Would you like to help? We have several openings for volunteers, including several that may not require much of your time.
Newsletter Articles and Photos
The Communications team is on the lookout for volunteers to contribute to our quarterly newsletter in any of the following ways:
- Interviewing a fellow volunteer and writing up a brief profile.
- Collecting news about climate activism in other states.
- Writing about one’s own personal climate journey.
- Taking photographs at Third Act events.
- Summarizing what’s happening at Third Act Central.
If you’re interested, please email washington@thirdact.org.
Social Media
Work with our team to post on Facebook, Instagram, and X. An hour of help a week would be great! If you’re interested, If you’re interested, please email washington@thirdact.org. We will train you.
Website
Join our web team, maintaining our basic WordPress site. We’ll train you! Please email washington@thirdact.org if you’re interested.
Uplift Democracy & Voting Campaign Co-liaison
Contact to Third Act central and support for TAWA volunteer actions and efforts to support registering and mobilizing voters in Washington state and in key elections and swing states. For more information about this role, contact Polle Zellweger at polle.zellweger@gmail.com.
Welcome Team
If you like talking to people, including calling or Zooming with new TAWA members to welcome them, contact Jock Mackinlay at jock.mackinlay@gmail.com
Graphic Designer
Join the TAWA communications team and contribute to the creation of our newsletter. Previous experience in newsletter layout or graphic design is advantageous, in particular, familiarity with MailChimp or similar newsletter platforms. Additionally, skills in image optimization and resizing would be valuable. For more information about this role, please email washington@thirdact.org.
Move Your Money Coaches
Third Act and THIS! Is What We Did are working together to build up local working group capacity to provide support and education to people who want to move their money from climate-bad banks. Training and tools for this role will be provided in early 2024 by THIS!. For more information about this role or other ways to contribute to fossil-free financing strategies, contactAnne Shields at anne.shields206@gmail.com.
Webmaster for Divest Washington
Support web communications for our coalition to advocate for legislation to phase out public pension fossil fuel investments. TAWA partners with Divest Washington in this effort. You don’t have to be a highly skilled web developer to help us keep this WordPress website up to date – you can learn on the job! For more information about this role and other ways to contribute to the divestment team, contact Barbara Carey at barbmcoly@comcast.net or Donna Albert at donnaalbert@gmail.com.