Volunteer Opportunities
Do you want to participate in hands-on community service, work on a committee, focus on Israel or contact newcomers to our community? Are you looking for an internship or an afternoon of volunteer projects?
We have many volunteer opportunities available and can help match your interests with engaging volunteer options, both at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and at other Jewish nonprofits in the Puget Sound area.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you’d like to volunteer your time for any of the below opportunities, contact Blair at BlairF@JewishInSeattle.org or 206 774-2251.
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Hand write cards to donors (using a pre-written message) and address envelopes.
20 hours (split among multiple volunteers) -
Welcome and check people in, pass around sushi, schmooze.
3-4 hours on March 21, 2010. -
One committed person needed to serve as the TIPS Partnership Committee chair as well as volunteers to sit on three committees:
1. Art City Dancers: Teens will be coming from Israel to give a special performance during Lag B'Omer. Volunteers are needed to organize hosting and activities for them while they are here.
2. Camp Counselors: teens will be coming from Israel to act as camp counselors at the SJCC Day Camp. Volunteers are needed to organize hosting and activities for them while they are here.
3. Ethnic Flavors of Israel: Women will visit Seattle and prepare community dinners with traditional foods, song, dance, and stories. Volunteers are needed to organize hosting and activities for them while they are here as well as to help organize the events.Variable -
Translating documents from Hebrew to English and vice versa and/or interpreting.
Flexible, but current need is for someone with availability in January and February. -
Making phone calls, coordinating contributors and host institutions, helping transport the exhibit, etc.
5-10 hours per week between now and the end of March -
Allocate funds fairly based on financial need and merit.
2-4 sessions per year -
Newcomers to the Seattle community are sent welcome materials. This volunteer will make follow-up phone calls to packet recipients to help better connect them to our community.
2-6 hours per week -
A variety of duties including:
1. Stuffing welcome kits
2. Calling bulletin article list to confirm contacts and information
3. Assemble mailing, address envelopes, and add postage to a variety of marketing materials.2-6 hours per week -
1. Conduct web searches on donors to verify/update their records.
2. Check that all people listed in the Professional Directory of Jewish Washington are also in Federation's database.2-8 hours per week -
Filing, making calls to organizations, inviting people to events via phone, and database updates.
2-8 hours per week
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