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Volunteer!
There are a dozen ways you can get involved. Do you like to work alone, or a small group, or do you like to talk to people? Are you good with spreadsheets, cooking, heavy lifting, planning, or administration? If you have as little as an hour per month, there’s a job that fits your criteria. Here are some ways we need help to create this garden together. Fill out the form below and let us know which task you are able to help with. If you have questions, please reach out to us.
Fundraising
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Reach out to Bernal businesses and others about various levels of support, with different financial and other committments in return for different levels of publicity.
Estimated hours per month: 4 hours
Duration: 3-5 months
Level of interaction: committee
Skills needed: planning
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Reach out to Bernal businesses and others about various levels of support, with different financial and other committments in return for different levels of publicity.
Estimated hours per month: 4-8 hours
Duration: 6 months
Level of interaction: social
Skills needed: networking
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Keep in touch with donors, especially businesses. Check that donors have contributed what they commit to.
Estimated hours per month: 1 hour
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: social
Skills needed: admin
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Look for possible grants and corporate sponsorships. Will require extensive online and possibly library research and networking. Prefer someone with experience.
Estimated hours per month: 6+ hours
Duration: 3-4 months
Level of interaction: solo
Skills needed: research
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Determine which grants to apply for based on researchers' results, and prepare applications.
Estimated hours per month: as needed
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: solo
Skills needed: writing
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Gather need paperwork for grant applications, provide materials, updates, and other communications required by each grant we receive.
Estimated hours per month: as needed
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: solo
Skills needed: admin
Outreach
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Work with a small group of people to develop a plan for ongoing outreach to individuals, businesses, donors, etc., including emails, website content, newsletters, and other communications.
Estimated hours per month: 4 hours
Duration: 2-3 months
Level of interaction: committee
Skills needed: planning
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Write and send quarterly updates to keep our supporters up to date with all that we are working on for the project.
Estimated hours per month: 2 hours
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: solo
Skills needed: writing
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Maintain mailing lists and other databases of supporters, volunteers, local businesses, contributors, grants, etc.
Estimated hours per month: 2-4 hours
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: solo
Skills needed: computer, admin
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Develop a detailed plan for publicizing events including social media, news media, online calendars, poster/leaflet distribution, etc.
Estimated hours per month: 2-4 hours
Duration: 2-3 months
Level of interaction: committee or solo
Skills needed: publicity, networking
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Once a publicity plan is established, respond to media requests and maintain contacts with any media we have a relationship to.
Estimated hours per month: 1 hour
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: social
Skills needed: admin
General
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Help organize events such as art auction, annual tree lighting, garden cleanup, etc.
Estimated hours per month: as needed
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: committee
Skills needed: planning, admin
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Help organizers with tasks needed for events such as setup, cleanup, putting up posters, cooking and baking, pickup and delivery, etc.
Estimated hours per month: as needed
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: committee
Skills needed: planning, admin, physical labor, cooking/baking, transportation (depending on event)
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Develop a strategy to publicize individual events and organize publicity materials and volunteers to carry it out.
Estimated hours per month: as needed
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: social
Skills needed: admin
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Update OAG website, Facebook page, Instagram, and other social media accounts.
Estimated hours per month: 4 hours
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: solo
Skills needed: computer, admin
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Recruit volunteers for both long and short term tasks, help volunteers find tasks they'd like to do, check in to make sure volunteers are happy.
Estimated hours per month: 4 hours
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: social
Skills needed: planning, admin
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Design flyers, posters, and other artswork needed for events or social media.
Estimated hours per month: as needed
Duration: ongoing
Level of interaction: solo
Skills needed: graphic arts
Get involved.
Please fill out the volunteer form and ask us any questions about getting involved.