Join Our
Volunteer Community
One Word at a Time is always looking for dedicated and passionate volunteers to help support our mission and contribute to meaningful change together.
If you are interested in volunteering your time with the One Word community, please take a look at the areas in which we need help and complete the Volunteer Application Form and we'll be in touch soon!
Outreach & Community Engagement
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School & Library Outreach Ambassadors – Contact schools, libraries, and community centers to share upcoming events and programs.
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Social Media Street Team – Like, share, and comment on posts to help expand our reach.
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Community Partnership Builders – Help identify and connect with potential local sponsors, bookstores, and educational partners.
Content & Creative Contributions
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Resource Writers – Write short, engaging writing and/or reading engagement strategies or minilessons for our online resource bank
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Blog contributors – Write a 700-1000 word piece that might appeal to educators, librarians, parents, or community partners that centers on a strategy, recommendation, or solution - centered on our mission to inspire a deep love of reading and writing in middle-grade students.
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Graphic Design Volunteers – Create flyers, social media graphics, and promotional materials.
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Photography & Video Volunteers – Capture photos and video of your classroom/school participating in our events, or edit short highlight reels for promotion.
Fundraising & Administrative Support
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OWAAT Ambassadors – Send personalized emails to friends, colleagues, media contacts – help us build our audience and ask for donations.
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Grant Research Assistants – Help identify potential funding sources and compile background information for proposals.
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Grant Writers – Help us apply for grant funding year-round.
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Mini-gala Hosts – Host a read-a-thon or social event to raise money for OWAAT.
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Snail Mail Senders – to come - We'll provide printable postcards (and/or letter templates) that you can send to your personal contacts. (In time, we will provide addresses for you, too.)
Other Suggestions
We welcome any other suggestions for volunteerism - if you have thoughts on another way in which you feel you can support One Word at a Time's mission, we'd love to chat!
