MarriageTeam has many volunteer opportunities available.  To volunteer, contact us with your name, phone number, e-mail address, and your area of interest and we will follow-up with specifics on how you can become involved.  Opportunities exist for:

 

·      Card Writers – Providing cards of encouragement to couples who are being coached is an effective way to encourage them as they work to learn new communication and problem solving skills

 

·      Couple Follow-up – Follow-up with couples is important for encouragement and offering additional assistance if required.  It also is needed to document the effectiveness of the program, which is very important for fund raising, and to better understand ways that we can make the program more effective.

 

·      Fund Raising – There are many opportunities to support fundraising that range from maintaining contact with current donors through calls, cards, letters, a newsletter, and written success stories. 

 

·      Grant Writer – MarriageTeam will be applying for grants and writers and readers are needed to help secure additional funding to build the capacity for MarriageTeam to meet community needs

 

·      Graphic Artist – Effective and professional presentation is extremely important for the website and marketing materials used to convey the MarriageTeam message.

 

·      Lawyer – Legal advice on forms, documents, liabilities, insurance, copyrights, etc is extremely important and needed from time to time.

 

·      Marketing – Includes many opportunities such as calling, mailing, scheduling appointments, locating places to advertise, sharing information in your circle of influence, etc.

 

·      Testimonials – People are moved by personal stories.  If you have a testimonial about what
      MarriageTeam has done for you or your family, we would love to talk with you.

·      Training Assistants – It requires a lot of support to conduct a training session.  Tasks that need to be done include from snack and food preparation, making copies, assembling training materials, etc.

 

·      Video Documentary Project Leader – One effective marketing tool is a short video that documents the effectiveness of the MarriageTeam program.  This is a great way to capture testimonials and help others see the impact that coach couples can have on marriages and families.  The video will be used on the website and shown at presentations.