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Find Toby PA
Find Toby in PA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization focused on reuniting lost pets with their families. We reunite. We do not rescue. Founded in 2012, we have grown to over 108,000 followers. Since 2016, we have helped to reunite 25,000+ pets in Central PA & Northern MD. We are a 100% volunteer organization with volunteers managing our Facebook page 365 days a year and volunteers in the field working to set traps and food stations to capture lost pets.
Contact Name: Kelly Schlieder
Number of Board Positions: 1
Expertise: Volunteer: Social Media Content Editor/Manager for Nonprofit About the job Job Description This is a virtual volunteer position. The Social Media Manager is in charge of managing strategy and other social media volunteers for all social media outlets for Find Toby in PA. The Social Media Manager assures Find Toby in PA is marketed in a positive way and helps to expand awareness. Volunteers who are granted access to post or create content in an official capacity must undergo supervision and, where required, training in appropriate conduct specific to each platform, sign a Volunteer Code of Conduct and follow our volunteer policies. This role is not responsible for our day-to-day Facebook posting of lost pets or to manage those volunteers. Principal Responsibilities ● Creates and manages social media strategy and annual content calendar ● Assure that posts, stories and reels are being made to promote ○ Follower awareness and engagement ○ Reunion success stories ○ Lost pet education ○ Fundraisers ○ Key holidays ○ Organization activities ● Measure success of posts, fundraisers, awareness campaigns, etc ● Suggest additional social media outlets to expand our message ● Manage budget responsibly ● Provide monthly written report to board on budget, strategy and anything else requested ● Assist in recruiting and managing additional social media volunteers Qualifications ● Excellent communication, editing and proofreading skills ● Articulate and organized ● Strategic mindset ● Competent with social media programs, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ● Experience with Facebook Ads Manager, Ad Center, Meta Business Suite, Professional Dashboard preferred (we are willing to provide some training) ● Competent with Canva or a platform that enables creation of images and posts ● Competent with creation of videos/reels ● Works well with minimal supervision ● Familiarity with animal reunion/rescue helpful but not required Commitment ● Estimated 8-10 hours per month, flexible to your schedule ● Provide your own computer and internet access ● Primary communication via Facebook Desired Skills and Experience This position requires the following skills: Advertising, Brand Development & Messaging, Copywriting/Editing, Video Creation/Editing, Graphic Design/Print, Interactive/Social Media/SEO, Social Media / Blogging _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Volunteer: Website Manager for Nonprofit About the job Find Toby in PA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization focused on reuniting lost pets with their families. We reunite. We do not rescue. Founded in 2012, we have grown to over 108,000 followers. Since 2016, we have helped to reunite 25,000+ pets in Central PA & Northern MD. We are a 100% volunteer organization with volunteers managing our Facebook page 365 days a year and volunteers in the field working to set traps and food stations to capture lost pets. Job Description This is a virtual volunteer position. The Website Manager is in charge of managing the website for Find Toby in PA. The Website Manager assures Find Toby in PA is marketed in a positive way and helps to expand awareness. Volunteers who are granted access to post or create content in an official capacity must undergo supervision and, where required, training in appropriate conduct specific to each platform, sign a Volunteer Code of Conduct and follow our volunteer policies. Principal Responsibilities ● Maintain and manage findtobyinpa.org and all associated webpages ● Increase visibility and impact of Find Toby in PA with our web presence and SEO ● Develop web pages and designs that are appealing and functional ● Perform regular quality checks to ensure website is functioning properly ● Measure success of website, pages, posts, etc ● Make edits to website as directed by Find Toby in PA leadership ● Make sure all Find Toby in PA materials have consistent and positive messaging and branding ● Partner with social media manager to support campaigns ● Maintain subscriptions with hosting site and other relevant third parties ● Manage budget responsibly ● Provide monthly written report to board on budget, strategy and anything else requested Qualifications ● Training on Wix preferred (prior web management experience required) ● Excellent communication, editing and proofreading skills ● Articulate and organized ● Strategic mindset ● Competent with Canva or a platform that enables creation of images and posts ● Works well with minimal supervision ● Familiarity with animal reunion/rescue helpful but not required Commitment ● Estimated 8-10 hours per month, flexible to your schedule ● Provide your own computer and internet access ● Primary communication via Facebook Desired Skills and Experience This position requires the following skills: Website Development, Copywriting / Copy Editing, Graphic Design, SEO
Submitted 9/26/23
Spartan Education Foundation
Mission Statement: Eastern Lancaster County School District Spartan Foundation for Education seeks to enhance the global educational opportunities of our students to help them better compete in a rapidly-changing, technology-driven world.
Mission Statement: Eastern Lancaster County School District Spartan Foundation for Education seeks to enhance the global educational opportunities of our students to help them better compete in a rapidly-changing, technology-driven world.
Contact Name: Dina Maio
Number of Board Positions: 2
Expertise: A focus/interest on teaching global competency skills to k-12 students and some connection to a company that does international business.
Submitted 9/5/23
Ephrata Cloister Associates
Mission Statement: Historic Ephrata Cloister engages diverse audiences as an example of religious toleration, creative expression, intellectual freedom and the significant role Pennsylvania plays in contemporary human rights issues. The Ephrata Cloister is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and is actively supported by the Ephrata Cloister Associates, which is a non-profit community-based organization.
Mission Statement: Historic Ephrata Cloister engages diverse audiences as an example of religious toleration, creative expression, intellectual freedom and the significant role Pennsylvania plays in contemporary human rights issues. The Ephrata Cloister is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and is actively supported by the Ephrata Cloister Associates, which is a non-profit community-based organization.
