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Spanish Translator
Purpose: To translate various documents and manuals from English to Spanish or from Spanish to English
Location: Anywhere
Time Commitment: None
Level of Spanish needed: Advanced
Level of English needed: Advanced
Skills/Qualifications:
- Excellent Spanish and English writing skills
- Access to email and MS Word
- Ability to work independently
Responsibilities:
This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in practicing and maintaining their advanced level of Spanish! It is necessary to have documents in both English and Spanish so that they can be more useful to Puente’s staff and partner organizations. This volunteer will translate documents (three to 15 pages, depending on their time commitment) from English to Spanish or from Spanish to English. The Puente director will communicate with this volunteer by email and send him/her a document to translate. After the volunteer has translated the document and sent it back, the Puente director will edit and proofread the document. The volunteer will also be able to view the corrections upon request.
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Website Design Volunteer
Purpose: To periodically update the Puente website to contain accurate information
Location: Anywhere
Time Commitment: five hours per month, minimum of six months
Level of Spanish needed: Basic
Level of English needed: Basic
Skills/Qualifications:
- Advanced knowledge of Joomla!
- Access to email and MS Office programs
- Ability to work independently
- Dependability
Responsibilities:
On a monthly basis, this volunteer will update and make changes to the Puente website. These minor changes will be communicated to the volunteer through email and will include all the correct content for the update. The volunteer will be expected to add, delete, or correct information but will not be expected to write any website content.
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Special Event Organizer
Purpose: To facilitate a successful fundraising and publicity event for Puente.
Location: Anywhere
Time Commitment: Minimum three months prior to event
Skills/Qualifications:
- Experience organizing events
- Strong desire to plan and implement an event to benefit Puente
- Ability to recruit volunteers
- Capability to solicit in-kind donations
Responsibilities:
This volunteer will be in charge of planning and organizing an event to raise money and/or publicize Puente's work. Depending upon the location and type of event, this volunteer will complete a variety of duties in order to produce a successful event. These will probably include securing a low-cost location, food donations, entertainment, publicity, and other donations for the event. This volunteer may also need to send invitations and press releases to local businesses and individuals. Puente staff will support the volunteer in her/his efforts in every way possible.
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