Brainstorming Education and Outreach Opportunities

Meetings as-needed

Tasks Available Include:

Presenting to Community Groups – Speaker’s Bureau

Finding new opportunities

Sharing connections with local school leaders and teachers

Approaching school leaders with options for Wild Aware presentations

Creating a curriculum for one-time presentations to elementary-age children

Presenting the curriculum in schools

Responding to requests for specific topics in schools

Sharing connections with local school leaders and teachers

Brainstorming event options

Coordinating events with participants, venue and volunteers

Meetings are as-needed

Tasks available include:

Researching possible programs and speakers

Maintaining contact with program participants for organization and planning purposes

Assisting marketing in creating promotional materials

Coordinating social media posts

Reserving venue

Organizing refreshments

Meets as needed on field trips

Maintains trail cameras, collects cards, enters data from cameras

Maintains a Google Drive database for sightings

Assists in creating and promoting a citizen scientist data project.

Assists in aggregating data from public entities

Coordinates as needed with various agencies (Jeffco, CDOT, DPW, etc.)

Tasks available include:

Edit and update the Field Studies Google Drive

Maintain trail cameras

Report on Highway 74 infrastructure (fences, escape ramps, culverts)

Help expand data collection efforts in the Evergreen area

Unsure about where to start your volunteering with Wild Aware? By choosing “General,” you will be contacted by our Volunteer Team leaders to give additional details about Wild Aware’s work & to learn more about your motivation in joining us. 

As projects & events are planned, program managers & team leaders may reach out to the General volunteer list for assistance. 

Tasks available include:

Working at events

Hanging flyers

Delivering marketing materials to businesses

Writing for various needs including for social media, website, FAQs, program manuals, and project-specific work

Helping with organization such as working with Google, Canva or other platforms

Writing thank-you notes

Editing photos & videos

Recording voice memos to announce events 

Assisting program managers in a variety of tasks 

We will find a place that fits for you

Mission: Speak for wildlife at every level of decision making in local, county and state government

The Government Engagement team meets on an as-needed basis which is dependent on opportunities to meet with officials to offer alternatives, present information, or otherwise discuss wildlife coexistence in the county and state. 

Available tasks include: 

Attending state, county and local meetings which may include topics of discussion regarding wildlife (some meetings are regularly scheduled and others are specific to an issue).

Conducting and organizing research on wildlife ordinances in other municipalities, counties and states.

Monitoring county and state commission meeting agendas and minutes to identify upcoming changes or issues that affect wildlife in our area

Assisting with creating website content, social media posts or publicity pieces

The GE team’s work may overlap with Road Aware, Barbed Wire Warriors, and Living with WIldlife programs. As well, there may be collaboration with the marketing, graphic design, website, social media and volunteer teams. 

Opportunities to meet government officials may occur.

Meetings are on an as-needed basis.

Grants Tasks Include:

Researching appropriate grant opportunities for Wild Aware

Contacting Wild Aware team leaders & program managers to solicit grant needs they might have

Organizing data that is needed for grant applications to include volunteer bios, financial reports, information about the history, mission & programs of Wild Aware

Maintaining the grant tracker spreadsheet

Writing/organizing grant applications

Communicating opportunities with leadership to determine if grant is appropriate at that time

Fundraising tasks include:

Identifying potential fundraising opportunities & ideas

Collaborating with events team to plan events or programs

Working with the Wild Aware Board of Directors to prioritize plans & build list of projects that need funding

Working with graphic designers, social media planners, & marketing teams to promote events

Create & update list of donors & sponsors

Promoting and publicizing Wild Aware events and programs

Meetings are on an as-needed basis

Tasks available include:

Creating social media posts

Designing flyers and ads

Developing relationships with media groups

Organizing merchandise programs

Working with interns

Working with program managers and team leaders on advertising needs

Yard sign distribution

Assisting in production of newsletter

Writing content for our publications

Social Media:

Promoting and publicizing Wild Aware via Instagram, Facebook and Nextdoor

Assigning post designs with volunteers and interns

Scheduling posts

Understanding metrics is a plus

Ability to meet deadlines

Meetings are on an as-needed basis

Tasks available include: 

Creating social media posts

Analyzing Metrics

Managing design production from volunteers

Working with interns 

Working with program managers and team leaders to develop social media to support their needs

Website:

Promoting and publicizing Wild Aware via our website

Keeping the website current

Knowledgeable about current trends with wildlife websites

Research and write copy as needed. Experience writing is a plus

Familiar with Squarespace a plus, or fast learner, willing to learn

Ability to meet deadlines

Meetings are on an as-needed basis

Tasks available include: 

Creating copy for the website

Analyzing Metrics

Keeping an eye on other wildlife websites for ideas

Managing interns with website design

Working with program managers and team leaders to develop website updates to support their programs

Graphic Design:

Experience with Canva is required

Experience with Squarespace is a plus, or must be willing to learn

Fairly high level of graphic design experience

Meetings are on an as-needed basis

Ability to meet deadlines

Tasks available include: 

Creating graphics for the website

Suggesting website design changes as sees fit

Ability to create designs for many uses, such as yard signs, flyers, social media, website, posters, merchandise, other

Working with program managers and team leaders to develop graphics they may request

General program reminding drivers

to slow down & watch out for local

wildlife with our yard signs. Our 

signs are for local pickup only, part

of this program will entail arranging

pickups with our donors. 

There are no meetings for this

program. 


Tasks available include:

Manage our Yard Sign Program

Coordinate the printing and reprinting of new and existing signs

Coordinate the distribution of signs to the community

Keep inventory