Dear Volunteer:

Thank you for your interest in Cans For Charity.

Cans for charity was founded on several assumptions: One that humans have felt sense of humanity, community and solidarity.  Second, that it is probably much easier to ask people to donate their redeemable cans and bottles that would otherwise end up in the garbage than ask them for monetary donations. Third, that cumulative savings, however small, can and will have an impact on the quality of life for those in great need.  Having realized this brings us to the fourth. In this country, untold billions of cans and bottles end up in landfills. This not only poses environmental stress, but also takes up prime land that may otherwise be use for farming, housing, or recreational space.

If we can recycle a certain percentage of these bottles and cans, while at the same time mitigate the stress posed to the environment, and contribute their redemption proceeds to some cause in great need, it might affect a little change in the world. For us, that is worthy goal -- to start a Cans For Charity in both local and business communities across America. Five cents may not seem like much here in the United States, however, its cumulative savings can and will have an impact for those in desperate need. 

Cans For Charity aims to raise enough funds to help other charitable endeavors involved in the following areas:

We hope you can participate with us on the ground floor in helping us to realize this wonderful dream

Our current fundraiser projects are listed on this website: www.cansforcharity.org. Funds raised for these causes are kept at $500.00 each.  This is so that it is both manageable, and yet still sizable enough to make a difference. In addition to this fund-raiser, are operational expenses such as retainers, promotional brochures such as inserts to transparent sleeves on retainers, plastic bags, legal fees, phone cost, etc., needed to help establish and support Cans For Charity.

As each fund-raiser is fulfilled, we will detailed their fulfillment success on our website.  By keeping this amount to a manageable size, although not insignificant when you realize how much it takes to translate 5 cents into $500, Cans For Charity hopes to ensure relatively quick success for each goal, thereby having the flexibility to cover other charitable causes in need.

Our present volunteer needs reside in the following area:

• Places to establish location for receptacles:
  • Offices
  • Universities & Colleges
  • Local retail Merchants
• Places to recruit volunteers:
  • Fraternities & Sororities
  • Universities/Colleges
  • Friends
  • Neighborhoods
  • Business Communities
• Corporate Sponsors in the following category:
  • Receive retainers for the collection of redeemable bottles and cans
  • Donate retainers, plastic bags
  • Act as corporate sponsors in other ways
• Fund Raisers:
  • To solicit support from Sponsors

Click on the Volunteer Opportunities below to see their descriptions.

Positions

• General Volunteers
• Project Managers
• Project Manager II
• Project Manager III
• Program Manager
• Grant Writer
• Writer
• IT/Web Developer
• Internet Savvy Expert

Click here for our online project management tool, which is linked with our website. This allows administrators, volunteers and project managers as well as other key volunteers to register, login and indicate what aspect of volunteer opportunity they would like to be involved in.

In addition, Project Managers and administrators can manage aspect of certain projects within this module.

Meanwhile, if you’re interested in volunteering, and see yourself in contributing to one of the above listed efforts Click here.  Or, if you have any questions, please contact us at info@cansforcharity.org.

Again, many thanks for your genuine interest in this wonderful endeavor.

Sincerely,

Orlando Robles
Cans For Charity

617 983 1489
info@cansforcharity.org

General Volunteers

Volunteers to established retainers in offices, schools and universities and neighborhoods, pick up and deliver retainers and or bags of redeemable containers, initiate recruitment efforts in their colleges or universities or communities. To participate in fund-raising events. Cans's Needs are:

• Volunteers to establish locations for picking up redeemable cans/bottles.
• Volunteers to place retainers, if needed, to locations where they are needed. (We will provide you the retainers upon request).
• Volunteers to place transparent sleeves with Cans For Charity brochures inserts with the following information:
  • Our contact information (and the main or key volunteers or project manager- managing the pickup of the bags of redeemable of cans/bottles).
     
  Expectations from volunteers:
  • Indicate what it is needed:
  • Brochures with Sleeves, business cards
  • Retainers
  • Bags
  • Offices, Schools or Universities needing contacting by CFC
  • Commitment of a certain time a week.
  • Initiative, leadership, independence, and team spirit.
  • Ability to communicate what is needed or any legitimate concerns.
  • Adherence to safety, professionalism, integrity and honesty
  • Willingness to be actively involved.

