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Administrative Volunteer - Be The Match Walk+Run
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Purpose
The focus of the Administrative Volunteer role is to provide support to Be The Match Walk+Run program staff. Be The Match Walk+Run is a national event series that raises awareness and money to help more patients afford transplant, add potential marrow donors to the registry, and fund life-saving research.
The volunteer will assist with projects for the Foundation’s Administrative Specialists, Development Managers, Senior Development Manager, and Volunteer Specialist. The position will involve a range of work depending upon the current needs of the department and strengths of the volunteer.
Location
Be The Match Coordinating Center
500 N. 5th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
The role will primarily consist of in-office work, with potential of completing some projects from home.
Responsibilities
* Mailings - sending out event promotion materials, mailing volunteer gifts and participant awards
* Outreach - researching available avenues for event promotion and volunteer recruitment, creating online postings
* Inventory - packing and unpacking event supplies, organizing event t-shirts
* Database management - adding activities to constituent records in Raisers Edge, updating/correcting addresses in Luminate
* Other responsibilities as assigned
Length of Appointment
Up to 6 months, renewable
Time Commitment
* 1-2 days/week (regularly scheduled days preferred)
* Tuesday-Friday, 9am-4pm (flexible based on volunteer’s availability and program’s needs)
Qualifications
* Able to use office tools such as Microsoft Word and Excel, Outlook, copier, and scanner
* Comfortable with both open-ended work and repetitive tasks
* Knowledge of/experience with Raisers Edge, preferable
Benefits Provided
* Training - receive ongoing guidance from staff on projects, develop and strengthen skills
* Connections - meet new people, become part of a hardworking team
* Impact - help support the organization’s mission of saving lives
Organization Description
For people with life-threatening blood cancers - like leukemia and lymphoma - or other diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match (r) connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. People can be someone’s cure as a member of the Be The Match Registry (r), financial contributor or volunteer. Be The Match provides patients and their families one-on-one support, education, and guidance before, during and after transplant.
Be The Match is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (r) (NMDP), a nonprofit organization that matches patients with donors, educates health care professionals and conducts research so more lives can be saved. To learn more about the cure, visit BeTheMatch.org or call 1 (800) 627-7692.
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About NMDP
Location:
500 N 5th St., MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401, US
Mission Statement
We save lives through cell therapy. At NMDP (formerly known as Be The Match), we believe each of us holds the key to curing blood cancers and disorders. As a global nonprofit leader in cell therapy, NMDP creates essential connections between researchers and supporters to inspire action and accelerate innovation to find life-saving cures. With the help of blood stem cell donors from the world’s most diverse registry and our extensive network of transplant partners, physicians and caregivers, we’re expanding access to treatment so that every patient can receive their life-saving cell therapy.
Description
For patients with blood cancers like Leukemia and Lymphoma, and other life-threatening diseases, a cure exists. We are the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on saving lives through marrow and umbilical cord blood transplantation
When you volunteer with NMDP, you are helping blood cancer and blood disease patients get their cure - a blood stem cell transplant from a matching donor. As a volunteer, you can truly impact the lives of patients and their families. Last year, volunteers gave nearly 125,000 hours of their time. This commitment is vital to the life-saving work at NMDP. By working together, we create a chain reaction of good and positivity in our communities and cultures. Every volunteer opportunity at NMDP helps make a difference.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Be The Match500 N 5th St.Minneapolis, MN 55401
DATE POSTED
June 27, 2018
SKILLS
- Database Administration
- Fundraising
- Administrative Support
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Multi-Tasking
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- 1-2 days a week
- May require a background check if working with confidential information