Opportunities From: Hands On Asheville-Buncombe

Become a Volunteer Reading Tutor with Read 2 Succeed

At Read 2 Succeed (R2S), we believe all children are capable, brilliant, and worthy of an education that affirms their full potential. We partner with families, schools, and volunteers to support K–5 students across Asheville and Buncombe County in becoming confident, joyful readers.

Public schools—especially those serving Black and Brown students—are under-resourced and impacted by systems that weren’t built for equity. That’s why we’re looking for community members ready to show up with consistency, humility, and respect for the hard work students are already doing to learn to read.

We’re recruiting volunteer reading tutors to commit to one student for the full school year, meeting with them twice a week during or after school. Our tutors are trained, supported, and deeply connected to a network of people committed to literacy justice and educational equity in our community.

NOTE: All volunteer reading tutors are required to complete six (6) hours of training across three (3) days (Wednesday, Aug. 12th, 19th, and 26th from 6 PM - 8 PM on Zoom)

Meher Archive Collective is seeking volunteers to join our Transcription Team! Audio transcription involves two roles: Transcriber and Proofreader. Transcribing involves typing out what is being said, as accurately as possible, in the 5-10 minute long MP3 files made from tapes in our collection. Proofreading involves listening to the MP3 files and reviewing the typed transcriptions, identifying and correcting any errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting, and content. These are detail-oriented positions involving tedious work that requires focus, patience, and a commitment to producing high-quality, error-free transcripts. Volunteers may need to listen to audio several times over to ensure they are getting all the details as accurately as possible. Some tapes have damage or poor audio quality, and thus it's more difficult to get a full transcription. Volunteers are asked to make their best guess, but to mark anywhere they cannot understand what's been said so that others may try to fill in. Our audio files can be talks, singing, prayer, poetry and more.

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Overview:

The IT Support volunteer will help maintain and support our organization's technology infrastructure and assist staff with day-to-day technical needs remotely. This role is ideal for someone looking to apply their technical skills in a non-profit or organizational setting, or for an individual interested in gaining experience across a wide range of common business technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

The volunteer may be asked to assist with tasks across the following areas:

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Meetings are remote and occur 2-3 time a week:

Tuesdays: 10:30-11:30 am est
Wednesdays: 10:00 am -11:00 am est
Saturdays: 10:15-11:15 am est

*Schedule can be flexible, and you would not be required to attend every meeting. 

Overview:
Meher Archive Collective is seeking motivated Fundraising volunteers to help support our organization's fundraising efforts. This remote role is ideal for individuals with experience or training in sales, marketing, or non-profit development who are looking to help Meher Archive meet its mission by directly engaging donors and developing campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:
The volunteer will have the opportunity to participate in and contribute to a mix of activities, which may include one or more of the following areas:

Meetings are on Mondays from 11:00am - 12:00pm est

As a one-on-one tutor, you will teach English to an adult who has immigrated to the U.S. and is seeking to improve their English in order to get a better job, help their children in school, or pass the U.S. citizenship test. On-line Tutors can work from anywhere in the world! You do not need to speak another language or have teaching experience.

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Location: Online

To express interest in this volunteer opportunity, click the blue "respond" button above to secure your spot and receive next-step instructions from our organization or  sign up for a volunteer orientation here.

Meher Archive Collective works to collect, preserve, and share items belonging to and related to Meher Baba. We are also working towards providing an event/meeting space for the local community, and becoming a global resource for information regarding Meher Baba and other spiritual topics.