Volunteer
Are you motivated, passionate, and perhaps a little curious about Trama Textiles, women's cooperatives, and the weavers of the highlands of Guatemala? Come join our team of empassioned philanthropists!
As our volunteer team is small, it’s important that those involved have a good working knowledge in the area they want to help in, are self-motivated, and are able to identify, carry out and complete projects that will be of long-term benefit the organization.
For our on site volunteer positions, we ask:
- a weekly commitment of at least 20 hours per week
- an interest in textiles, women’s issues, Latin America and/or international development
- at least basic Spanish
For our virtual volunteer positions, we ask:
- a weekly commitment of 10 hours per week
- an interest in textiles, women’s issues, Latin America and/or international development
Unfortunately, we do not offer internships or training for volunteers with no professional skills.
Send us an email at coordinator@tramatextiles.org with a resume, a Volunteer application form and a brief summary of how you want to help. We are currently seeking volunteers to fulfill the following positions:
Content Creator
In-Person
This volunteer helps us visually showcase our weavers and their beautiful work, creating and sharing high quality video and photo content with our thousands of followers.
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Tasks may include:
- Creating/editing weaver photos
- Creating/editing product photos
- Creating/editing video content
- Filming/editing interviews
- Uploading content
Content Writer
Online
This volunteer participates by providing written content that is published to our site, shared with our partners, and seen by our clients.
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Tasks may include:
- Writing blog posts
- Developing the newsletter
- Writing press releases
- Copywriting
- Editing
- Translating
Website Editing & Design
Online
We depend heavily on our website editors and designers to help us maintain our international Shopify site.
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Specific tasks include:
- Making the checkout process more efficient
- Developing region-locked inventories
- Developing and testing bundle discounts
- Creating more distinct shipping options
- Developing sliding scale discounts
Marketing & Publicity
Online
These volunteers help us get our name in more homes and countries around the world.
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Tasks may include:
- Outreach efforts to magazines, museums, universities
- Outreach efforts to potential wholesale clients
- Editing SEO
- PR development
- Social media / email campaign development
Graphic Design
Online
This volunteer helps Trama Textiles present ourselves beyond words and images, in graphic design tasks both big and small.
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Tasks may include:
- Developing visual aids for advertisements
- Developing visual aids for fundraisers
- Creating brand guideline(s)
- Developing graphic content for the website(s)
NGO
Online
Specific to the Almaya Fund, this volunteer position helps us further develop our efforts to holistically support our weavers and their communitites.
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Specific tasks include:
- Survey of weaver and organization data
- Organization of crucial internal information
- Grant-writing efforts
- Fundraising campaign development