Volunteer Opportunities

Become a part of our mission to create a world where no shelter animal goes unseen!

Volunteer / Intern Positions

Social Media Content Volunteer Job Title: Social Media Volunteer (remote or local to Hudson Valley, NY) Reports To: Director of Operations, Caitlin Quinn Executive Director, Lisa Prince Fishler Type: Unpaid, but happy to support with college credit, volunteer hours, and basically a fountain of warm fuzzies, karma points, and good vibes. Commitment: Flexible but hoping for weekly content on Facebook and Instagram specifically, whether pre-scheduled or posted on the fly. Responsibilities:

Create engaging and on-brand posts for HeARTs Speak accounts, and maintain interaction with followers
Adhere to HeARTs Speak’s strategic communications plan
Work with the Director of Operations to develop monthly content plans and ideas for posts
Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team and an understanding that feedback will be part of the creative process
Ability to adhere to critical deadlines
Excellent communication skills, with proficiency in social media and Facebook-specific content creation
Efficient turnaround of projects and tasks
Reliable and consistent communication with the HeARTs Speak team members involved in projects.
Maintaining and celebrating the HeARTs Speak brand, mission, and reputation.

Qualifications:

Experience in content creation for social media
Proficiency in understanding the nuts and bolts, analytics, and function of Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok platforms
Proficient in basic email communication and comfort with online presence/communications
Ability to work from home or using your own equipment and software.
A willingness to learn more about the animal welfare/sheltering field and a judgement-free attitude!
Brimming with creativity and the drive to experiment, ideate, and imagine!

Other Stuff: HeARTs Speak is a nationally-recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization uniting art and advocacy to increase the visibility of shelter animals. We’re dedicated to inspiring change for homeless animals across the globe through a variety of programs that leverage creativity and collaboration to ensure more animals are Seen and Saved each year while simultaneously elevating the image of shelter animals everywhere. Alrighty then! Let’s work together! To apply, send an email and resume to caitlin@heartsspeak.org Graphic Design Volunteer Job Title: Graphic Design Volunteer Department: Marketing and Communications Reports To: Executive Director, Lisa Prince Fishler Director of Operations, Caitlin Quinn Type: Unpaid, but basically a fountain of warm fuzzies, karma points, and rad vibes. Commitment: Flexible as a pool noodle – and just as summer-appropriate! 7-12 hours a week over the summer would be ideal, but we won’t complain about getting more of your valuable time! Responsibilities:

Designing super cool, feel-good stuff that inspires one (or more) of these reactions: awe, laughter, a warmed heart, happy tears, inspiration, action, and motivation, to name a few.
Aforementioned super cool things may include (but are not limited to, because the world is our oyster!): flyers, social graphics, infographics, multi-page PDF documents, illustrations, image overlays and embellishments, postcards, and website design components.
Efficient turnaround of finished pieces
Reliable communication with the Director of Operations or Executive Director, depending on the project.
Maintaining and celebrating the HeARTs Speak brand, mission, and reputation.
Humoring our infatuation with illustrated small animals, donuts, and cats that resemble celebrities.

Qualifications:

Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Working knowledge of typography, image sizing and cropping, composition, and digital illustration. Video-editing experience is a major plus!
An appreciation and affinity for modern, playful design aesthetics
Experience and/or interest in design for the social space.
Ability to work from home or using your own equipment and software.
Ability to communicate clearly through the written word, using proper grammar and spelling.
Brimming with creativity and the drive to experiment, ideate, and imagine!

Other Stuff: HeARTs Speak is a nationally-recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization uniting art and advocacy to increase the visibility of shelter animals. First impressions are our specialty and we’re dedicated to inspiring change for shelter pets across the globe through a variety of programs that leverage creativity and collaboration! As our graphic design intern, you’ll be a central part of our ability to provide quality educational and inspirational resources to our partner animal shelters and artist members across the world, empowering them to more effectively promote and support shelter animals. Your work will contribute significantly to our mission to create a world where no shelter animal goes unseen! Alrighty then! Let’s do it. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and samples of your work* to Lisa and Caitlin via admin@heartsspeak.org *And even if you don’t have all of those things, but DO have a whole lot of interest in helping our mission, still reach out. She’s very much looking forward to meeting you! SEO Volunteer for Images with HeART

SEO SPECIALIST (volunteer position)

Position Summary:

The SEO Specialist will help improve Image With Heart’s ranking on search engines such as Google by leveraging what makes us different from other stock agencies so animal loving people and mission driven brands seeking stellar animal imagery can discover us and our content.

