·     Carpentry, Plumbing and Electrical – Skilled volunteers with skills in building are critical to special and emergency projects at the Sanctuary. If you have any of these skills, especially building/contracting skills and are willing to put them to good use here, please note that specifically when you complete your volunteer application.

·     Produce pickup and storage  -  pick up produce at the store - produce (fruit and veggies)  sort the various items to their designated storage areas. Volunteers to transport and store the items at the Sanctuary. You can pick your day!
Needed twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays) approx. 2 hours.

·     Transporter - need people willing to periodically pick up donations and drive them to the Sanctuary in Redmond.  This includes food pickup –Food orders from Civilized Nature on the plateau (car okay if trunk and backseat) –from 2 feed stores in Woodinville and Issaquah once a week – supplies would fit in an SUV – might need a tarp.   Deyoungs Farm & Garden (feed store), Woodinville.
This is would take no more than 1 hour a week depending on where you live, and requires the ability to lift 40 pounds

·     Frozen raw meat pickup/delivery/prep – pick up meat from supplier(Redmond) separate and bag for storage. Volunteers to transport and store the items at the Sanctuary.
Needed once every 3 weeks, 2 hours each time. Actual labor - one hour.

·     Raw chicken pickup/delivery/prep – pickup chicken parts for special diet animals - hearts, gizzards and necks. Portion the chicken parts into individual bags. Volunteers to transport and store the chicken at the Sanctuary.
CAN BE DONE AT HOME AND DELIVERED T TO THE SANCTUARY every 3 weeks 1 hour each time.

·     Cooked chicken pickup/delivery/prep – pickup, boil, cut and portion chicken thighs. Volunteers to transport and store the cooked chicken at the Sanctuary.
CAN BE DONE AT HOME AND DELIVERED TO THE SANCTUARY once per month 2 hours each time.

·     Produce Preparation - (Cutting up fresh fruit and vegetables) for the barn animals who require this as a part of their dietary needs to be healthy, and washing the dishes that the food is stored in.
Work to be done at the Sanctuary (needed daily) two hours a week

·     Fundraising Coordinator – making calls and sending letters and e-mails soliciting donations of goods, services and money.  Provide information to the Newsletter owner for donor acknowledgement. Ensure donations are appropriately entered into tracking software and that donation documentation/ paperwork is securely filed.  As appropriate, meet visitors who come to the Sanctuary and ask for a tour – solicit donations. Identify opportunities to set up a booth for fundraising at shows, festivals and events that are animal friendly.  Ensure necessary applications/paperwork is completed to attend shows, festivals and events.  Role play with fundraisers on the steps to ask for $$ (Make the approach, establish rapport, listen, ask questions, overcome objections, ask for a donation, thank them).
Some work must be done at the Sanctuary. Mostly phone and email work that can be done from home in 5-10 hours a week.

·     Sewing sleeping bags for small animals –cut and triple stitch little bags for animals - doesn’t have to be pretty – the baby squirrels, opossums, cotton tails and flying squirrels need these as sleeping bags.  These can be made from old polar fleece donations.
This work can be done at home on an as-needed basis.

·     Maintenance (Basic) - this position supports the general upkeep onsite at the Sanctuary and does not involve direct care and feeding of the animals.  Guidance is provided-however no experience is required. Typically the tasks include upkeep in or around the animals’ enclosures – enhancing the animals’ homes or removing items that can harm them (removing rocks that can break hooves, or noxious weeds that could kill.)
Work to be done at the Sanctuary in 4-8 hours a week
Volunteers are needed Monday through Saturday, and shifts are from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

·     Fundraiser - Assist Fundraising Coordinator with calls soliciting donations of goods, services and money-training and guidance provided. Primarily phone work, along with occasional attendance at gatherings and festivals to talk to the general public about the Sanctuary and the animals that call the Sanctuary home.
This is work that can be done from home and in various locations around the region in 2-3 hours a week.

·     Videography / internet video posting - need people willing to make short informational videos to post, rate, and drive traffic to these videos on user-content websites such as YouTube, MSN Video Soapbox and others as a means to solicit $$ donations on the Sanctuary website.
Work to be done at the Sanctuary and internet work at home in 2-3 hours a week
Filming at the Sanctuary may be scheduled Monday through Saturday, between Noon and 3:00 pm.

• Volunteer Coordinator –On boarding new volunteers. Retrieving messages and responding to potential volunteers to answer questions, to ask that they fill out applications or to give information. Respond to applications: call potential volunteers and answer any questions, and ensure initial paperwork is properly completed. Screen volunteer applications, matching skills and desires of volunteers to the needs of the sanctuary.   
  Conduct initial orientation.  Matching volunteer to their “volunteer mentor for animal care positions. Orientation to include commitments, safety concerns for the animals, and general guidance about the sanctuary, such as the mandate that volunteers arrive unaccompanied and on-time for their committed shift. Ensure Volunteer Guidelines are up to date, and that a Volunteer Application and Volunteer Waiver is complete and securely filed for any volunteer working on behalf of the sanctuary.  
• General office/phones/e-mails - monitor the general office email in-box to triage incoming messages to the appropriate coordinator. Ensure urgent issues are responded to quickly, such as assisting Terri.  Manage phone tree for emergency notifications/help. Tracking company matching and applying for Free money – establish/manage tracking system for company match of dollars for time from corporate givers like Microsoft and Boeing – ensure necessary paperwork to claim matching dollars is submitted and securely filed. Ensure timely (periodic) filing with agencies and foundations of whatever forms their processes mandate: complete forms, verify recipient address, mail/send forms, file forms and acknowledgement of receipt.   Manage tour requests – explain fees, coordinate time and schedule the tour with Terri and requestor, ensure visitors complete “volunteer” waiver, follow up with requestor to remind and confirm the tour. Notify Fundraising coordinator if the tour is for a potential donor. Guidance provided-some experience required
  Most work must be done at the sanctuary. Some phone and email work that can be done from home in 5-10 hours a week.
• Projects Planner/Coordinator –  Keeper of the master list of Basic Maintenance tasks for volunteers. Keeper of the master list of projects needing done, along with relative priority and due dates – provide this listing to the Webmaster. Identify and define special projects for programs such as Day of Caring that require planning and advance preparation.  Manage list of needed projects, identify needed materials and advance preparation, coordinate the acquisition of necessary materials, work with volunteer coordinator for any potential questions or issues and follow up with groups coming in to do special projects.  Answer email from service organizations to provide details of needed projects (if an offer comes in to do a special project for the sanctuary, own that communication and respond with alacrity to any offer of help from an enterprise.) Apart from on-site planning to determine scope of work, most can be done from home via email and phone.  Ideally if we had two special projects coordinators, they could split the duties seasonally as many special projects are focused in the warmer months of the year.  Provide projects list to webmaster for posting on the sanctuary home page.
  Some work must be done at the sanctuary. Mostly phone and email work that can be done from home in 5-10 hours a week.
• Newsletter owner - need someone to create/maintain/send monthly newsletter, based on comments and information from volunteers, Volunteer Coordinator, Projects Planner/Coordinator, Supplies Coordinator, and Fundraising Coordinator, and Terri for stories, pictures, etc.  Work with fundraising coordinator to keep distribution list of previous volunteers, donors and sponsors for distribution list. Mostly computer and email - will use nothing more complex than MS Word to create.
  This is work that can be done from home in 2-3 hours a week.
• Webmaster – manage updates to the sanctuary website. Post volunteer positions, special project opportunities, urgent needs, video links and newsletters to the website. 
  This is work that can be done from home in 2-3 hours a week.