• Will serve as a contact and cheerleader for the Artists Helping Animals program, ensuring fellow members are getting all they can out of AHA membership
  • Introducing new members in the Facebook group
  • Helping to source new perks and discounts for members
  • Becoming an expert in artist resources
  • Helping to identify needed-resources to support artists of different mediums
• Will help translate needs, opportunities, and ideas to HeARTs Speak leadership to help grow the program
• Will help to identify areas of growth for the program in the future
• Helps moderate the Facebook members-only community and is familiar with members and their work
• Works with staff to identify members whose work may be a good fit for Images with HeART or Pets and People Photos websites.
• Ideally can help to feed content ideas to Communications Specialist that highlight members, write or source blogs/interviews  on topics of interest, and help to identify guest speakers and other valued program elements. 

• Must currently be a member of the Artists Helping Animals program.
• This position requires enthusiasm for artists who want to connect, share, and learn from one another, and use their creativity to promote animal adoption.
• 3+ years of experience using art to help animals preferred but not mandatory.
• Must love working with people as much as animals, and have an understanding of, and stay current with, animal welfare trends.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with WordPress a major plus!
• Ability to work from home or using your own equipment and software.
• Ability to communicate clearly through the written word, using proper grammar and spelling.
• Brimming with creativity and the drive to connect, build community, experiment, and ideate!

Job Title: HeARTs Speak Grant Writing Volunteer (remote or local to Hudson Valley, NY)
Department: Operations + Program Administration
Reports To: Director of Operations, Caitlin Quinn and Executive Director, Lisa Prince Fishler
Type: Unpaid, but happy to support with college credit, volunteer hours, and basically a fountain of warm fuzzies, karma points, and good vibes.

Commitment: Flexible but hoping for somewhere between 2-4 hours weekly

Responsibilities:

• Grant research, Letter of Inquiry drafting, data compilation, follow-up research and other grant-related work with the Director of Operations and at times, Executive Director.
• Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team and an understanding that feedback and draft-writing will be part of the grant writing process
• Ability to adhere to critical deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both written and interpersonal/phone skills
• Efficient turnaround of projects and tasks
• Reliable and consistent communication with the Director of Operations and other HeARTs Speak team members involved in projects.
• Maintaining and celebrating the HeARTs Speak brand, mission, and reputation.

Qualifications:

• Proficient in basic email communication and comfort with online presence/communications
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work from home or using your own equipment and software.
• Ability to communicate clearly through the written word, using proper grammar and spelling.
• An understanding of basic grant writing and experience with the process of grant seeking, preferred
• Track record for winning grants in the past, and managing the process through reporting, is preferred
• Brimming with creativity and the drive to experiment, ideate, and imagine!

Other Stuff:
HeARTs Speak is a nationally-recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization uniting art and advocacy to increase the visibility of shelter animals. First impressions are our specialty and we’re dedicated to inspiring change for shelter pets across the globe through a variety of programs that leverage creativity and collaboration!

Alrighty then! Let’s work together! 
To apply, send an email and resume to Caitlin, our Director of Operations at [email protected]

*And even if you don’t have all of those things, but DO have a whole lot of interest in helping our mission, still reach out. She’s very much looking forward to meeting you!

• Designing super cool, feel-good stuff that inspires one (or more) of these reactions: awe, laughter, a warmed heart, happy tears, inspiration, action, and motivation, to name a few.
• Aforementioned super cool things may include (but are not limited to, because the world is our oyster!): flyers, social graphics, infographics, multi-page PDF documents, illustrations, image overlays and embellishments, postcards, and website design components.
• Efficient turnaround of finished pieces
• Reliable communication with the Director of Operations or Executive Director, depending on the project.
• Maintaining and celebrating the HeARTs Speak brand, mission, and reputation.
• Humoring our infatuation with illustrated small animals, donuts, and cats that resemble celebrities.

• Proficient in Canva is a must, as many templates are created there
• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator a definite plus!
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Working knowledge of typography, image sizing and cropping, composition, and digital illustration. Video-editing experience is a major plus!
• An appreciation and affinity for modern, playful design aesthetics
• Experience and/or interest in design for the social space.
• Ability to work from home or using your own equipment and software.
• Ability to communicate clearly through the written word, using proper grammar and spelling.
• Brimming with creativity and the drive to experiment, ideate, and imagine!