Position Title:

Tenant Association Development Coordinator

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

1

Accountable to:

Farah Fosse, Affordable Housing Program Director

Objective:

Assist the Fairmont I and II Tenant Association to plan and develop programs and activities that will benefit residents and other community members in their Columbia Heights neighborhood.

Duties:

- Assist Tenant Association Board and membership to determine programs and activities for the year. Programs may include afterschool tutoring and extra-curricular classes for children and youth; literacy, GED, English as a Second Language, and Spanish language classes for adults
- Work with Board to develop program goals, budget, and other implementation needs
- Assist Board in developing job description for part-time program coordinator, candidate recruitment, and hiring
- Provide ongoing assistance and consultation once programs are running

Qualifications:

- Experience working with community education programs – children and youth afterschool programs or adult education programs
- Experience with program planning and development
- Experience working with diverse communities
- Willingness to work with a team, under the leadership of the Tenant Association   Board

Benefits:

-Learn about issues facing low-income renters in DC
- Opportunity to collaborate with highly motivated tenant leaders on a new project that will benefit their community in Columbia Heights
- Make an impact in your community

Time Commitment:

Afternoons, evenings or weekends. Flexible. 5 to 10 hours per month.

Training:

Orientation and background information on the project is provided. Volunteer will work with one of LEDC’s tenant organizers.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Position Title:

Tenant Outreach Volunteer

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

Unlimited

Accountable to:

Farah Fosse, Affordable Housing Program Director

Objective:

Conduct outreach for Tenant Rights forums and events.

Duties:

- Hang up fliers and posters in target neighborhoods
- Hand out fliers at metro stations and shopping centers
- Make remind calls to tenants before events
- Assist with mailings
- Collect signatures on petitions, postcards for affordable housing campaigns

Qualifications:

- Knowledge of DC neighborhoods
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Willingness to walk around / be on your feet
- Outgoing personality
- Understanding of issues that low-income tenants face.
- Ability to speak Spanish, Amharic or Chinese is a plus!

Benefits:

- Learn about tenant rights and issues facing low-income renters
- Opportunity to talk your neighbors and other DC residents about important issues!
- Make an impact in your community to preserve affordable housing and protect tenant rights!

Time Commitment:

Afternoons, evenings or weekends leading up to specific events. Very flexible! Volunteers are particularly needed during the month of February to prepare for the Ward 8 Tenant Rights Forum scheduled for mid-March. Minimum 2 hours.

Training:

Orientation is provided. New volunteers are paired up with someone more experienced.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Position Title:

Amharic Interpreter/Translator

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

2

Accountable to:

Farah Fosse, Affordable Housing Program Director

Objective:

Ensure that Amharic speaking tenants understand their rights as tenants and are fully engaged in their tenant associations.

Duties:

- Provide English-Amharic interpretation at tenant rights meetings and events.
- Translate English-language tenant rights materials into Amharic. Materials are primarily 1-2 page fliers or brochures.

Qualifications:

- Effective written and verbal communication skills in English and Amharic
- Understanding of issues that low-income tenants face.
- Consecutive interpretation experience
- Translation experience

Benefits:

- Learn about tenant rights and issues facing low-income renters
- Opportunity to talk your neighbors and other DC residents about important issues!
- Make an impact in your community to preserve affordable housing and protect tenant rights!

Time Commitment:

Tenant meetings are generally weekdays from 7 – 8:30 PM or on weekends. One meeting per month requested. Translation can be done at any time. 8 + hours.

Training:

Orientation is provided. Training and materials on tenant rights in English and Amharic are provided.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Position Title:

Graphic Design Volunteer

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

2

Accountable to:

Farah Fosse, Affordable Housing Program Director

Objective:

Create eye-catching graphics and fliers related to tenant rights.

Duties:

- Create graphics related to tenant rights and affordable housing that can be used for fliers and posters.
- Create flier templates for tenant association fliers.
- Create posters for tenant rights forums and events.

Qualifications:

- Understanding of issues that low-income tenants face.
- Graphic design experience
- Basic Photoshop, Publisher skills; Illustrator and InDesign a plus!
- Willingness to work with staff to create graphics and templates.

Benefits:

- Learn about tenant rights and issues facing low-income renters in D.C.
- Build your portfolio – interesting subject matter.
- Make an impact in your community to preserve affordable housing and protect tenant rights!

