Volunteer

Join Riverkeeper’s Volunteer Team! At Riverkeeper we appreciate and depend on the ongoing support our volunteers provide us with. Our opportunities vary from occasional volunteer needs, to ongoing programs. Riverkeeper has a volunteer position for you as long as you are passionate about defending the Hudson River from pollution and protecting the quality of drinking water for over 9 million New Yorkers.

Please review the below opportunities and fill out out our required volunteer form and make sure to note if you are interested in a particular volunteer opportunity.

Have a question? Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Heartie Look, at (914) 478-4501 ext. 252 or hlook@riverkeeper.org.

• Be a Riverkeeper Champion

  A strong membership base is critical to the success and effectiveness of Riverkeeper’s work. For this reason, Riverkeeper has launched the Champion Program, a volunteer-lead movement to build Riverkeeper’s citizen army of clean water advocates.
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• Become a Community Ambassador

  Ambassadors are volunteers who are empowered to support Riverkeeper by representing and connecting us to their various communities through good old fashioned community outreach – a vital component of Riverkeeper’s ongoing success!
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  Volunteer Form

• Prospect Research for Executive Office

  The executive office of Riverkeeper is seeking a volunteer to aid us in researching prospective partners and funders. We have a large list which we are working through and request your help in finding out more information about these individuals and companies.

  Commitment: 10 hours/week or more
  Start Date: As soon as possible
  End Date: Open

  Project Description: To do in-depth research on individuals and corporations, compiling financials, biographical, and personal information. This information will then be compiled into a packet for the executive office to use in prospecting funders and member cultivation.

  Required skill(s): Internet research, typing, writing, independent worker

  Equipment needed: If you are willing to use your own laptop or computer at home, it is best as our extra computers are a bit slow. However, you are welcome to come to our office and work on them.

  *This is a virtual opportunity, you may do your research from home.

  Desired Education/Age: Undergraduate

  If interested in volunteering some of your time for this need at Riverkeeper, please contact Pamela Pinto-Sessions at: ppinto@riverkeeper.org

  THANK YOU!

• Social Networking Assistant

  Riverkeeper seeks a volunteer with Social Networking skills to assist with publishing Riverkeeper news to Riverkeeper Social Networking sites. The volunteer will also assist with management and promotion of these affiliate sites.
  Specific duties include:

  •Post new “RvK In the News” on FB (including FB group and Causes), MS, TW, Digg, Our Hudson
  •Post periodic fundraising appeals: pull out features in the Take Action section of the Riverkeeper website and post
  •Increase following for all sites
  •Create FB Fan page and promote on SN sites
  •Assist with set-up and strategizing of Causes account
  •Assist with updates to Volunteer FB page
  General requirements
  •Social Networking skills
  •Must have own computer and ability to work remotely
  •Detail oriented

  Additional Qualifications
  •Interest in Hudson Valley and environmental issues preferred

  Guidelines
  Material that is already published on the Riverkeeper site is fair game for publishing on the SN sites. Anything not published here or newly written needs to be developed in tandem with and approved by Riverkeeper staff.
  This is a volunteer position that can be carried out at the Riverkeeper offices in Tarrytown between the hours of 9-5pm or remotely at any time. Publishing content at peak hours is encouraged. There is no end date.

  Please send a letter of interest and resume or description of qualifications to:
  gchambers@riverkeeper.org

• Ring Up the River!

  Riverkeeper is recruiting a regular staff of volunteers to help us with monthly follow-up calls to members after we send them mail pieces. This is a new program and volunteer opportunity which will take place on a regular monthly basis, usually every third week, and be extremely helpful to Riverkeeper in keeping our costs low while increasing our financial support.

  This may be done remotely and on your own time at your house, on the road or wherever you please within about one week after we send out the mailing. You’ll be given a list of about 10-15 confidential names and contact information. If you would like to call from our office in Tarrytown, that is also an option.

  Please email Heartie Look at: hlook@riverkeeper.org to volunteer or call (914) 478 4501 ext. 252 with any questions.

  Thank you for your time and energy in support of Riverkeeper!

• River Scribes!

  Help Riverkeeper cut back on the amount of fuel and energy consumed by processing our mailings through an external company assisting us with mailings done from “in house.” On occasion, Riverkeeper requests the help of your hands in producing small scale mailings from our office in Tarrytown, NY. For the majority of projects, it will require all or part of one day and you will work on a team of 2- 5 people. This will keep our eco-footprint low and production level high!

  If interested or with questions, please email Heartie Look at: hlook@riverkeeper.org to volunteer or call (914) 478 4501 ext. 252 with any questions.

  Thank you for your time and energy in support of Riverkeeper!

• Development Research

  Riverkeeper needs two volunteers help us with research for our development team- a very important element of our success! Each volunteer will be given a list of people to research, one at a time, to help us gage our support networks.

  There is no required skill nor age, however you must be able to come to our office in Tarrytown, NY to work with the database and, of course, our friendly staff!

  This project must be completed by March 20th. It is a great way to build your work experience and support Riverkeeper, New York’s leading clean water advocate for the people!

  If interested or have questions, please email Allison Chamberlain: achamberlain@riverkeeper.org