Volunteer

Become part of our Open Arms family by giving of your time to help the poorest of the poor. Not everyone can travel to Africa, but everyone can do something to touch those we serve, even if they’re an ocean away. If you would like to volunteer at Open Arms International, please email us at oai@openarmsinternational.com and let us know which volunteer opportunities interest you as well as your interests and talents. We will contact you with current opportunities that match your skills.

Current Volunteer Opportunities (Please help us in these specific areas of need)

Office Receptionist

• Answer phones and direct calls
• Inventory donations
• Organize files, supply room, mail room, and other areas that need organization
• Help as needed with daily office duties, including mailings, gift-in-kind inventories, research, phone calls, etc.

Volunteer Coordinator

• Act as liaison between OAI staff and volunteers
• Oversee all volunteers
• Create and write volunteer job descriptions
• Fill and/or remove positions
• Implement volunteer training
• Implement evaluation process and perform regular evaluation of volunteers

Medical Coordinator (medical background & training helpful)

• Oversee and manage the procurement of medical supplies & equipment
• Research and develop networks of medical professionals to go on outreach trips and be a resource for OAI
• Assist Rachel with researching and creating medical documents to use on outreaches
• Put finalized medical documents together – copy and bind
• Research and schedule speaking opportunities for Rachel Gallagher, R.N., as President and CEO of Open Arms
• Rotary Clubs
• Medical Professional clubs or affiliations
• Women’s A.G.L.O.W.
• Church Ladies’ Groups
• Inventory and prepare boxes & containers of medical supplies for upcoming trips

Children’s Ministry Coordinator

• Oversee donations and procurement of children’s ministry supplies
• Network with churches, pastors, and children’s ministry heads to involve them in Open Arms outreaches
• Coordinate teams of volunteers to assemble children’s ministry supplies for trips
• Train teams of children ministry workers for their involvement on our trips
• Develop curriculum and programs for our outreaches

Pastoral Outreach Coordinator

• Network with churches, church leaders, and pastors to involve them in Open Arms outreaches
• Attend pastors’ conferences, pastors’ prayer meetings, and other gatherings to recruit pastors for our outreaches
• Work with David Gallagher in assisting with the planning and preparation of Church Leader Conferences

Church Relations Coordinator

• Obtain speaking engagements for David Gallagher, Rachel Gallagher, and Kaytie Fiedler, at local churches
• Find church partners and identify possible Open Arms ‘Ambassadors’ from that church to do the following:
• Keep OAI visible in their own congregation
• Ensure regular OAI news updates in church bulletins or communication boards
• Bring OAI’s mission and needs before the church leadership
• Recruit volunteers, financial supporters, and team members for OAI mission trips
• Recruit churches to host one mission Sunday a year on behalf of OAI and invite people to attend and
• meet OAI leadership

Travel Coordinator

• Work with OAI staff to oversee all travel details for each Open Arms outreach
• Research and book airline flights and oversee travel itinerary
• Research and book hotels
• Research and book ground transportation
• Be in communication with each trip’s team members to schedule individual itineraries and travel plans
• Team member relations – continue cultivating relationships and addressing re-entry issues with team members

David Gallagher’s Assistant

• Work with David on managing email communication
• Keep David’s schedule; make appointments
• Write correspondence and work with David on donor contacts
• Make contacts and schedule speaking engagements for David
• Go through old hard-drives and paper files and organize

Special Events Coordinator

• Assist Kaytie Fiedler, OAI’s Director of Development, in all aspects of special events planning
• Lead the annual Good Friday Breakfast
• Work on creative, new ideas for raising funds
• Book venues for hosting events
• Coordinate and organize all tasks as assigned by Kaytie

Grant Proposal Coordinator

• Oversee a small team of volunteers to write grants on behalf of Open Arms
• Research and develop a list of possible grant-making organizations
• Systematize an approach to fundraising through grant-writing

Office Coordinator

• With Jennifer, oversee all office supplies and equipment inventory – make sure adequate inventory levels are maintained
• Inventory and thank all gift-in-kind donations; fill in appropriate forms
• Fill all office paper in copiers and printers
• Straighten up office supply room as needed
• Errand runs for office supplies
• Mondays – collect trash and sort recycling for pick up
• Refill toilet paper holders and paper towels in kitchen and bathrooms

Donation Coordinator

• Assist Jennifer in tracking and thanking donors - quarterly
• Input/update names and addresses on database

I.T. Coordinator

• Set-up, maintain, and manage the office computer network
• Research and work with various coordinators to identify needed computer hardware and software for office functions
• Shop for and purchase needed computers and software
• Maintain Open Arms website
• Oversee management of website
• Research and outsource necessary website improvements/changes
• Update website information as needed

Prayer Coordinator

• Develop an Open Arms prayer support network by both snail mail and email - Karen MacLean
• Schedule and conduct regular Open Arms prayer meetings ie: First Fridays
• Network with churches and church prayer chains to pray for Open Arms
• Compile a master prayer list for OAI and update it as needed
• Develop prayer strategies for OAI and engage as many people as possible to pray for OAI
• Recruit and develop a prayer team for OAI

Marketing and PR Coordinator

• Network with musical groups and dramatic groups to promote OAI in their concerts/theater productions
• Send out regular press releases as needed to keep OAI in the public eye/mind
• Network with media representatives to inform them of OAI’s work
• Work closely with the Special Events Coordinator to publicize OAI events

Janitor/Office Keeping

• Weekly - vacuum, dust, clean floors, toilets, etc.
• Organize and put away ‘unkempt’ items