Level 1 Volunteer Toolkit

Community Advocate

Learn about our clients’ needs and advocate on their behalf. Attend an event, join our online communities on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more! For additional details about the opportunities listed below, please contact Linley Beckbridge, Director of Communications and Outreach, at (703) 504-9283 or LBeckbridge@DoorwaysVA.org.

Join Doorways’ Social Street Team

Join Doorways’ Social Street Team! As a member of our Social Street Team, you amplify our messages to reach people who need help, as well as supporters who make our efforts possible. Change is in our hands.

We’ll give you the tools with action alerts and exclusive shareable Social Street Team content. You give us, and our community, passion for the cause and a little of your time.

Participate in Awareness Campaigns

Participate in awareness-building campaigns and activities, including the following awareness months and days:

• Wear purple on Purple Out during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, share photos via email or to your social media pages and tag Doorways
• Encourage your friends and family to get involved during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month
• Wear teal on Teal Out during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, share photos via email or to your social media pages and tag Doorways
• Commit to start by believing when survivors of sexual assault disclose the violence they’ve experienced on Start By Believing Day during Sexual Assault  Awareness Month, and share photos with “We Start By Believing” signs via email or to your social media pages and tag Doorways

Share Resources

By sharing Doorways’ resources, you can help your members access any help they may need, and empower them with information to share with their friends, family, colleagues and neighbors. Resources on this site include the following:

• Information About the Issues
• How to Help a Friend in an Unhealthy or Violent Relationship
• Domestic Violence Resources
• Sexual Assault Resources
• Family Homelessness Resources
• How to Get Help

Fundraiser

Host your own fundraising event or online fundraiser to support Doorways’ critical work.

• Start an online fundraiser
• Host a fundraising event, such as a happy hour with a portion of proceeds benefiting Doorways, or party at your house where you collect donations from friends
• Help kids in your life conduct a fundraiser, such as a bake sale, a lemonade stand and more, at school, in a group like Scouts, or in your neighborhood

To discuss a fundraiser idea, get Doorways’ logo and more, please contact Linley Beckbridge, Director of Communications and Outreach, at (703) 504-9283 or LBeckbridge@DoorwaysVA.org.

Donation Drive Coordinator

Collect needed items such as household and personal care items, school supplies, etc.

• Collect urgently needed items for clients and shelters
• Collect gift cards
• Collect special items (please contact us to learn more about any special needs we may have, such as baby items for new moms)

For additional details, please contact Anna MacNiven, Development Associate at (703) 504-9291 or AMacNiven@DoorwaysVA.org.

Caring Community

The Caring Community is a group of community members who help fulfill Doorways’ urgent needs for our clients and shelters, mainly personal care and household items. As a member of the Caring Community, we will email you to notify you of our needs as they arise. We do not expect every member to be able to donate every time—that’s the power of community. Together, we can make it happen. See how it works and sign up now.

Seasonal Donation Drive Coordinator

Collect special items during the back-to-school and holiday seasons.  Consider creating an “angel tree” or a similar central way to coordinate gifts among a large group or community!

• Collect gift cards
• Collect holiday gifts
• Collect school supplies

For additional details, please contact Anna MacNiven, Development Associate at (703) 504-9291 or AMacNiven@DoorwaysVA.org.