Volunteer

Open Volunteer Positions

Sparkle Ambassadors

Description of work:

We are looking for volunteers to consistently clean up litter in Madrona to make the neighborhood Sparkle. Litter is especially prevalent in and around the parks. This is a great position for someone who is an avid walker and doesn’t mind picking up litter on one of their walks. We live in a beautiful place and want to keep it that way!


Hours: 30 minutes per week minimum; skipping some weeks for vacation is absolutely fine.

Process Improvement & Efficiency Manager

Description of work:

Are you organized and good at solving problems? If so, you may be a good fit for helping us improve how our organization operates. We are looking for a volunteer to help us work more smoothly by finding ways to automate some of our duties (e.g. automatically sending emails with tax deductible donation information to donors after donations are made online; we currently have to do this manually).


Hours: 1-2 hours per month

Madrona School Liaison

Description of work:

We would love for the Madrona Neighborhood Association to become more involved with the schools in Madrona. If you are interested in connecting with the schools so we can loop them into our community events and programs, this is the position for you!

 



Hours: 1 hour per month

Neighborhood Photographer

Description of work:

Do you love to take photos? Have people said you have a “good eye” for design or art? We are looking for someone to photograph our Madrona community and events so we can share them on our website, social media, and to promote them for future years. This could be great for a young person in the neighborhood who is interested in photography.

Hours: 30 minutes per month

 

 

Thanksgiving Pie Sale Fundraiser Lead

Description of work:

The Pie Sale, which occurs the Wednesday before Thanksgiving each year, is a key community connection event that also raises funds to keep our programs and events in Madrona running. We are looking for someone who is social and organized to manage this event for us. This role involves setting up a pie sale table in front of Madrona Arms on the day of, collecting pie donations from our community members, and selling the pies. We can help with marketing and volunteer organizing for this event

Hours: 20 hours per year

ADVERTISING MANAGER

Description of work:

We are looking for a volunteer to help liaise with those who advertise in the Madrona Community email and news to make sure we are placing the most up-to-date ads in the news each month. Advertisements fund the news so we can make it free for all to enjoy. This role requires someone to receive advertisement images via email and place them into a folder for the news managers to place in the paper each month. This role does not involve invoicing advertisers; our Treasurer manages invoicing and payments, so this volunteer position will not have to.

Hours: 1-hour per month

Madrona Clean Up Day!

Description of work:

We are looking for an organized person to lead a neighborhood-wide clean up day event in Madrona. You have the ability to define this event! It could only focus on one specific space (like fixing up the playfield), or be a full clean up of storm drains, signs, removing graffiti, etc. This event can be as much or as little as you want it to be. We can help with the marketing and volunteer organizing for this event. Bring your vision! 

Hours: 20 hours per year