Communications

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Education/Child and Adolescent Development, Healthcare, Domestic Abuse, Children, Teens, Mental Health

Types of Help Needed: Communications

Service Opportunity Details: Lawrence Hall has done life-changing work for over 150 years. We need help telling our story and getting it out to a wider audience. Skills needed: creative writing, journalism, storytelling, video storytelling, photography, graphic design, web design, annual report experience, SEO optimization, proofreading. We are also actively seeking resources that will help us with our visibility problem pro bono.

Location: Chicago-Ravenswood

Volunteer Ages: Adults, Young adults

Frequency: Periodic

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Contact Info: Staff: Juila Guettler

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People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness

Types of Help Needed: Board and Committee Service, Communications

Service Opportunity Details: Family Promise seeks a communications professional to serve on the Board or on the Communications Committee. Ideally, the person will have a broader understanding of the communications process (including social media and website design), as well as a particular expertise. and be able to help coach others in this area. Depending on one’s skills and experience, the person could do some of the work and and some tasks could be committee-based.

Location: Evanston

Volunteer Ages: Adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Monthly meetings. Much of the other work can be done at home.

Contact Info: Liaison and Board Chair: Richard Day, 847 722 4714

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People Served/Type of Services: Life Transition Support, Support for formerly incarcerated individuals

Types of Help Needed: Communications

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteers neded to help create stories to share about the work of St. Leonard’s. Depending on your skills and interests, this could include: photography, videography, blog writing, Instagram and Facebook updates, and interviewing alumni and current residents of St. Leonard’s for both long and short- form stories.

Location: Chicago-Near West Side

Volunteer Ages: Teens, Young Adults, Adults

Frequency: On-going, Periodic

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Contact Info: Staff: Volunteer Coordinator, 312-780-3196

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People Served/Type of Services: Healthcare, Mental Health

Types of Help Needed: Communications Administrative/Office Support

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteers neeeded in SCC’s Business Office in Winnetka. Those interested might help with assignments including but not limited to creating new client folders, organizing files and supplies, data verification and entry, and proofreading. Familiarity with Word and Excel would be helpful.

Location: Winnetka

Volunteer Ages: Young adults, Adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Several months before the event

Contact Info: Staff: Anita Scott, 847-446-6957 ext.16

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People Served/Type of Services: Education/Child and Adolescent Development, Children, Teens

Types of Help Needed: Communications

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteers needed with marketing and public relations experience to promote events and performances throughout the year, or expertise in social media marketing and/or skilled in planning and executing social media strategic campaigns to work with agency’s Development Team. They also welcome volunteers interested in sharing Family Matters’ story with others in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.

Location: Chicago-Rogers Park

Volunteer Ages: Teens, Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: One-time, On-going, Periodic

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Contact Info: Staff: Devon Lovell, Academic Director, 773-465-6011 ext. 115

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