Get Involved with Prometheus!

The positions below are unpaid.  We are happy to work with students who can receive school credit for their time.  

Current needs:

• Data-Entry Volunteer
• Community Media Database: Data Collection Volunteer
• Outreach Volunteers
  

Position Title: Data Entry Volunteer

As you know, one of the things we do best is organize people.  To do this effectively, we need to maintain accurate infoprmation on our current supporters and attract new ones.  Making sure that our database is current is key to our sucess. Data Entry volunteers update contact and contribution information for radio station hopefuls and individual supporters alike.  

Job Requirements:

• Good eye for detail
• Weekday availability for initial training
• Comfort working with databases or spreadsheets 

Position Title: Community Media Database - Data Collection Volunteer

Prometheus will be embarking on a project to collect data on existing LPFM stations in order to create a database with the information and maps illustrating the reach and characteristics of LPFM.  Prometheus seeks a volunteer to assist with data collection and outreach for the project.  This position would be ideal for long distance volunteers.  

Job Responsiblities

• Publicize opportunities to participate the community media database project through email, social media, and direct outreach to LPFMs    
• Contact and speak with stations across the country to gather data and stories about community radio for the community media database and maps
• Ensure that data collected as part of the community media database project is in the proper format

Requirements

• Availability for 5-10 hours a week.  This position could be filled by a volunteer not located in the Philadelphia area
• Self motivated and able to meet project deadlines and communicate progress to staff, especially with long distance candidates
• Strong communication skills, especially in communicating effectively over the phone with diverse groups
• Some comfort with spreadsheets and data collection is preferred 

 
Position Title: Outreach Volunteer

Outreach Volunteers play an integral part in the success of this next phase of expansion in the media justice movement.  They are our eyes, ears, and hands in the community and bear, along with Prometheus staff and our coalition allies, primary responsibility for informing and engaging our constituent groups and the community at large.

Responsibilities

• Work with Prometheus staff and allies to identify groups within our core constituencies
• Identify community hubs that serve as primary support for grass roots organizing within target communities
• Represent Prometheus Radio at community events and spread the word about the up-coming LPFM license windows

Requirements

• Knowledge of the media justice movement and a desire to share that knowledge
• Comfortable talking to people from diverse communities.