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Visalia, CA 93290
Join our volunteer advocacy team to be a voice for those impacted by Alzheimer's and dementia! The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia - by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. With help from volunteer advocates like you, we've passed critical legislation and increased federal research funding for Alzheimer's seven-fold since 2011. But our work isn’t done and we need dedicated volunteers like you to build on this success in Congress and in every state capital. We’ll train you to advocate in a variety of ways, some of which take just an hour or two every few months. Whatever your experience and availability, we’re eager to have you on our advocacy team! Alzheimer's State Champions: cultivate multifaceted, year-round relationships with their state legislators. Alzheimer's Ambassadors: develop deep, one-to-one relationships with their Member of Congress. Alzheimer's Congressional Team Members: bring their own unique stories, relationships and skills to complement the work of an Ambassador. Requirements: A willingness to share your personal experience with Alzheimer's or other dementia with elected officials and others! Statistics simply aren’t enough; it takes authentic, deeply felt, one-to-one communication from constituents like you to move the hearts and minds of our elected representatives. We will show you how to tell your personal story in ways that build bridges and create positive change through specific advocacy tactics. What Do Advocacy Volunteers Do? Advocates help advance Alzheimer's research, care and support by: 1. Cultivating positive relationships with their Member of Congress, state legislators and staff. 2. Meeting with their legislators in the district several times per year; while physical distancing is in place, meetings are being held by phone and video. 3. Proactively taking steps to interact with their legislators about Alzheimer’s throughout the year by attending events, writing personal letters and emails, writing letters to the editor or interacting on social media. 4. Reporting all legislative interactions on our advocacy website, www.alzimpact.org. 5. Participating in regular meetings (currently being held by video) to share information and coordinate activities with Alzheimer's Association staff and other advocacy volunteers in your area. 6. All advocates are encouraged to attend our annual Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in Sacramento and our National Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC in the spring. Ambassadors are expected to attend the Advocacy Forum and State Champions are expected to attend State Advocacy Day. To learn more about the Forum, visit www.alz.org/forum. Thank you for your interest in helping to create a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia!
Date Posted: 2024-04-16
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Emeryville, CA 94608
Community Educators are volunteer public speakers who provide education through to expand the reach of Alzheimer's Association programs in the Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) speaking community. Community Educators deliver Alzheimer’s Association Core Curriculum in-person in the community, or via webinar technology using prepared training materials on topics related to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Communicate effectively via workshop/webinar and deliver Association approved presentations. Adhere to Alzheimer's Association’s established curricula and position statements. Work with Alzheimer’s Association staff partners to identify and coordinate education programs that reach target audiences in the Chinese speaking community (Cantonese or Mandarin). Coordination includes securing program partner, scheduling, preparing presentations, and managing needed materials. Serve as presenter for chapter-scheduled education programs and conferences. Connect members of the Cantonese or Mandarin community with additional Association services by proactively making referrals to Alzheimer's Association programs and free 24/7 Helpline. Complete necessary paperwork for reporting. Qualifications: Proactive and passionate about the mission of Alzheimer’s Association. Bilingual in Cantonese or Mandarin. Demonstrated success with public speaking, excellent presentation and education skills. Understanding of adult learning principles. Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Comfort with computers and familiarity with email and PPT presentations. Ability to network, and collaborate with staff, volunteers, and community partners. Experience with dementia as a family member or health care professional preferred. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are critical to the Alzheimer's Association, both in who we are and who we reach. We welcome and encourage everyone to join the movement to defeat Alzheimer's.
Date Posted: 2024-02-06
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Flexible Schedule
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San Rafael, CA 94903
Are you passionate about dancing? We need your help to end Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada is looking for volunteers to help us with our newest national signature event, The Longest Day. You are invited to join The Longest Day Volunteer Committee where you will play a vital role in team recruitment and cultivation, as well as marketing and promoting the event throughout our chapter territory. We are looking for your assistance and expertise with recruiting dance studios to join our Longest Day efforts that will fall on June 21. The Longest Day is all about love. Love for all those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Between now and June 21, people across the world will do what they love, to honor those they love with Alzheimer’s. Join us in doing what you love to fight Alzheimer's. Together, we will raise funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Learn more at www.alz.org/TLD or contact: Kirsten Guanella, knguanella@alz.org for volunteer opportunities.
Date Posted: 2024-04-17
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Lafayette, CA 94549
Do you love to play basketball, baseball, soccer or any other sport? We need your help to end Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada is looking for volunteers to help us with our newest national signature event, The Longest Day. You are invited to join The Longest Day Volunteer Committee where you will play a vital role in team recruitment and cultivation, as well as marketing and promoting the event throughout our chapter territory. We are looking for assistance with recruiting sport or fitness clubs to join our Longest Day efforts (June 21). On The Longest Day, people across the world will do what they love, or what those affected by the disease love to do. Together, we will raise funds and awareness for care and support while advancing research toward the first survivor of Alzheimer’s. Learn more at www.alz.org/TLD or contact: Kirsten Guanella, knguanellai@alz.org for volunteer opportunities.
Date Posted: 2024-04-17
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Flexible Schedule
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North Highlands, CA 95660
Join our volunteer advocacy team to be a voice for those impacted by Alzheimer's and dementia! The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia - by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. With help from volunteer advocates like you, we've passed critical legislation and increased federal research funding for Alzheimer's seven-fold since 2011. But our work isn’t done and we need dedicated volunteers like you to build on this success in Congress and in our state capital. We’ll train you to advocate in a variety of ways, some of which take just an hour or two every few months. Whatever your experience and availability, we’re eager to have you on our advocacy team! Alzheimer's State Champions: cultivate multifaceted, year-round relationships with their state legislators. Alzheimer's Ambassadors: develop deep, one-to-one relationships with their Member of Congress. Alzheimer's Congressional Team Members: bring their own unique stories, relationships and skills to complement the work of an Ambassador. Requirements: A willingness to share your personal experience with Alzheimer's or other dementia with elected officials and others! Statistics simply aren’t enough; it takes authentic, deeply felt, one-to-one communication from constituents like you to move the hearts and minds of our elected representatives. We will show you how to tell your personal story in ways that build bridges and create positive change through specific advocacy tactics. What Do Advocacy Volunteers Do? Advocates help advance Alzheimer's research, care and support by: 1. Cultivating positive relationships with their Member of Congress, state legislators and staff. 2. Meeting with their legislators in the district several times per year; while physical distancing is in place, meetings are being held by phone and video. 3. Proactively taking steps to interact with their legislators about Alzheimer’s throughout the year by attending events, writing personal letters and emails, writing letters to the editor or interacting on social media. 4. Reporting all legislative interactions on our advocacy website, www.alzimpact.org. 5. Participating in regular meetings (currently being held by video) to share information and coordinate activities with Alzheimer's Association staff and other advocacy volunteers in your area. 6. All advocates are encouraged to attend our annual Advocacy Day at the State Capitol in Sacramento and our National Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC in the spring. Ambassadors are expected to attend the Advocacy Forum and State Champions are expected to attend State Advocacy Day. To learn more about the Forum, visit www.alz.org/forum. Thank you for your interest in helping to create a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia!
Date Posted: 2024-04-16