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Project Managers

Project Manager with the help of volunteers to establish locations for retainers in local or business community, liaison with volunteers to coordinate a periodic schedule for picking up and delivering cans to redemption centers, initiate recruitment efforts in their community, and communicate what is needed to achieve their goals/efforts to Cans For Charity.  Help coordinate transportation for volunteers, and pickup and delivery schedules. Set up and direct or moderate team meetings. Assist with promoting fund-raising events, and coordinate, if needed, event planning, logistics such as ticket distribution at benefit concerts, or other related events.

Requirement: Some prior experiences in a setting involving project management, coordinating events, or group efforts. Interpersonal and social skills.  Team effort, leadership and a degree of independence will be required in order for individual enterprises to be successful on their own without too much supervision from Cans For Charity. Prefer someone with the ability to learn how to use online project management tool to record & track & manage volunteer's schedule, but not mandatory. Ability to delegate responsibilities to other volunteers as needed. Post volunteer opportunities as they become available on the Project Management Tool, email opportunities to others.
 

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Project Manager II

Project Manager II: Recruit other volunteers from friends, colleagues, schools, colleges and universities. Apprise volunteers the kinds of opportunities available, and what is require for each volunteer opportunity: Project Manager I, Project Manager II, Logistic Specialists, Transportation and Delivery of cans/bottles, collecting monies, depositing, monies in Cans For Charity Bank account. Record contacted and recruited volunteers by via an online database - by name, address, email address, and telephone numbers. Contact potential businesses, and institutions, and residential areas for the purpose of collecting their cans/bottles, and distributing Cans For Charity brochures to same, recording their contact information in an online database, and matching potential volunteers to potential contributors of cans and bottles.

Requirement: Some prior experiences in a setting involving project management, coordinating events, or group efforts. Interpersonal and social skills.  Team effort, leadership and a degree of independence will be required in order for individual enterprises to be successful on their own without too much supervision from Cans For Charity. Prefer someone with the ability to learn how to use online project management tool to record & track & manage volunteer's schedule, but not mandatory. Ability to delegate responsibilities to other volunteers as needed. Post volunteer opportunities as they become available on the Project Management Tool, email opportunities to others.

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Project Manager III

Project Manager III: Manage volunteers through online management tool, email and mail. Schedule activities, record/account activities, provide moral support, feedback and advice.
 

Requirement: Some experiences in a setting involving managing people and or project managers and volunteers.  Interpersonal and social skills.  Demonstrate the willingness to learn, and work independently.  Team effort, leadership and a degree of independence will be required in order for individual enterprises to be successful on their own without too much supervision from Cans For Charity.

Prefer someone with the ability to learn how to use online project management tool to record & track & manage volunteer's schedule. Ability to delegate responsibilities to other volunteers as needed. Post volunteer opportunities as they become available on the Project Management Tool, email opportunities to other project managers and volunteers.

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Program Manager

Program Manager: To assist identifying potential recipient organizations in need of financial assistance; qualify them according to certain criteria. Assist with designing pre-grant or pre-recipient inquiry application.

Requirement:  Some experience in program management under the auspices of  a non profit or academic institution.
 

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Grant Writer

Grant Writer: Source potential grants from private, state and federal sources. Write or assist with writing grants.

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Writer

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IT/Web Developer

IT/Dbase Web Developer: Develop several project management databases in MySql, and PHP, upload them to remote site. Able to migrate databases from Access and or MS SQL to MySQL, and convert ASP script to PHP. 

Requirement: Knowledge of PHP, ASP, HTML, Database design/ infrastructure, and set up.  Some knowledge of Java script. Some knowledge of CGI/Perl a plus, but not required. Implement forms to collect donations on line, via PayPal or 2Checkout. Create re-direct pages to PayPal or 2checkout. Create auto-responses to inquiries for volunteer efforts, contributions, and sponsorship.

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Internet Savvy Volunteer

Internet Savvy Person: Assist with identifying non-profit sites offering “Click for Donation” services, and complete application for services on behalf of Cans For Charity. Cans For Charity has a list of sites. Compile a list of Non Profit Organizations offering services, and organize them by category of services. Post positions on Local community Sites, non-profits sites where the services are free, and follow up maintaining (renewing) them.

Requirement: Innovative, entrepreneurial, think outside of the box. Able to draft goals, a work-plan, work independently, and follow through with the plan, and ongoing needed monitoring and maintenance where needed.
 

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