Volunteer with Care for Life

Thank You for Your Interest in Volunteering

At Care for Life, we believe lasting change comes through community, compassion, and committed service. Thank you for your interest in joining our mission! Volunteers are a vital part of the work we do—empowering families in Mozambique to become self-reliant.

Becca Nelson

Why Volunteer with Care for Life?

Make a difference in the lives of families striving toward self-reliance

Gain valuable experience in nonprofit operations and international development

Be part of a warm, passionate, and mission-driven community

Check Out Our Volunteer Opportunities

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Marketing Volunteer Opportunities

Combine your creativity, writing skills, and organization to help us tell impactful stories online, 3-4 hours/week. You’ll work closely with our Marketing Director to:

  • Write captions and short stories that highlight the impact of Care for Life’s work
  • Find images from Care for Life’s photo library to use in posts
  • Design and manage a social media calendar
  • Coordinate timing for posts, campaigns, and holidays
  • Work closely with the graphics and analytics volunteers to create cohesive messaging
  • Ideal for: Communicators, planners, creatives, and social media enthusiasts

Design eye-catching visuals that bring our mission to life, 2-3 hours/week. You’ll work closely with our Marketing Director to:

  • Create graphics for social media, newsletters, event flyers, and website content
  • Maintain consistency with CFL’s visual branding
  • Help design templates or assets staff members and other volunteers can use
  • Organize Care for Life’s Canva library
  • Ideal for: Visual storytellers with experience in Canva, Adobe Suite, or similar tools

Turn data into strategy to help us grow and reach more people, 2-3 hours/week. You’ll work closely with our Marketing Director to:

  • Gather performance metrics on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and the website
  • Optimize website and blog content for SEO
  • Ideal for: Data-minded volunteers who enjoy using tools like Google Analytics and Meta Insights

Expand our reach by building meaningful partnerships and community buzz, 2-3 hours/week. You’ll work closely with our Marketing Director to:

  • Identify potential collaborators (influencers, orgs, podcasts, etc.)
  • Coordinate social media takeovers or shared posts
  • Brainstorm creative ways to get CFL featured on external platforms
  • Ideal for: Networkers, marketers, and relationship-builders

Fundraising Volunteer Opportunities

Help us build lasting donor relationships with heartfelt handwritten notes, 1-2 hours/week

  • Write thank-you cards to recent donors using provided templates and personalization tips
  • Track which donors have been thanked in our CRM
  • Occasionally assist with seasonal mailings or donor birthday cards
  • Coordinate with staff to ensure timely and meaningful follow-up
    Ideal for: Thoughtful communicators, detail-oriented folks, and those who love snail mail

Use your voice to spread gratitude and joy, 1-2 hours/week

  • Call donors to say thank you—no asking for money involved
  • Follow a simple call script and share any feedback with staff
  • Log completed calls and notes into our CRM system
  • Optional: Ask donors if they’d like to receive updates or volunteer opportunities

Ideal for: Friendly conversationalists, new fundraisers, and people who want to give back with a personal touch

Keep our donor records accurate and up-to-date, 2-3 hours/week

  • Enter new donor and volunteer information into our CRM (Bloomerang)
  • Update mailing addresses, email preferences, and interaction notes
  • Help spot and correct duplicate or outdated records
  • Coordinate with staff on key data clean-up projects

Ideal for: Detail-lovers, organizers, and tech-savvy folks who enjoy behind-the-scenes impact

Make a big impact in just a few hours! 1-time or flexible schedule

  • Join a “thank-a-thon” to call or write thank-you messages to donors
  • Take part in a postcard-writing party to re-engage lapsed supporters
  • Help run a quick peer-to-peer fundraising challenge on social media
  • Research local businesses that might sponsor our events

Ideal for: Busy people, volunteer groups, and anyone looking for short, high-impact opportunities.

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