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2 people are interested
Full Time WORK STUDY PROGRAM at Tibetan Aid Project
ORGANIZATION: Tibetan Aid Project
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2 people are interested
YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN
TIBETAN AID PROJECT’S WORK STUDY PROGRAM
Live, work and study in a community that works to benefit others.
Gain non-profit work experience in an all-volunteer setting, while working to save the endangered culture of Tibet.
Tibetan Aid Project is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization formed to preserve and support the Tibetan culture and spiritual heritage for the Tibetan people and for the benefit of humanity. One of our most significant projects has been the printing and shipping of more than 5 million books in the Tibetan language and freely distributing them to Tibetan monks, nuns and lay people in exile throughout the Himalayan region.
We have openings for people with the following skills/interests:
-Graphic designer
-Web developer
-Development & Events Coordinator
-Administrative Assistant
-Marketing & Communications Coordinator
-Grant writer
-Seamstress for Prayer Flags
-Social Media Manager
This Work Study Program provides healthy, vegetarian meals, a private or shared room in a community setting, a small stipend and is located at the Nyingma Institute in the Berkeley hills next to UC Berkeley. Free classes on meditation, Kum Nye, Tibetan yoga, Tibetan language, Tibetan Buddhism and other classes are available. You need not be Buddhist, so long as you are open to working and living in a Buddhist community. All levels of experience are welcome.
Volunteers 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday and Saturdays from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. A minimum commitment of six months is required.
The Buddhist tradition has always emphasized community, the Sangha, one of the three foundations of the path.
- How can we support each other on the path to Awakening?
- How can we share by example what we are learning?
- How can we contribute to the preservation and transmission of the Tibetan Buddhist lineage and share with the world what this 1400-year old tradition has to offer?
If these questions inspire you, we invite you to explore them in an immediate, embodied way by participating in Tibetan Aid Project’s Work Study Program.
Please contact us at admin@tibetanaidproject.org for more information.
More opportunities with Tibetan Aid Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Tibetan Aid Project
Location:
1815 Highland Place, BERKELEY, CA 94709, US
Mission Statement
For over fifty years, the Tibetan Aid Project (TAP) has dedicated its efforts to restoring and preserving Tibet's cultural and spiritual heritage. Working with an all-volunteer staff, the Project has served as a bridge between donors in the West and the Tibetan people.
Description
Tibetan Aid Project is a part of the Nyingma Mandala, a Buddhist community based in the U.S. and rooted in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. We fund the production, shipment and free distribution of sacred texts, art and prayer wheels to monasteries and individuals in the Himalayan region. We also sponsor ceremonies, retreats for healing professionals, and provide financial support for monastic centers, lamas, monks, nuns and lay people. We strive to promote awareness of these significant teachings through our work-study program providing participants the opportunity to share their skills, while also gaining an understanding of work as meditative practice. This allows us to learn through direct experience, developing a heart connection that permeates throughout all experience,
Tibetan Lama Tarthang Tulku founded the community in 1969 in Berkeley, California and continues to lead it today. Since the beginning, the Nyingma community has engaged in many projects to preserve Tibetan culture and share the Buddhist teachings. Our community refers to these projects collectively as a mandala of organizations because each one embodies a specific quality that supports, balances, and enhances the others, as well as the community as a whole. The Nyingma Association of Mandala Organizations (NAMO) is comprised of the following Berkeley-based organizations: Nyingma Institute, Mangalam Center, Dharma College, Tibetan Aid Project, Guna Foundation. NAMO also includes other centers located in rural Sonoma County and worldwide.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1815 Highland PlaceBerkeley, CA 94709
DATE POSTED
February 6, 2020
SKILLS
- Event Management
- Administrative Support
- Data Entry
- Event Planning / Management
- Community Outreach
- Basic Computer Skills
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- 6 month minimum commitment, there is room to stay for much longer.