new volunteer orientation asha seattle
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New Volunteer New Volunteer OrientationOrientation
New Volunteer New Volunteer OrientationOrientation
Asha SeattleAsha Seattlewww.ashanet.org/seattle
Agenda
• What is Asha?• Why volunteer for Asha?• What are the volunteer
opportunities?• How to get started?
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What is Asha?• Asha is a non-profit organization
dedicated towards socio-economic change in India mainly through the medium of education.
• Issues we address include (but not limited to):– Education– Health Care– People’s Campaign
• Bhopal, RTI, …
– Women’s issues– Micro-credit Schemes Asha
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What Makes Asha Unique?
• 100% volunteer driven– YOU define Asha!
• Zero overhead – 100% of donations sent to partner groups
• Flat organization structure – only functional roles
• Decentralized, but synergized, chapter decision making
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Asha is rated #1 charity in the category of international relief and development
Why Volunteer for Asha?
• Make a difference!• Become socially aware – Learn and
educate others• Contribute at your convenience level• Follow your passion - start your own
initiative• Enjoy a good peer group
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What can you do?
SupportPartnersSupportPartners
Raise FundsRaise Funds AdvocacyAdvocacy
RaiseAwareness
RaiseAwareness
EducateYourselfEducateYourself
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You can bring in new ideas, too
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You can do more …• Administrative activities:
– Finance– Event / Talk organization– Webpage maintenance– Newsletter coordination– Project coordination– Chapter coordination– Asha Tea / Merchandise sale
• Create Learning Aids• Design Publicity Material• Take part in day to day activities
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What can you do?
SupportPartnersSupportPartners
Raise FundsRaise Funds AdvocacyAdvocacy
RaiseAwareness
EducateYourselfEducateYourself
AshaAsha
You can bring in new ideas, too
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Learn• Do we know what the issues are?• What we think we know may not be right!• What we do:
– Share your learning• emails, Asha Patrika
– Workshops– Attend talks– Discussion in meetings/email lists
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Research, present and discuss various issues
Educate• Organize:
– Talks– Movie/documentary
Screenings– Debates– Newsletter articles
• Partner with other like-minded organizations
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Organize awareness raising events, write articles
What can you do?
SupportPartners
Raise FundsRaise Funds AdvocacyAdvocacy
RaiseAwareness
RaiseAwareness
EducateYourselfEducateYourself
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You can bring in new ideas, too
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What Does it mean to be a Project Steward?
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Contribute/be part of a project’s life cycle!
Project Identification / Creation
Project Evaluation
Project StewardshipFew things to keep in mind
• It’s a two-way relationship• Equal relationship• Good communication is key
– Phone call/letters/site visits/emails• Learn and disseminate information• Commitment
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What can you do?
SupportPartnersSupportPartners
Raise Funds
Advocacy
RaiseAwareness
RaiseAwareness
EducateYourselfEducateYourself
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You can bring in new ideas, too
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Advocacy• Our best goal is:
– To make our existence unnecessary
• Large impact policy changes are key• Few campaigns we have participated /
currently involved:– Text book review– Justice for Bhopal– Right to Information– Right to Education
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Coordinate campaigns, help with publicity, research
Fund Raising and Events
• Fundraising– Give Campaign– Marathon– STP– Golf
Tournament
• Signature Events– AllGoRhythms– Geetanjali– Asha Tea
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Help coordinate events, organize, publicize, day of the event work
Get Started!• Have specific interest?
– Let us know– Get involved
• Haven’t made up your mind?– Come to our bi-weekly meetings– Find out more about all the different things
we are working on– Find a specific work that matches your
interest and skill
• Talk to us, we can help!
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You can make a Difference!
• It doesn’t matter if you are a new volunteer– You have the same “power” as
anyone else in the group– If you are passionate about
something, get your proposal to a meeting and take it from there – drive and lead
– Spearhead new directions• Examples: Asha Sanctuary
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Resources
• New Volunteer Document– Overview– Common Acronyms – Reading Material– Who is who and Contact Information
Feeling overwhelmed?
- We’ll get you a buddy!
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Our Hope
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