By Luther Shealy
The Purple Heart Project is a completely volunteer organization so that we can maximize the percentage of donations that go to fund PHP programs. PHP is still growing, and we have numerous volunteer positions available. See the list below for the volunteers we are seeking. If you are interested in serving in one of these positions, finding out more about a position, or you have a particular skill or position in mind that’s not listed please contact Luther at Luther.Shealy@ThePurpleHeartProject.org or call me at (253) 381-4113 (Pacific Time).
PHP Ambassadors. We are looking for a few volunteers willing to engage influencers about PHP within their local county. This looks like telling the PHP story to your hometown organizations such as the American Legion, VFW, local woodworking clubs, Lion’s and other service clubs, motorcycle clubs, etc. Setting up a PHP table at local public events and talking about PHP. PHP provides all the supporting material needed to help enable your engagements.
PHP Ebay Online Auction Manager. Seeking someone interested in managing our PHP eBay charity auction site and conducting at least one PHP online auction a year.
Donor Gift Crafters. Looking for some volunteers who would be willing to build some simple wooden gifts as thank-you for large donors to PHP. We have a few small items in mind, but you could help us design the gift, design the build, then build these so we can send out at the end of the year.
Public Relations Manager. Looking for someone that understands how to engage with media to help us get word out about PHP. We envision this position is about setting up interviews with media stations, writing articles to send to newspapers and other media outlets, and any other media related stuff to increase PHP’s media presence.
End of the Year Fundraising Email Writer and Planner. Looking for someone to help us develop and craft an email and a snail mail fundraiser plan for Giving Thursday 2024 (around Thanksgiving) and end of the year giving. No experience is required, just helping us to write compelling emails and letters to send to our subscriber list to ask for donations.
Recurring and Large Donor Engagement Manager. Looking for someone who can take the lead in thinking about how to engage with our reoccurring donors and large donors with thank you emails, letters, and gifts in such a way that we encourage continued giving.
Laser Engraver. Looking for someone who does laser wood engraving so that we can laser brand fundraising items with the PHP logo.
Graphic Designer (or close). We are looking for someone who is good with graphics and design to help us design such things as flyers, trifolds, business cards, T-shirts, anything where we need to band something.
Photographer. Looking for someone who is proficient at taking and editing photographs. The ideal person would be a professional photographer or skilled hobby photographer. This position primarily entails taking and editing photos for PHP handouts, webpage, landing pages, annual reports and other documents where we need high quality photo.
Videographer. Looking for someone who can edit raw video footage. Thisconsist primarily of editing raw interviews we film with PHP vets and so we have a short quality video clip we can post online.
Fundraising Advisor. Seeking someone with corporate fundraising experience to assist and advise the PHP leadership in the art of fundraising and grant writing.
Legal Advisor. Seeking a lawyer to provide advice to the PHP leadership on corporate legal questions and issue that arise time to time, especially it pertains to WA state law (PHP is incorporated in WA). PHP can provide in-kind donation tax receipts for professional services provided.
Bench Brigade Builders. Always looking for volunteers wanting to join PHP’s Bench Brigade to build and deliver workbenches to PHP Scholarship Selectees.
If you would like to volunteer for any of the positions, discuss a position in more detail, or propose a new volunteer position please contact Luther at Luther.Shealy@ThePurpleHeartProject.org. or call me at (253) 381-4113