Use your Marketing Skills to Prolong Independent Living for Seniors
ORGANIZATION: VILLAGES NW - METRO
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Before COVID, 80% of seniors wanted to stay in their homes and neighborhoods as long as possible. It is even more important now as we have seen the impact of COVID in assisted care and other communal living situations. Villages keep seniors connected to their communities and reduce the isolation experienced by all of us over the last year.
Villages NW is seeking a marketing professional volunteer to advise the Board of Directors and Outreach & Marketing Affinity Group regarding brand and awareness including refining current communications and expanding outreach to potential members and volunteers.
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About VILLAGES NW - METRO
Location:
PO BOX 33642, PORTLAND, OR 97292, US
Mission Statement
Villages NW is reshaping the experience of aging. We keep older adults connected and active, contributing members of the community. With 11 neighborhood-based virtual villages, seniors make new friends close to home, participate in online coffees, happy hours and other social activities. We also help each other out when needed with neighbor-to-neighbor home maintenance, yard work and errands.
Description
The Village Movement is a holistic approach to vibrant, healthy aging. It combines a meaningful purpose in life; finding new friends as we begin to lose spouses and see less of long-time friends and neighbors; familiar surroundings; and preserving financial assets against the day when a higher level of care might be necessary. In addition to these quality of life issues, Villages fill gaps in support and services, which enable older adults to live independently.
We have 11 neighborhood-based villages with 600 members and a comparable number of volunteers in the Greater Portland Metro area. About half of our volunteers are also members.
Villagers are members rather than clients. About half volunteer in some way whether it is driving someone to the doctor, doing a little yard work, checking in with a member who is mostly homebound, working on activities or doing Village support.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
July 7, 2021
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- The estimated time commitment is a couple of hours a week. Interested candidates should contact Lyn Trainer at info@villagesnw.org for additional details.