Volunteer

Volunteer

Volunteers have a critical role in the success of our organization. Consider lending a hand. There are a wide variety of

tasks and projects to suit everyone:

  • big and small
  • one-time and continuous
  • technical and artsy
  • field observations and computer work
  • solo and group projects
  • activist stuff and research/office tasks

Contribute a little something, learn a little something, and have fun in the process!

"Volunteering with LivableStreets has been a great experience. It's wonderful to be part of an organization that is really making a difference in the lives of those in the community. I've also learned a great deal about outreach, advocacy, and how non-profits such as LivableStreets function--knowledge that will help me in my future work."
-LivableStreets volunteer


Current Opportunities include:

Street Ambassador
A BIG THANK YOU to our 25 Street Ambassadors for Summer 2012. Take a look at some of our 2012 Street Ambassador pictures. They even made national press for our Remove McGrath Campaign!
   
Our 2013 Street Ambassador season has started!
Do you like talking about biking, walking, and public transit? Do you like going to festivals, neighborhood and public events, or being outside? Do you have good people and communication skills? Want to be part of LivableStreets' advocacy campaigns and growing organization? Become a Street Ambassador! Volunteer for a day, or two, or more, this winter and spring. Tremendous growth opportunities.

Street Ambassador Trainings
June 11, 12-1pm and 5:30-6:30pm @ LivableStreets ofiffce
More details here>>
June 17, 5:30-6:30pm @ LivableStreets office
More details here>>

"Whenever I see a bunch of folks standing on a corner in bright orange shirts I know they are fighting the good fight and getting stuff done."
  -Street Ambassador

Advocacy Committee volunteer
Love the technical and political aspect of street design? Do you find yourself at many public meetings throughout the region? Join one of the 40+ people on our Advocacy Committee who help track over 80 street design projects around the region. You will have the opportunity to attend public meetings on behalf of LivableStreets and work directly with government agencies, neighborhood and business groups, and other advocates to create truly complete streets!

The Advocacy Committee meets the last Wednesday of every month at the LivableStreets office. Email Charlie Denison, the Advocacy Committee Chair, at Charlie@livablestreets.info for more information.

Event volunteer
Do you love our events and/or events in general? Do you have great people skills and an eye for detail? Help out at one or many of LivableStreets events in 2013. Event volunteers typically work sign in, collect donations, take photos, work the bar and help set up and clean up at many different events around the region.

Next events:
StreetTalk: Confessions of a Traffic Engineer
Monday, June 24, 7-9pm @ LivableStreets office

Bike4Life Social
Wednesday, July 10, 6-8pm @ Landsdowne Pub

Email Kara@livablestreets.info to find out more information about the events and sign up to help out!

Bike4Life Boston - a ride for livable streets
Bike4Life is a 20 and 40 mile fundraising ride for LivableStreets Alliance on Sunday, September 15. The ride starts and ends at Auburndale Park in Newton, MA with a BBQ after the ride. For more information about the ride, check out the website: www.bike4lifeboston.org

We are looking for volunteers to help with set up, registration, marshalling, signage, the kids ride, the BBQ and clean up.
Email Kara@livablestreets.info for more information.

Volunteer Fridays
Friday, February 1st starts our first Volunteer Friday! Never volunteered before but interested in getting involved? Volunteered years ago and recently have a few hours to give a week? All are welcome! Help with website updates, membership database management, mailings, and assist with our press book. Get trained on the weekly volunteer tasks. Meet veteran and new volunteers. Check calendar for times. Email Kara@livablestreets.info if you'd like to come. Spread the word to friends, the more the merrier.


Have something else you would like to do?
We welcome your ideas and would love to hear from you. Feel free to send your resume, statement of interest to volunteer@livablestreets.info.

          Thank you volunteers!


"Volunteers are LivableStreets' lifeblood."
-LivableStreets Executive Director, Jackie Douglas