We are currently offering the following opportunities to join our dynamic volunteer team:

• Web-Volunteers
• Volunteer Graphic Designer
• Volunteer Administrative Assistant
• Volunteer Donor Relations Specialist
• Events Volunteers

All volunteer positions are ideally filled by at least two team members who work together to ensure accountability and to help each other at times where one might be absent or busy with other life and work activities. As a volunteer you are more than welcome to choose any role, or parts thereof, as you wish! We have listed some key volunteer roles that we need to fill on our international volunteer team.
We are also inviting volunteers who want to specifically focus on awareness building/fundraising in one particular country. One such team is forming in Australia/New Zealand right now, another one in Japan.
These country teams could use similar kinds of specialized volunteers as below, who then work with our international team.
If you want to suggest additional support, or if none of these tasks strike your fancy, let us know and we’ll be happy to shape a position for you.

Volunteers for Website and Online Services

Position Description
Reporting to the Volunteer Webmaster and the CEO, the Web-Volunteers will be responsible for developing, updating, and maintaining website, e-commerce, and graphics in order to update a reliable backend, automating our administrative systems; which include integrating our donor database with our email marketing service provider, improving our recurring donation system, completing the automation of our acknowledgment process, and integrating our website with our social media sites. Your secondary responsibilities are managing Red Panda Network’s website together with other webdesign volunteers, and responding to emails and phone calls for web related queries.

The Ideal Volunteer:

• Competent WordPress user, comfortable with HTML
• Experience in Online shopping application customization such as e-commerce and Paypal integration with WP and CRMs such as Salesforce and DonorPerfect
• Background in best practices for user-experience
• Understands how to customize WordPress plugins
• Strong experience with web design, user experience, and illustration/or art
• Possesses a passion for conservation, community development and small businesses
• Has a flexible schedule
• Can work independently and in a small team environment

Web-Volunteer Responsibilities

• Collaborating in our small volunteer web-team and providing technical leadership and implementation for our web-based systems
• Update website graphics, design, and functionality.
• Guide the improvement of our CRM system integration with WordPress and other data inputs.
• Create and manage a platform on our website with both public and login-based document storage and discussion forums for our science, field practice, and outreach/fundraising partners
• Customize WordPress plugins. Assist in improving the donor experience through the shopping cart, improved acknowledgement automation and recurrent donation processing.
• Assist in web design/promotion for different annual events/campaigns.
• Assist with web strategy and automation of systems.

Specifics of Terms

• Rate: Volunteer
• Hours: Variable about 5-10 hours per week, ongoing
• Place of work: Telecommute from home
• Period of notice which you and RPN must give upon ending involvement: Two weeks

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Volunteer Graphic Designer

DESCRIPTION
Reporting to the Outreach / Membership Coordinator, to the Communications Committee of the board, and to the CEO, the Volunteer Graphic Designers are be responsible for developing, updating, and maintaining graphics in order to create a consistent visual appearance of all external marketing and communications campaigns. This includes but is not limited to editing and updating visual components in the quarterly newsletter, updating graphics for the organizational website, refining current visual aids and graphics, and creating a style sheet for all marketing and communications materials.

The Ideal Volunteer:

• Is a competent Creative Suite user
• Understands proper file format needs for the different mediums i.e. print, digital, etc.
• Strong experience with design, illustration, and/or art
• Possesses a passion for conservation, community development and small businesses
• Has a flexible schedule
• Can work independently and in a small team environment

Volunteer Graphic Designer Responsibilities

Communications

• Assist in the development of graphics/visuals for biannual e-newsletter.
• Design layout and create graphics for quarterly major donor e-updates and documentation.
• Update of our brochures, merchandise, and outreach tutorials for our partners.

Programs

• Assist in the re-design of the Red Panda Ranger program
• Assist in the design refreshing of Adopt-a-Forest Guardian program

Website
Update graphics on current website.
Ensure consistency across print and digital media.

Events
Assist in development of themes, logos, and engaging content for awareness education as well as promotional material for events such as International Red Panda Day.

Miscellaneous
Create, update, and maintain graphics for other projects as needed.

Specifics of Terms
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: Volunteer
Hours: Variable no more than 5 hours per week, ongoing
Place of work: telecommute from home
Period of notice which you and RPN must give upon ending volunteer positions: Two weeks

HOW TO APPLY
Please send application, CV, work samples to info@redpandanetwork.org

 
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Administrative Assistant Volunteer

DESCRIPTION

The ideal candidate will be experienced in handling a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks and will be able to work independently with little or no supervision. This person must be exceedingly well organized, flexible and enjoy the administrative challenges of supporting a nonprofit business.

