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WomensActivism.NYC Volunteer Ambassador
ORGANIZATION: NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS)
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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39 people are interested
WomensActivism.NYC is a crowd-sourced, digital archive spearheaded by the NYC Department of Records and Information Services (Municipal Archives) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the United States.
Position Summary:
We are seeking Volunteer Ambassadors for the WomensActivism.NYC project to help collect and write stories about inspiring women, as well as motivate and train others in their network to do so. Candidate must have access to a computer/phone and internet. Volunteers will be trained to gather and write stories and help write women into history.
Volunteers will serve remotely. Training will be provided.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Write (or collect) five stories a week about inspiring women to contribute to the archive;
- Perform outreach to organizations, groups and individuals to engage them in the WomensActivism.NYC project by making phone calls, sending emails, etc.;
- Share social media content to promote the WomensActivism.NYC project (on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and/or Instagram);
- Perform other duties to support the WomensActivism.NYC project, as assigned
Skills:
- Strong writing skills required;
- Strong research and organizational skills are helpful;
- Candidates must be internet proficient and familiar with software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite;
- Bilingual abilities are a plus.
If you have questions about volunteering, please email womensactivism@records.nyc.gov (and cc: volunteercoordinator@records.nyc.gov). If you are ready to get started, please fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/g/66QR75hizT.
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About NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS)
Location:
31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007, US
Mission Statement
We are looking for volunteers to interview participants for the Neighborhood Stories Project. Volunteers will interview participants about their lives and communities in New York City. Once recorded, the interview is preserved in perpetuity at the Municipal Archives with the goal of documenting the personal histories of local residents and changes in their communities from a personal perspective. Interviewers should have access to a phone (including landline), computer, or the internet.
Description
The Neighborhood Stories Project is a storytelling initiative by the NYC Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) with the mission of recording the memories of New York City residents through a series of oral history interviews. These interviews will be preserved in perpetuity at DORIS - connecting local history with the records of City government maintained in the collections of the Municipal Archives and Library. The interviews will reflect people’s unique experiences of life in New York City and will be available for researchers, teachers, students, activists, and residents interested in discovering the history of their city from the perspective of its community members.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
April 18, 2024
SKILLS
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Public Relations
- Advocacy
- Reading / Writing
- Journalism
- Networking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Flexible