourists and volunteers from around the world all helped to make this possible.
When the flood of arrivals slowed down during the spring of 2016, the Starfish team thought carefully about how to redirect our efforts. As a local organization, we decided to suspend our volunteer program and focus on a few ongoing programs while continuing our efforts to assist local people-the island that weathered the storm of migrants and volunteers alike now faces the challenge of rebuilding the tourist economy that evaporated during the crisis.
Meanwhile, Starfish continues to do what it always has and what the people of Lesvos are known for: providing a warm welcome to travellers, standing together to take on the challenges they face, and most importantly, never overlooking the value of offering help, for it is by living out the spirit of Starfish that the world will be changed.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Floor, Michail Goutou, MithimnaMithimna, Lesvos 811 08Greece
DATE POSTED
September 12, 2017
SKILLS
- Resource Development / Management
- People Skills
- Fundraising
- Critical Thinking
- Web Design
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- 40 + hours