Volunteer

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Volunteer Opportunities

In addition to fostering, adopting, and donating to Mickaboo, we'd love to have your help with the following tasks. Please email volunteer@mickaboo.org if you'd like to pitch in!

General Equipment/Space/Labor

We urgently need volunteers who can help with equipment and bird transport! 

* People with trucks or vans who can help us transport cages
* People with cars and time that can help transport birds
* Places to store cages and other equipment

Fundraising

* Help staff tables at rescue/animal events
* Help with flyer and poster distribution for fundraising events
* Individual fundraising efforts like passing the hat at your workplace or school

Technical

* Development assistance for our production databases and website
     (Required: Perl, Mysql, Apache & Linux/UNIX knowledge)
     (Bonus: JSP/Java knowledge)
* Java client development for our tracking software
     (Required: Java development experience)
     (Bonus: Linux/UNIX knowledge)
* General technical assistants to help create accounts, manage membership, etc
     (Required: Some technical experience or fast learner)
     (Bonus: Experience w/ UNIX command line)
* A Mac OSX technical person to help port our client applications to Mac
     (Required: Very good familiarity with Mac OSX or willingness to learn)
     (Bonus: Applescripting / Shell scripting experience)

Download an Application
Volunteer application

Getting the Word Out!

*Take Mickaboo flyers to pet stores, vet offices, and animal shelters on a regular basis
*Help create public service announcements for television and radio stations
*Create, update, and/or print flyers for ongoing fundraising efforts, special events, classes, educational purposes, and so on