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  "title": "Volunteer with AVERT | Open Relaunch Roles",
  "description": "Explore AVERT’s advisory, distribution and development roles. Tell the volunteer team about your location, experience, available space and skills.",
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  "bodyText": "Volunteer\n\nAnswer the call.\n\nAVERT is relaunching, and we need people with skills, space and heart to get it off the ground. Pick the role that fits, or tell us where you could help.\n\nPhoto illustration\n\nOpen roles\n\nWhat is on the board.\n\nAdvisory board members\n\nSpots are limited to five. We want people who care deeply about relief in disasters and humanitarian crises, and who can help AVERT make good decisions when it comes to major gift campaigns.\n\nYou care deeply about disaster relief and humanitarian crises.\n\nYou bring a broad background and a strong personal and professional network.\n\nYou want a real voice in how AVERT approaches major gift campaigns.\n\nWeb designers\n\nAVERT asked for a real, grown up website and promised to feature whoever stepped up. A volunteer answered the call, and you are looking at the result.\n\nWebsites, hosting and engine optimization from Cassville, Missouri. A service disabled veteran owned small business founded by Joseph Anady.\n\nDistribution center managers\n\nThis is not for a current or active mission. We are building a solid logistics and donation management supply chain in key regions, so it is ready before it is needed.\n\nYou live near, but not inside, a hurricane, wildfire or flood zone.\n\nYou can volunteer some space and some of your time.\n\nYou are willing to help consolidate donations and relief supplies when disaster hits nearby.\n\nNot sure your spot qualifies? Check the staging belt on our disaster country map, then tell us where you are. We will figure it out together.\n\nOffer space\n\nDevelopment officers\n\nWe are looking for people with experience managing charitable gift and donation programs who would like to help with outreach and execution.\n\nYou have run gift or donation programs, or you are ready to learn how.\n\nYou enjoy reaching out to donors, partners and communities.\n\nYou want to help AVERT be ready before the next disaster, not after it.\n\nExperience is preferred, but if you just want to help, we will teach you what you need to know.\n\nJoin the development team\n\nRaise your hand\n\nTell us where you fit.\n\nYour note goes straight to the AVERT team. A volunteer will read it and follow up by email.\n\nNo experience? Still raise your hand.\n\nSome roles call for a background in gift programs or logistics. Others mostly need heart, a little time and a willingness to learn.\n\nQuestions\n\nBefore you raise your hand.\n\nIs AVERT deploying right now?\n\nNot at the moment. The relaunch is about building the team and the supply chain before the next disaster, so the distribution center role is not tied to a current mission. Until then, please do not travel to a disaster area on your own. Here is why.\n\nDo I need experience?\n\nIt depends on the role. Experience is preferred for development officers, but we will teach anyone who wants to help. Advisory board seats call for a broad background and a strong personal and professional network.\n\nCan I help in a way that is not listed?\n\nYes. Choose Something else in the form and tell us what you bring.",
  "markdown": "Volunteer\n\n# Answer the call.\n\nAVERT is relaunching, and we need people with skills, space and heart to get it off the ground. Pick the role that fits, or tell us where you could help.\n\n[Raise your hand](https://avertusa.org/volunteer/#raise-your-hand)\n[See the roles](https://avertusa.org/volunteer/#roles)\n\nPhoto illustration\n\nOpen roles\n\n## What is on the board.\n\n### Advisory board members\n\nOpen, 5 seats\n\nSpots are limited to five. We want people who care deeply about relief in disasters and humanitarian crises, and who can help AVERT make good decisions when it comes to major gift campaigns.\n\n- You care deeply about disaster relief and humanitarian crises.\n\n- You bring a broad background and a strong personal and professional network.\n\n- You want a real voice in how AVERT approaches major gift campaigns.\n\n[Ask for a seat](https://avertusa.org/?role=advisory#raise-your-hand)\n\n### Web designers\n\nAnswered\n\nAVERT asked for a real, grown up website and promised to feature whoever stepped up. A volunteer answered the call, and you are looking at the result.\n\nBuilt and donated by\n[THATDEVELOPERGUY LLC](https://thatdeveloperguy.com)\n\nWebsites, hosting and engine optimization from Cassville, Missouri. A service disabled veteran owned small business founded by Joseph Anady.\n\n### Distribution center managers\n\nOpen\n\nThis is not for a current or active mission. We are building a solid logistics and donation management supply chain in key regions, so it is ready before it is needed.\n\n- You live near, but not inside, a hurricane, wildfire or flood zone.\n\n- You can volunteer some space and some of your time.\n\n- You are willing to help consolidate donations and relief supplies when disaster hits nearby.\n\nNot sure your spot qualifies? Check the staging belt on our [disaster country map](https://avertusa.org/#field-record), then tell us where you are. We will figure it out together.\n\n[Offer space](https://avertusa.org/?role=distribution#raise-your-hand)\n\n### Development officers\n\nOpen\n\nWe are looking for people with experience managing charitable gift and donation programs who would like to help with outreach and execution.\n\n- You have run gift or donation programs, or you are ready to learn how.\n\n- You enjoy reaching out to donors, partners and communities.\n\n- You want to help AVERT be ready before the next disaster, not after it.\n\nExperience is preferred, but if you just want to help, we will teach you what you need to know.\n\n[Join the development team](https://avertusa.org/?role=development#raise-your-hand)\n\nRaise your hand\n\n## Tell us where you fit.\n\nYour note goes straight to the AVERT team. A volunteer will read it and follow up by email.\n\n### No experience? Still raise your hand.\n\nSome roles call for a background in gift programs or logistics. Others mostly need heart, a little time and a willingness to learn.\n\nQuestions\n\n## Before you raise your hand.\n\nIs AVERT deploying right now?\n\nNot at the moment. The relaunch is about building the team and the supply chain before the next disaster, so the distribution center role is not tied to a current mission. Until then, please do not travel to a disaster area on your own. [Here is why](https://avertusa.org/help-after-a-disaster/#go-or-stay).\n\nDo I need experience?\n\nIt depends on the role. Experience is preferred for development officers, but we will teach anyone who wants to help. Advisory board seats call for a broad background and a strong personal and professional network.\n\nCan I help in a way that is not listed?\n\nYes. Choose Something else in the form and tell us what you bring.\n",
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