Time Commitment:

Graphic design can be done at any time. Some meetings with staff will be necessary. 8 + hours.

Training:

Background information and graphics provided.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Position Title:

Social Media Volunteer

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

1

Accountable to:

Farah Fosse, Affordable Housing Program Director

Objective:

To promote tenant rights and tenant campaign objectives through the use of social media

Duties:

- Develop creative messaging and media around tenant campaigns
- Research and writing for LEDC blog on tenant rights issues
- Produce, upload and promote short YouTube videos for LEDC channel
- Create photo content for LEDC Flickr page

Qualifications:

- Effective verbal communication skills in English and Spanish
- Understanding of issues that low-income tenants face.
- Understanding of program evaluation.

Benefits:

- Learn about tenant rights and issues facing low-income renters
- Make an impact in your community to preserve affordable housing and protect tenant rights!

Time Commitment:

Flexible times. 5 – 10 hours / month

Training:

Orientation, training and support are provided.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Position Title:

Community Outreach Volunteer

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

1-2

Accountable to:

Emily Coronado, Outreach Manager

Objective:

LEDC is looking for an enthusiastic individual to help disseminate outreach materials to local community organizations and businesses.

Duties:

Work with the Outreach Manager, passing through routes in city to leave fliers at high traffic areas (churches, other organizations, schools, etc)

Qualifications:

- Knowledge of DC neighborhoods
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Willingness to walk around / be on your feet
- Outgoing personality
- Understanding of issues that low-income tenants face
- Ability to speak Spanish is a plus!

Benefits:

- Gain insight into issues that low- and moderate-income Latinos face
- Contribute to the development of your community!

Time Commitment:

Flexible. Minimum – 2 hours per month.

Training:

The person who fills this position will work directly with the Outreach Manager. Orientation provided.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Position Title:

Client Stories Writer

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

1-2

Accountable to:

Emily Coronado, Outreach Manager

Objective:

LEDC is looking for an excellent writer and interviewer to capture client success stories and develop other content for our Small Business Program.

Duties:

- Interview clients to learn how they started and expanded their small businesses
- Take pictures of clients at their place of business and work with clients to write their stories
- Research other content areas to be used in small business newsletters.

Qualifications:

- Effective verbal and written communication skills, preferably in English and Spanish 
- Understanding of issues that low-income tenants face
- Experience conducting interviews and writing personal narratives a plus!

Benefits:

- Gain insight into issues that low- and moderate-income Latinos face.
- Contribute to the development of your community!

Time Commitment:

Flexible. Includes travel time to and from business locations, as well as interview and time writing up story. Minimum – 3 to 5 hours per month.

Training:

Orientation provided. The Outreach Manager will provide training.

 
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, or have further questions,
please contact Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Position Title:

Data Marketing Volunteer

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

1

Accountable to:

Emily Coronado, Outreach Manager

Objective:

LEDC is looking for an excel-savvy volunteer to help segment our client database to expand our reach to low-to moderate-income small business owners.

Duties:

- Using data from prior mailings, identify inactive clients
- Cross reference reports from our client management system to identify the primary language of all small business clients
- Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of outsourcing mail printing and distribution
- Research other cost-saving and time-saving options for print mailing

Qualifications:

- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Excellent critical thinking skills
- Ability to complete projects with little supervision

Benefits:

- Gain insight into issues that low- and moderate-income Latinos face
- Contribute to the development of your community!

Time Commitment:

10-20 hours per month

Training:

Orientation provided. The Outreach Manager will provide training and resources.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Position Title:

Graphic Designer

Open/Close Date:

Ongoing

# of Volunteers Needed

1-2

Accountable to:

Mark Reyes, Director of Development

Objective:

LEDC is looking for a creative volunteer to design a fundraising brochure as well other graphically appealing collateral including flyers, posters, brochures, materials for upcoming events, etc. 

Duties:

Work with the Development Director and Communications Manager to develop an effective design for a general fundraising brochure

Qualifications:

- Experience in graphic design
- Basic experience with Photoshop, Publisher; Illustrator and InDesign a plus!
- Ability to speak Spanish is a plus!

Benefits:

- Gain insight into issues that low- and moderate-income Latinos face.
- Contribute to the development of your community!
- Increase your portfolio with your work.

Time Commitment:

8-10 hours per month. Flexible.

Training:

Orientation is provided.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at LEDC, please send a completed volunteer application and resume to Development and Communications Manager Ash Kosiewicz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .