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Current Volunteer Opportunities & Signup Form

Please mark the box next to any of the following volunteer opportunities you are interested in.
	Website For more information contact Diane at 301-565-3004 x119 or web@PHAssociation.org.
	PathWriters Report on activities from your support group and/or local area. Help us stay connected on a regular basis by gathering information, highlights and photos that can be used for spotlights on the website and as ideas for Pathlight articles. Report on your group’s activities and help readers navigate the day-to-day challenges of living with PH by sharing practical tips, tasty recipes or important reminders. If your group has done something in your community that you think others would benefit from trying, let readers know how you accomplished it and why it’s worth doing elsewhere. We also need volunteers who like to write and/or who are comfortable interviewing patients, family members and medical professionals. We are also looking for youth writers — or writers youthful at heart — to help with stories for Under21.
	Message Board, Listserv and Chat Monitors Monitor one or more of the listservs, message boards and chats. Let us know when someone has a question we should follow up on or if we need to remove a spammer. Track frequently occurring topics that PHA should compile into an informational fact sheet or web page. Help us centralize the information so we can create a resource for those who need it and save others the time of having to answer the same question over again.
	Chat Moderators Schedule a time to meet online every week with the online PH community. Be there to chat, provide feedback from your own experience, learn from others and refer them to PHA or their PH specialist for more information.
	Website Surfers Surf sections of PHA’s website to proofread web pages and check the validity of links. Advise us of any corrections to be made and provide feedback on what works well and what doesn’t. Make suggestions for additional content the PH community might find interesting.
	Webmaster Technical Support Assistants Work on websites as a career or in your spare time? We are looking for website geeks like you to support our one-person web “team” because, as you know, no one person can know everything when it comes to website technology. Be on-call to help work through technical issues as your schedule permits.
	Website Designers We are also looking for web geeks who do website design. We’d like to put you in touch with our resident geek. We are looking for assistance with improving the website experience for our PH community.
	Join the Mid-Atlantic Volunteer E-mail List (DC, MD, VA) » JOIN NOW Local Office Support D.C., Maryland or Virginia residents wanted Contact Debbie at 301-565-3004 x115 or volunteer@PHAssociation.org for more information. To keep abreast of local volunteer activities to support the PHA office, join the Mid-Atlantic Volunteer e-mail list (right).
	Daytime Office Support Help the national office staff with filing, data entry, answering phones and so much more. We are in special need of day time volunteers and those with computer and internet proficiency.
	Volunteer Nights Volunteers in the area are also invited to attend weekly volunteer nights, usually held on Wednesday nights.
	Graphic Designers Have experience designing graphics for print or web? We need your help getting the attention our cause deserves. So much of what we do depends on getting the word out there, and the right graphic design can make a huge difference in how successful we are. Please consider volunteering some of your time to provide this critical support. For more information contact Christine at 301-565-3004 x114 or print@PHAssociation.org.
	Print Graphic Designers If your experience is print, we consistently have projects that come up and need volunteers to be a part of our graphic design volunteer team. We are looking for people with experience with QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator or in studio/digital art. Project examples include brochures and fliers, logos for new PHA programs, t-shirts and signs for conferences, and much more. If you’re interested, we'll contact you as projects occur to see if you have the time. Projects are coming up all the time, so let us know whenever you’re ready to join our team.
	Website Designers We are also looking for web geeks who do website design. We’d like to put you in touch with our resident geek. We are looking for assistance with improving the website experience for our PH community.
	Writers and Reporters For more information contact Christine at 301-565-3004 x114 or print@PHAssociation.org.
	PathWriters Report on activities from your support group and/or local area. Help us stay connected on a regular basis by gathering information, highlights and photos that can be used for spotlights on the website and as ideas for Pathlight articles. Report on your group’s activities and help readers navigate the day-to-day challenges of living with PH by sharing practical tips, tasty recipes or important reminders. If your group has done something in your community that you think others would benefit from trying, let readers know how you accomplished it and why it’s worth doing elsewhere. We also need volunteers who like to write and/or who are comfortable interviewing patients, family members and medical professionals. We are also looking for youth writers — or writers youthful at heart — to help with stories for Under21.
	Support Group Leaders Educate and build hope for PH patients and families by helping to coordinate a local Support Group. You can offer to assist with existing groups or come forward to start a group where one doesn’t exist. PHA staff will support your efforts by developing programming and providing materials. Ideally, Support Groups will have a team of leaders to share the responsibilities so don’t feel you need to do it all alone …together we can accomplish so much! For more information on getting involved with support groups or starting one in your area contact Debbie at 301-565-3004 x115 or supportgroups@PHAssociation.org.
	Special Event Coordinators Every person who comes forward to organize a Special Event in their community helps raise awareness about PH and funds that allow PHA to maintain and expand patient services and increase PH research. Events of all shapes and sizes contribute to our success! PHA staff will help you choose the right event for your community and will guide you through all of the steps necessary to recruit your committee, enlist volunteers, and create a successful PHA Special Event. Contact our Special Events Coordinator at 301-565-3004 x125 or event@PHAssociation.org to discuss how we can work together through special event fundraisers that support PHA and the PH community.
	Development Contact Adrienne at 301-565-3004 x110 or fundraiser@PHAssociation.org to discuss how we can work together to raise the funds that support PHA programs.
	Funding: Researcher Help PHA identify foundations whose funding priorities match PHA’s mission and could be approached to help us achieve our goals.
	Funding: Proposal Writer Assist our development staff in generating concept papers and funding proposals for foundation, corporate and government grants.
	Marketing Specialist Oversee PHA's online store and fundraising efforts and recommend new marketing techniques and ways to reach a wide audience.
	General Fundraising Skills Support the efforts of our development team using your skills and background in fundraising. We can tailor an opportunity to your interest and experience.
	Help Us Make Connections Share information with us on individuals, companies or foundations you know (for instance, your employer, a board you serve on or a foundation you’ve worked with) that you believe would have an interest in supporting PHA’s mission. You can work with us in establishing a relationship or provide us with referrals and recommendations and we’ll do the rest.
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