This non-profit supports the mission of the Ephrata Cloister by working closely with the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission, which operates the Cloister. We employ five people to run the Museum Store, Direct and Accompany the Chorus, and provide Visitor Services, including Tours. We oversee a number of volunteers, and we organize multiple special programs for the community throughout the year. Our Board meets monthly on the third Wednesday evening of the month. We will be looking to fill two vacancies beginning January 1, 2024.
Contact Name: David Fuchs
Number of Board Positions: 2
Expertise: We are looking for people, ideally but not necessarily from the Ephrata area, with some experience in personnel matters and finance. Board members usually do some volunteer work, and usually have an interest in local history as it relates to the Cloister.
Submitted 8/25/23
KPETS – Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services
Mission Statement: Our volunteer teams of people and their pets enhance well-being through the power of human/animal interactions.
Mission Statement: Our volunteer teams of people and their pets enhance well-being through the power of human/animal interactions.
Our Vision: A community that values and supports the power of human/animal interaction to enhance well-being.
Since 2003, registered KPETS volunteers and their companion animals have been serving communities in health related facilities, social agencies, libraries, retirement communities, emergency responders, and hospices. KPETS now has more than 300 teams in Pennsylvania and Maryland, providing at no cost thousands of hours of animal assisted therapy for hundreds of agencies and facilities every year.
Contact Name: Bill Beyer
Number of Board Positions: 2
Expertise: A background in Accounting or Human Resources is preferred but not required.
Submitted 8/25/23
Lancaster Redevelopment Fund, Inc.
Mission Statement: Working to ensure that all residents of Lancaster County have a safe, affordable place to call home.
Mission Statement: Working to ensure that all residents of Lancaster County have a safe, affordable place to call home.
The Lancaster Redevelopment Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of affordable housing solutions for low- and moderate-income residents of Lancaster County. Through the Redevelopment Fund our staff works to ensure that all residents of Lancaster County have a safe, affordable place to call home. We believe that having access to stable housing is transformative in the lives of our unhoused and low-income neighbors. We utilize creative solutions to create new affordable housing including the conversion of blighted and abandoned properties into homes, which addresses the cycle of disinvestment while removing a safety hazard from the neighborhood. Through partnerships with municipalities throughout the county and other social service organizations we envision a future in Lancaster where every person has a place to call home.
Contact Name: Jocelynn Ritchey
Number of Board Positions: 3
Expertise: We are seeking three new individuals to expand our board roster who have an interest in homelessness and affordable housing and expertise in one of the following areas: construction, fundraising, banking and lending, marketing and communication, and community service.
Submitted 8/25/23
Landis Valley Associates
Mission Statement: Landis Valley Village & Farm Museums mission is threefold: to collect, preserve, and interpret Pennsylvania German material culture from 1740 through 1940. We accomplish this through our Collections and Education Departments, our Farm Program, and the Heirloom Seed Project. As a visitor to a working museum, you will watch our mission be carried out every day. You will see the artistry and craftsmanship in Pennsylvania German artifacts housed in our Farm Machinery and Tool Barn and Collections Gallery and showcased in the Visitor Center. Then, you will learn how they were used every day from interpreters and craftspeople in select buildings in the village area. And, thanks to the Heirloom Seed Project, you can enjoy the grounds landscaped with seeds planted from varieties handed down through generations of Amish and other Pennsylvania German families.
Mission Statement: Landis Valley Village & Farm Museums mission is threefold: to collect, preserve, and interpret Pennsylvania German material culture from 1740 through 1940. We accomplish this through our Collections and Education Departments, our Farm Program, and the Heirloom Seed Project. As a visitor to a working museum, you will watch our mission be carried out every day. You will see the artistry and craftsmanship in Pennsylvania German artifacts housed in our Farm Machinery and Tool Barn and Collections Gallery and showcased in the Visitor Center. Then, you will learn how they were used every day from interpreters and craftspeople in select buildings in the village area. And, thanks to the Heirloom Seed Project, you can enjoy the grounds landscaped with seeds planted from varieties handed down through generations of Amish and other Pennsylvania German families.
Our Vision: Before it was a museum, Landis Valley was a community and, at its heart, it still is. We provide learning opportunities for people of all ages through animal encounters, school workshops, craft demonstrations and classes, training in historic trades, volunteer opportunities for organizations and individuals, and more. Plus, we house the largest collection of Pennsylvania German artifacts in the United States and pull from that collection to create award-winning exhibits in our Visitors Center.
Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum is a nationally significant living history museum in Lancaster, PA that collects, conserves, exhibits and interprets Pennsylvania German material culture and heritage between 1750-1940. This is accomplished through preservation and interpretation of the largest collection of Pennsylvania German artifacts in the country and through the presentation of authentic traditional farming, village and industrial life, skilled craft demonstrations, and historical animals and plants. The site is operated by the Associates Group in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The Associates group provides the "living" aspect of the museum, group sales, facility rentals, events and museum store. PHMC is responsible for the grounds, buildings and collections.
Contact Name: Megan Rhen
Number of Board Positions: 3
Expertise: We are looking for individuals with a background in Legal matters and Fund Development. Those with experience in Education or Sales are also welcome to apply. While the backgrounds mentioned above are very helpful, the only "required" qualifications are being a team player, an interest in museums/living history/agriculture, and a willingness to attend monthly board meetings and help with site events. Please feel free to reach out to Jamie Wilson, Board Development Chair.
Submitted 8/15/23