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High Fives

Volunteer 

OFFICE ASSISTANTS

Office Assistant's Tasks:

  • Prepare and attend workshops and events

  • Create and promote programs and services on social media

  • Reply and engage with social media posts

  • Use apps and software to create flyers and promotional materials

  • Write, read, and proof-edit documents, articles, and proposals

  • Develop and update website materials

  • Interact with clients, potential clients, and the public

  • Answer phone calls

  • Email and book appointments

  • Improve and or create new projects and programs

  • And other related office and administrative tasks

 

Benefits:​

  • Develop a mentorship/professional relationship with your supervisor (Dr. Mykim Tran)

  • A professional reference from Dr. Mykim Tran

  • Knowledge and experience in understanding how a non-profit organization works

  • Develop entrepreneurial, professional, and personal skills

  • Creativity and innovation development

  • Outing with other volunteers and staff

  • An opportunity to be nominated as the volunteer of the year by Wake-Up Foundation and DOVIA Sacramento (a volunteering organization)

  • An opportunity to become a committee member to create new projects

 

Requirements:

  • At least 16 years old

  • At least 6 months of commitment

  • Volunteer at least 2 times per week

  • At least 4 hours per week

  • Must volunteer at our physical location (occasional online is okay)

  • Must represent yourself as a professional individual, in dressing and behavior

  • Attend an informal interview

COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH ASSISTANTS

Outreach and community assistant tasks:

  • Prepare events materials

  • Attend events throughout the year

  • Day and evening options

  • Weekdays and weekends availabilities

 

Benefits

  • Improve your communication and interpersonal skills

  • Improve your networking and marketing skills

  • Learn and get access to different community agencies and services

 

Requirements:

  • At least 16 years old

  • Attend a training on our programs and services

YOUTH BLOG MENTORS

Youth Blog Mentor’s tasks:

  • Assist youths in creating a written blog

  • Assist youths in creating a video blog

  • Assist youths in creating a presentation blog

  • Follow up with youths

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Benefits:

  • Develop mentorship skills

  • Develop communication and interpersonal skills

  • Develop personal development skills

  • Develop video creator and media skills

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Requirements:

  • Must be between 14-24 years old

  • You must first create your own blog, mentored by a staff member

  • You will become a youth blog mentor once your blog is published

PROJECT BASED VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Big Day of Giving

Big Day of Giving happens in May. 

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Giving Tuesday

​Giving Tuesday happens during the month of November.

Tasks:

 

  • Create and promote marketing materials for the events

  • Work with volunteers and staff to get donations from sponsors online and offline

 

Benefits:

 

  • Develop creativity and marketing skills

  • Develop communication and interpersonal skills

  • Increase knowledge of community agencies and resources

 

Requirements:

 

  • Must be at least 16 years old

  • A commitment of one month to plan and run the campaign until the end of the actual event day

  • Attend weekly meetings for one month

OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Grant researchers and writers

  • Committee members

  • Board members 

  • Advisors 

 

Benefits:

 

  • Develop leadership skills

  • Develop management and supervision skills

  • Develop decision-making skills

  • Opportunities to network with community agencies and sponsors

 

Requirements:

 

  • You need to have experiences

  • Please contact us for more detail

VOLUNTEER TESTIMONIALS

How to Get Started

If you would like to volunteer with Wake-Up Foundation, please click here to fill out a volunteer application. Once we have received your application, we will try to get back to you as soon as possible with the next step. Thank you!

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