volunteer with thrive


welcome!

We’re so glad you’re here to learn more about joining THRIVE as a volunteer. Below, you’ll learn more about what it means to be a part of THRIVE, and what areas you can join and contribute to, as well as a little more about our structure as an organization. Once you’ve learned, and decided where you’d like to join, please fill out the form below to get started as a THRIVE HIVE volunteer! Giving back to the community is so fulfilling, we know you’ll be inspired. 


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Our THRIVE volunteers and Board after our 2021 Strategy Planning Day

learn more about the thrive hives

THRIVE is structured into specialty teams, or “Hives” as we call them.  Any one of our hives would be happy to have you join!  Take a look through the hives below, and see where you may have skills that are needed, or maybe even an area where you want to grow your skills.  You can always reach out to the hive Director for more information. 

Marketing Hive

design & Branding
Email journey
public relations
analytics
content and web support

What qualities might a volunteer possess to be successful in this HIVE?

  • Creative and consistent
  • Have the knowledge of how to use design platforms such as Adobe suite, Canva, etc. 
  • Requires approximately 2-5 hours per week to support the overall marketing plan and individual HIVE initiatives
  • Self-starter who requires little direction and/or is resourceful in finding information within the Google Drive and/or reaching out to the appropriate hives for clarification


Director: Kate Lochridge

platform & community hive

website design & content
website optimization
thrive marketplace
slack community

What qualities might a volunteer possess to be successful in this HIVE?

  • Ability to prioritize short and long term requests
  • Have the knowledge of how to use web and community platforms such as WordPress, Slack workspaces. 
  • Requires approximately 1-2 hours per week to support the overall content management and creation for our website
  • Motivated individual who isn’t afraid to test and learn and try new things in collaboration with all hives.


Director:  Ali Thompson

social media hive


social media content creation
story intake
growth strategy
expanding reach

What qualities might a volunteer possess to be successful in this HIVE?

  • Social Media experience
  • Content creation with a creative and artistic flair
  • Social media planning and strategy execution
  • Community focus and interest in connecting with other members
    30 minute to 2 hour time commitment per week 




Directors:  Heidi Bodalia and Laura DeAngelis

Partnerships & Fundraising Hive

partnerships with travel organizations
alignment with other non-profit for joint projects
grow our allyship base
all fundraising eforts, both grassroots and strategic

What qualities might a volunteer possess to be successful in this HIVE?

  • Commitment to the cause, and passionate about amplifying the platform and network of women in travel. Able to be resilient and adapt to change.
  •  A relationship builder who understands our objectives and aligns them to possible partners and sponsors. 
  • Able to seek opportunities and be creative
  • Able to follow through on conversation and keep conversations going until results achieved with a commitment of 2-4 hours per month


Directors:  Becca Glenn, Patricia Filadelfo, Scott Weiss

Events hive

special events (Day of impact)
brainstorm and develop content programs
organize webinars and panels
identify and reach out to speakers/panelists
coordinate with community and social hives

What qualities might a volunteer possess to be successful in this HIVE?

  • A team player who can work across peer groups, who is proactive and driven in their approach
  • The ability to think outside the box and generate ideas for creative, valuable event content. 
  • Someone who takes ownership, THRIVE is for and about all of us! 
  • Be willing to go above and beyond, delivering exceptional results.  This hive typically meets for 1 hour monthly, with a commitment of 1-3 hours per month for a HIVE member. 


Director:  Mercedes Blanco

empowerment bundles  & Thrive match hive

run Empowerment bundle reward process
select bundle recipients
execute on bundle delivery & post-delivery content
operationally run thrive match program
transfer thrive match members to email journey

What qualities might a volunteer possess to be successful in this HIVE?

  • This hive is process driven and would benefit from someone who is detail oriented
  • Project management certification or skills are a bonus!
  • Someone who takes ownership, THRIVE is for and about all of us!  
  • A process driven, scalable focused individual who is willing to commit 1-2 hours per month to THRIVE.


Directors:  Kim Saren, Mary Wise, Nicole Allen, Shannyn Jones