The Regional Center for Volunteerism-HandsOn Sacramento

Are you passionate about radical education?

Do you have skills in the realm of curriculum development that you would like to use in service of the feminine? 

If you answered yes to these questions then this volunteer opportunity is for you!

Shakti Rising is seeking seasoned and talented volunteers to work and play in our innovative model of fundraising and resource development.

5-7 hours/week, 6 month minimum

Project Overview:

• Support the refinement and formalization of our foundational curriculum

Required Skills & Qualities

• Self-starter, ability to think from patterns to details

• Sense of Humor

• Commitment to doing the best possible job without needing perfection

• Willingness to learn ongoingly and on-the-job

• Readiness to share input and insight

• Follow-through as a sign of respect and commitment

• Strong self-care practices

• Fluency with email, Google docs, Zoom

• Healthy adult

• Interested in Shakti because you want to learn the Shakti way

• Clear that we’re in emergent design and in a growth process

• Can work remotely and still feels part of a team

• Wants to participate in a team

• Willing to travel occasionally

• Attention to detail

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with curriculum development

• Has taken SFU classes

• Strong internal sense of structure

• Project management

Project goals:

• Formalize curriculum for classes that have been offered in varying formats over the 19 years of Shakti’s educational programs

• Complete teacher resource binders for each class concentration

• Digitize archival hard copy curriculum

• Organize digital and hard copy curriculum

Support Provided:

• Ongoing training by local and national SFU staff

• Ongoing communication and leadership development in Shakti’s model

• 2-day volunteer training immersion: Bite the Apple

• Connection with other volunteers and staff nationwide