Volunteers are always needed and welcomed at Give Us Wings! There are many opportunities from one-day administrative tasks to involvement on a more long-term basis. There is always something going on at Give Us Wings, and we need you, your skills and energy!
Give Us Wings is open to new ideas and creative approaches to volunteering and fundraising. If you do not see your niche listed below, talk to us and we will gladly design and volunteer job for you.
If you are interested in one of the volunteer opportunities listed below or if you would like more information please contact Give Us Wings at coordinator@giveuswings.org or 651-789-5606.
Many ways you can get involved with Give Us Wings
- Volunteer your time in Minnesota
- Go to Kenya and Uganda on a Give Us Wings’ Volunteer Service Trip
- Donate items and services
- Volunteer and/or attend upcoming GUW events
- Host a GUW fundraiser
Help to coordinate or participate in the up-coming “JUMP! for Africa” skydiving fundraiser (July 21, 2012).
“JUMP! for Africa” is an “extreme fundraiser”.
You have always told your friends that someday you were going to parachute out of a plane. Well, your opportunity has finally arrived. What better way to fulfill your life-long dream of jumping out of a plane in mid-flight, while at the same time raising money for Give Us Wings life-changing projects in Kenya and Uganda! Join us for one of biggest rushes of you life! ;o
Office Assistant:
Help Give Us Wings’ U.S. office to continue to run smoothly and provide support to our programs and partners in Africa by working a few hours each week in our office. This is a great opportunity to put your organizational and communication skills to work where they can make a big difference for children and families in Kenya and Uganda.
Duties: mail, data entry (excel), follow up calls, correspondence, processing new volunteer applications, bookkeeping, filing, etc.
Skills/Qualifications: basic computer skills, knowledge of office equipment.
Volunteer in Kenya and Uganda:
The lens through which you view the world will be changed forever… The Give Us Wings Discovery Trip is a Service Trip, with an emphasis on creating awareness about poverty. You will meet with community-based groups to talk about the effects of poverty and you will discuss ways to alleviate poverty. Additionally, you can take part in a variety of hands-on projects, such as: working at a health camp, tutoring students, building homes, assisting in community organization and agricultural work. Your personal skills and talents will be helpful in the work we do. Volunteer travelers are responsible for the cost of their trip and airfare. We are currently planning our February 2013 trip. For more information contact coordinator@giveuswings.org or call 651-789-5606.
Volunteer Trip Coordinator for Give Us Wings
We are currently looking for a volunteer coordinate and organize all aspects of our volunteer travel to Africa. As a Volunteer Trip Coordinator you will be asked to work approximately 5-10 hours a week (although time commitment is variable) working on such tasks as: planning the trip itinerary and making travel arrangements, providing information and answering questions about the trips to potential travelers, following up with volunteers who are interested in traveling to Africa, keeping print materials for trips up to date, posting trip information, and marketing the Africa trips to potential volunteers. If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact coordinator@giveuswings.org or call 651-789-5606.
Your talents, skills, passion and volunteer efforts will help us to achieve our mission of rebuilding villages and restoring hope. Thank you.
