Community Ambassadors

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**This is a Volunteer Opportunity

Applicant Type: Parents/Caregivers/ Grandparents/Siblings (18+ ) who are interested in connecting with the community more.

Purpose: Community Ambassador Volunteers will support AutismTN’s effort to promote autism acceptance/awareness, and connect Middle Tennessee residents to available autism resources.

Reports to: Community Relations Director

Time Commitment: Flexible but at least 2-8 hours per month (based on your availability)

Background: AutismTN is a small nonprofit, founded in 1996, to support people with autistic individuals and their families. We have a small team of staff, supported by a number of volunteers, located primarily in Nashville. The aim of the community ambassador program is to help increase awareness of our organization and the work we do and to help us raise vital funding that is necessary to support our work. Volunteer Ambassadors help to raise awareness of AutismTN y by attending community events to share about AutismTN’s mission and work, to encourage others to get involved, give donations or consider corporate sponsorship. Community Ambassadors are an important asset to our organization as they help us connect to new people and businessesThis is a really important role as it helps us to reach new people, inspire new fundraising activity, and thank our supporters for the work they are doing. The role can take many forms depending on your time, connections and confidence. Some Ambassadors may prefer to make meetings on a one-to-one basis whereas others may prefer to host a talk in front of 100 people. Some Ambassadors may have social contacts that may lead to 'Charity of the Year’ status nominations, or may have business or professional contacts leading to company sponsorships or donations. Others may wish to offer time to appear at community or charity events as a celebrity spokesperson, or to nominate the charity as the beneficiary of TV quiz show appearances or to present awards to our long-service volunteer

Responsibilities:

• Speak 1:1 to parents

• Attending community events to share information to raise awareness about autism, give presentations/talk about the work of AutismTN and the difference we are making, to inspire people to support AutismTN through fundraising, or donations,

• Speak publicly to groups and answer questions about AutismTN

• Serve as a social media ambassador and share AutismTN posts at least twice a month, and share pictures, stories, and notices about upcoming AutismTN events or presentations

• Volunteer and represent AutismTN at community events/school fairs/resource fairs, etc.

• Invite people to attend AutismTN events

• Invite people to attend AutismTN educational presentations.

• Host awareness event as an opportunity to share AutismTN’s story.

• Join the executive director at events with elected officials.

• Make thank-you calls to donors.

• Forward organizational newsletters/updates to others in your network.

• Help promote AutismTN’s planned fundraising initiatives and activities.

Qualifications:

• Personable, enthusiastic and approachable

• Social or business contacts, locally or in a wider arena

• Confident in public speaking

• Experience of attending community events

• Experience organizing and managing fundraising campaigns

• Genuine interest in promoting public awareness of autism and creating acceptance of neurodiverse individuals

• Have reliable transportation

• Belief in the importance of the mission of AutismTN

**Must have a valid driver’s license and pass a criminal background check