Dear Volunteer Team Member,

Thank you for your interest in this important Jazz for Peace virtual volunteer activity!

We have 2 virtual opportunities that you can do during your own hours and from your own computer. Below is opportunity #1 (by email) and #2 (by phone). Please let me know if you prefer #1 (by email) or if you are more social and would prefer choice #2 or both.

  1. Notifying Organizations by email about our Empowerment Grant funding so that they can apply.
  2. Following up with organizations by phone to make sure they received the email and directing them to our Grant Administration Department to assist them.

Hope to hear back from you soon and looking forward to getting started with this important project to identify and help our world's most outstanding organizations.

Sincerely,

John De Angelis - Grant Administrator - Jazz for Peace - 212-947-1104
"Innovative Grant designed to help a wide variety of causes navigate today's turbulent economy"
Click here to read about our Empowerment Grant.

Virtual Volunteer Opportunity #1: Notifying Outstanding Organizations in Need about our Empowerment Grant by Email.
Step A. Login to email address: empowermentgrant@jazzforpeace.org
Click here and login with username: empowermentgrant@jazzforpeace.org. A password will be provided.

Step B. Click on the city and link that we will provide for you, or choose your favorite city or your hometown.
Sample NYC link

Step C. Go to the organizations web-site and look for the name, email address and phone number (ex. Jane Doe - 644-446-6644 ext12 jane@janedoe.org) of the Development Director (or someone of equal importance).
  1. Email the letter (the letter that we will send you if you agree to this volunteer opportunity) to them with:
    Subject: Attn Jane Doe - 212-222-0022 / Details about our Empowerment Grant
    Start the message body with: "Dear Jane,"
  2. Be sure to CC each email to this address: info@jazzforpeace.org
Step D. List each person's name, email address, and phone number on an excel sheet and send it to us upon completion of that city.
Please ask us to email you a blank excel page that is compatible with our office computers.

Virtual Volunteer Opportunity #2: Following up by phone to make sure each organization has received our 10th Anniversary Grant Funding Information and directing them to our Grant Administrators to see if they can qualify for this funding.
Using the excel (or other) list that we will provide for you, call the number listed and simply follow this script:
  1. "Hi, is (name of development director or other person of equal importance) or the person in charge of development and fundraising there?
  2. Say to the person directly or leave them a message: This is (your name) from The Jazz for Peace Foundation and I wanted to know if you received the information about our Empowerment Grant Funding for outstanding causes that your organization may qualify for and if you would like to speak with a grant administrator to find out if you qualify? Our Grant Administration Department can be reached by calling 212-947-1104. The email was sent to (email address) on (date the email was sent).
  3. If NOT, then resend then the email (either version 1 of the letter with the banner or version 2, whichever shows up better) to their direct email address that they will give you. Please ask them if they would like to speak with a Grant Administrator to find out if they qualify for this funding award. If they say "Yes", please take down their name, phone number and email address. Make a list of these people and email the list to info@jazzforpeace.org at the end of each day.
    You may also direct a person that you are speaking with to our Grant Details immediately by asking them to go to our website (www.jazzforpeace.org) and click on the Big Dollar Sign located at the left of the page. You may then ask them if the would like to speak with a Grant Administrator to see if they qualify, or refer them to our FAQ page for more details.

    4. Directions for Re-Sending the letter:

    1. Email the letter (the letter that we will send you if you agree to this volunteer opportunity) to them with:
      Subject: Attn Jane Doe - 212-222-0022 / Details about our Empowerment Grant
      Start the message body with: "Dear Jane,"
    2. Be sure to CC each email to this address: info@jazzforpeace.org
  4. If they DID receive it, please ask them if they would like to speak with a Grant Administrator to find out of they qualify for this funding award. If they say "Yes", please take down their name, phone number and email address. Make a list of these people and email the list to info@jazzforpeace.org at the end of each day.
Please report any problems you have, and Feel free to ask us questions that may come up; simply call our Grant Administration line at 212-947-1104 to assist you at any time.