About Images with Heart:
Images With HeART is a stock imagery project merging two important causes: the promotion of pet adoption and rescue animals, as well as providing artists with a sustainable and ethical platform from which to sell their work.

The photographers who’s images grace our galleries are members of the Artists Helping Animals program of a HeARTs Speak, a nonprofit organization that unites Art and Advocacy to help shelter animals. More than 600 strong, its members provide close to 20,000 hours of services, pro bono, to animal shelters and rescues every month, granting lifesaving visibility to animals in need of homes.

Why are we unique? Not only do we have stellar, authentic animal imagery, 100% of the funds raised help homeless animals!

50% of the licensing fee goes to HeARTs Speak’s innovative programs that work to increase adoptions and transform the public perception of pet adoption worldwide.
50% of the licensing fee goes right back to the individual photographers who’s volunteer work provides life saving exposure to pets in the animal shelters and rescues in their local communities.

We are confident that once brands know about us they will want to purchase from us, and this is where you come in! This position requires a clever innovative thinker with an understanding of SEO, who is cognizant of user-experience and visitor retention, and who is capable of finding the most popular and relevant keywords used in search engine queries to get Images With Heart in front of those who don’t yet know that they need us!

This is a volunteer position.

Ready to get to work?

This position reports to Lisa Prince Fishler, Executive Director of HeARTs Speak

Email your resume and cover letter to her at lisa@heartsspeak.org

Administrative Volunteer Job Title: Admin Volunteer (remote or local to Hudson Valley, NY) Reports To: Director of Operations, Caitlin Quinn Executive Director, Lisa Prince Fishler Type: Unpaid, but happy to support with college credit, volunteer hours, and basically a fountain of warm fuzzies, karma points, and good vibes. Commitment: Flexible but hoping for 2-5 hours weekly, dependent on need. Responsibilities:

Adhere to HeARTs Speak’s privacy policies and responsible management of information
Work with the Director of Operations to keep on top of different sets of data, including spreadsheet input, email responses, website updates, and more!
Adhere to HeARTs Speak’s privacy policies and responsible management of information
Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team and an understanding that feedback will be part of the process
Ability to adhere to critical deadlines
Efficient turnaround of projects and tasks
Reliable and consistent communication with the HeARTs Speak team members involved in projects.
Maintaining and celebrating the HeARTs Speak brand, mission, and reputation.

Qualifications:

Experience in content creation for social media
Excellent communication skills, as well as experience with data management, email communication, and systems organization.
Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, respectful email communication, and ideally, back-end management of WordPress.
Excellent communication skills, with proficiency in data management, email communication, and systems organization.
Ability to work from home or using your own equipment and software.
A willingness to learn more about the animal welfare/sheltering field and a judgement-free attitude!
Brimming with creativity and the drive to experiment, ideate, and imagine!

Job Title: HeARTs Speak Grant Writing Volunteer or Intern (remote or local to Hudson Valley, NY)
Department: Operations + Program Administration
Reports To: Director of Operations, Caitlin Quinn and Executive Director, Lisa Prince Fishler
Type: Unpaid, but happy to support with college credit, volunteer hours, and basically a fountain of warm fuzzies, karma points, and good vibes.

Commitment: Flexible but hoping for somewhere between 4 and 10 hours weekly

Responsibilities:

Grant research, Letter of Inquiry drafting, data compilation, follow-up research and other grant-related work with the Director of Operations and at times, Executive Director.
Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team and an understanding that feedback and draft-writing will be part of the grant writing process
Ability to adhere to critical deadlines
Excellent communication skills, both written and interpersonal/phone skills
Efficient turnaround of projects and tasks
Reliable and consistent communication with the Director of Operations and other HeARTs Speak team members involved in projects.
Maintaining and celebrating the HeARTs Speak brand, mission, and reputation.

Qualifications:

Proficient in basic email communication and comfort with online presence/communications
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Ability to work from home or using your own equipment and software.
Ability to communicate clearly through the written word, using proper grammar and spelling.
An understanding of basic grant writing and the process of grant seeking
Brimming with creativity and the drive to experiment, ideate, and imagine!

Alrighty then! Let’s work together!
To apply, send an email and resume to Caitlin, our Director of Operations at caitlin@heartsspeak.org

*And even if you don’t have all of those things, but DO have a whole lot of interest in helping our mission, still reach out. She’s very much looking forward to meeting you!