Advocacy Research Assistant

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ORGANIZATION: NAMI San Fernando Valley

NAMI SFV

Are you good with fact finding and research and can help NAMI Los Angeles County with a small project?

We have an immediate need in our Advocacy Team for someone to help us determine what advocacy meetings and events are coming up in our community that can give our passionate members, volunteers, and community partners an opportunity to have their concerns heard and addressed by politicians and others entities making public mental health decisions that affect us and our loved ones.

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND AVAILABILITY TO volunteer@namisfv.org. Applicants who incude a phone number get first priority.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation's largest volunteer-led grassroots organizations helping individuals affected by mental illness. At NAMI San Fernando Valley, we are proud to offer free support groups, educational programs, and outreach presentations to individuals and families affected by mental illness. We tirelessly fight stigma through our advocacy and outreach efforts to spread awareness in our communities. We want to make the world a better place for those with mental illnesses. Click "I want to help!" if you are interested in this volunteer opportunity. *Be sure to INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER and we will be in contact within 48 hours*

Check us out here:

https://www.nami.org/

http://www.namisfv.org/

The programs and initiatives of National Alliance on Mental Illness - San Fernando Valley are staffed by talented volunteers who have the passion, drive and expertise necessary to fulfill our mission. NAMI SFV welcomes and appreciates individual differences and invites diversity in its broadest definition. We are devoted to promoting an inclusive organizational environment of transparency, authenticity, creativity, and kindness.

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About NAMI San Fernando Valley

Location:

11100 Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 8 PMB 392, Mission Hills, CA 91345, US

Mission Statement

NAMI SFV aims to build a close-knit community to support, advocate for, and educate anyone affected by mental illness.

Description

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979, NAMI has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, NAMI is an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. NAMI relies on gifts and contributions to support its important work.

For more information, visit us online at www.namisfv.org or call our info line at (818) 994-6747.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Community
Crisis Support
Advocacy & Human Rights, Community, Crisis Support

WHEN

Fri Aug 10, 2018 - Sun Sep 30, 2018

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

SKILLS

  • Business Analysis
  • Capacity Planning
  • SWOT / GAP Analysis
  • Critical Thinking
  • Market Research / Analysis

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • 5-10 hours entire project
  • committed to project completion, reliable, knowledge of apps that may help create maps

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