Service Learning OpportunitiesAt — American Red Cross

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Opportunity Summary 

Join our Communications team to help tell the Red Cross story! This team connects the public with our mission of preventing and alleviating human suffering and works to capture the work we do in the community. In doing this, they support recruiting new volunteers, developing partners, providing safety education, and supporting donors. You can pick a role on this team that fits both your interest and availability, such as Visual Storyteller/Videographer, Blogger, Social Engagement & Content Creator, and Disaster Public Affairs Team Member.

Opportunity Learning Outcomes 

How best to use communication avenues to tell a nonprofit story How nonprofits use communication effectively to tell our story and help impacted folks get to safety How to be an effective public affairs representative

Opportunity Training 

General line of service training to understand our services (online and self-paced) Supervisor will determine remaining training needed to be successful in the role within the communications team

Additional risk specific to this opportunity 

Pending the student and supervisor's discussion, the student may go to a disaster evacuation shelter during a disaster to obtain content, or act as a member of the public affairs team

Program 
Service Learning
Curricular Cmty Eng Lrng
Location Type 
Hybrid (combination of on-site and remote)
Location 
Camarillo, CA
United States
Expected Hours 
HoursDuration
40hours per academic term
Students required to have a personal vehicle 
Yes
Fees students may incur with this opportunity 
No Fees will be incurred by students
This opportunity provides some form of compensation 
No
Opportunity Availability 
Ongoing