The ability to interact with staff (at all levels) in a fast paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality is crucial to this role. Expert level written and verbal communication skills, strong decision making ability and attention to detail are equally important.

MUST HAVE:
- Excellent organization skills
- Experience assisting management with the creation of Excel databases
- Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Experience managing customer service lists, databases

STRONGLY PREFER:
- Support experience in a professional services, sales or marketing environment
- Experience successfully creating and/or modifying processes

The Administrative Assistant Volunteer will:

• Assist nonprofit staff with preparation of presentation materials
• Review and summarize miscellaneous reports and documents; prepare background documents and outgoing mail as necessary
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and follow through on issues in a timely manner
• Arrange presentations and conferences, coordinate equipment needs and refreshments, compile and distribute materials, etc.
• Type and compose memorandums, letters, forms procedures, contracts, and other documents and correspondence as appropriate. Format tables and spreadsheets.
• Develop procedures to ensure functional virtual office operations.
• Assist in developing and improving cloud filing system.
• Establish and maintain department records and files as needed. Review, sort and file a variety of materials.
• Provide data entry and clerical support.

HOW TO APPLY
Please send application, CV, work samples to  info@redpandanetwork.org
 
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Volunteer Donor Relations Specialist

DESCRIPTION
Reporting to the Membership Coordinator and CEO, the Volunteer Donor Relations Specialist will be responsible for supporting our efforts in ensuring that donors (both individual and institutional) have an amazing donation experience. This includes following up via email, answering questions, ensuring accurate acknowledgements, as well as updating and managing Red Panda Network’s online databases, DonorPerfect, Salesforce, and Constant Contact. Not only do you help Red Panda Network continue to grow, you have a flexible schedule that is based on your availability.

The Ideal Volunteer:

• Is customer-service oriented Is helpful, cheerful, and always willing to go the extra mile for a smile
• Has accurate typing skills
• Experience with data entry and Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of contact databases such as DonorPerfect, Constant Contact, Salesforce, and Microsoft Outlook
• Possesses a passion for conservation, community development and small businesses
• Has a flexible schedule
• Can work independently and in a small team environment

Responsibilities:

• Respond to email inquiries
• Create and/or correct adoption acknowledgement packets
• Upload/enter donor contact information from existing membership list
• Upload/enter Red Panda Ranger contact information from existing file
• Upload/enter the CEO’s and board member contacts
• Upload/enter zoo contact information from Outreach Coordinator’s contacts and Constant Contact Review and enter missing contact information in the CRM and Constant Contact
• Update and manage contact information in both DonorPerfect/Salesforce and Constant Contact

Specifics of Terms

Rate: Volunteer
Hours: Initially roughly 5 hours per week, ongoing variable hours
Place of work: telecommute from home (if you are in the Bay area occasional personal meetings are welcome)
Period of notice which you and RPN must give upon ending involvement: Two weeks

HOW TO APPLY
Email CV, cover letter, and availability for a phone interview to: info@redpandanetwork.org
 
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Event Volunteers

More than one volunteer required
Position Description:
Assisting the outreach coordinator with various events in your local area. Initially the role will focus on specific events throughout the year including International Red Panda Day, as well as other Conservation Awareness Events such as Earth Day. The event assistant will be required to help with event organization (e.g. contacting the zoo/organization where the event is to be held, discussing the theme/ aim of the event with event team and outreach coordinator). As well as assisting with the event itself (setting up displays and communicating with individuals about red pandas and the Red Panda Network).
 

The Ideal Volunteer:

• A background in event management would be ideal but not necessary
• Possesses a passion for conservation, community development and small businesses
• Has a flexible schedule and a upbeat friendly communication style
• Can work independently and in a small team environment
• Is able to attend Skype meetings

Responsibilities:

• Contacting the zoo/organization where the event is to be held
• Discussing the theme/ aim of the event with event team and outreach coordinator
• Setting up displays and communicating with individuals about red pandas and the Red Panda Network

Specifics of Terms:
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: Volunteer
Hours: Variable no more than 5 hours per week, ongoing
Place of work: telecommute from home
Period of notice which you and RPN must give upon ending volunteer positions: Two weeks
 
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