Updated: 5/20/2008  10:06 am

"Volunteers are the lifeblood of the hundreds of thousands of nonprofit organizations in this country."

                       -- Sara Melendez

GETTING INVOLVED ~  THE EXPERIENCE  ~  DAYTIME VOLUNTEERING  ~ EVENING VOLUNTEERING  ~ VOLUNTEER EVENING SESSION  ~ VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

GETTING INVOLVED:

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Women for Women International. We are honored that you are thinking about donating your time to our organization.

Volunteers are vital to the organization’s overall functioning and success. Since its inception in 1993, volunteers have supported Women for Women International in providing services to more than 93,000 women in the countries in which we work, distributing over $32 million dollars in direct aid and loans.

THE EXPERIENCE:

We have an on-going need for volunteers in our D.C. office during our regular office hours, anytime between 10am and 5pm, Monday through Friday.  Much of the volunteer work we currently have available is in the Institutional Advancement Department. The Institutional Advancement Department administers the Sponsorship Program. The Sponsorship Program matches women in the United States and abroad with women survivors of violence and poverty in one of the following countries: Bosnia, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan.

In order to provide services for the 41,000+ sponsors and sponsored sisters presently participating in the program, volunteers are asked to provide organizational support.

DAYTIME VOLUNTEERS:

Daytime volunteering is an ideal opportunity for individuals that are interested in international and women's issues and learning about women's experiences around the globe. Daytime volunteers facilitate the implementation of the Sponsorship Program by providing assistance with general sponsorship administrative tasks including data entry, filing, reading letters and press packet preparation and other duties.  Daytime volunteers also contribute to the efficient functioning of the headquarters office by assisting with general administrative tasks on occasion.

EVENING VOLUNTEERS:

Evening volunteering is a great opportunity for people that are unable to volunteer during the day and for groups! Volunteers work in conjunction with staff to facilitate the letter-writing relationship between sponsors and beneficiaries by providing assistance with the monthly mailing of letters to sponsors. We also have weekly letter reading volunteer events that occur every Tuesday from 5PM-8PM . We promise fun group sessions with food, refreshments and good company! Sessions are from 5:00-8:00PM twice a month.

INTERESTED:
Please submit a letter of interest and resume via e-mail to  

Reference “Volunteer Opportunities” in the subject line of the message.

VOLUNTEER EVENING SESSIONS

The Evening Volunteer Sessions are held on Tuesdays of each month from 5-8 pm.

**The session will not be held on a Tuesday if that Tuesday falls on a holiday.  Please make sure to check our website for updates, cancellations, closings, and special projects. **

As part of the volunteer program, we strive to maintain a flexible environment. Volunteers determine their own schedules. In preparation for these sessions we ask that you notify us via email or telephone. This allows us time to gather the material needed for your evening of fun, food and friends. We request that volunteers inform us in advance if they are not able to honor their commitments so that we may plan accordingly.

Please contact us via email volunteers@womenforwomen.org and let me know your availabilty for the above scheduled sessions. 

NEW VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSIONS

**The session will not be held on a Tuesday if that Tuesday falls on a holiday.  Please make sure to check our website for updates, cancellations, closings, and special projects. **

(At the end of the Information Session all newly signed volunteers are welcome to join the session occurring in the adjacent room from 6:30 – 8:00 pm)

If you are interested in attending a new volunteer session, please email Women for Women International at volunteers@womenforwomen.org.  Space is limited and reserved on a first come, first serve basis.   Email confirmation will be sent within 48 hours of scheduled session, with directions and information about attending the desired session.  

Please explore our website for additional information about our mission and programs.