Volunteers (Farm Help and Administrative Support)

Seeking Volunteers:

a) Work on the the farm / barn chores (weekends)
b) Offer administrative / operational support to SROL's growth efforts

Spring Reins of Life
New Jersey

Spring Reins of Life (Horses, Humans & Healing) 501(c)(3) is a public charity in Central NJ. We are less than 1 year old. Spring Reins of Life (SROL) was founded in July 2011 and received it tax exempt status in May of 2012. SROL offers EAP (equine assisted psychotherapy) services under the EAGALA Model* to 3 main populations - At Risk Youth, Military Veterans & their Families, and Bereaved Children. There is a 4th category for Addictions which is under development. Currently there is large demand for EAP services for At Risk Youth and PTSD Veterans so that is where our focus and greatest needs are.
http://www.springreinsoflife.org

FARM VOLUNTEERS:

SROL is seeking individuals in the Central New Jersey region (or farther if you dont mind the drive) to be able to volunteer farm work and barn chores on scheduled basis. There is always work that needs to be done on the farm and especially in preparing for demo events or EAP sessions. We seek both those with horse experienece and also those without but that want to learn. Farm volunteers at this point are only sought out on the weekends (Sat or Sun) in order to be supervised.

Farm Chores Include:

• Mucking (cleaning) stalls
• Picking manure from fields / paddocks
• General farm maintenance and clean up
• Grooming Horses
• *Some carpentry skills could be utilized to build equipment for EAP sessions

ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEERS:

SROL is comprised of all volunteers on the executive, administrative and operational level. We are a brand new nonprofit and really want all of our funding efforts to go towards programming costs. We are seeking volunteers to work indendantly (can be from home/remote locations or as a community in NJ) to help us accomplish all that needs to be done to outreach, fundraise, promote, gather community support, solicit donations and contributions, etc. If you have background or areas of expertise for any of the following and would like to offer your support please contact us.

• Administrative duties (list maintenance, list creation (excell), mailings, graphics, newsletter or blog expertise, etc)
• Outreach / Networking Community Support (making phone calls, creating connections with like minded orgs, networking groups both in person and online, etc.)
• Marketing / Public Relations (social media marketing, web SEO, publicity both locally and nationally, strategic connections with corporations and or communities that align with our vision and mission, newsletter ./ blog expertise, etc.)
• Fundraising (will always have a strong need for help in this area - private funders, public /corporate funding, grass roots community fund raiser events, crowd source funding online, etc.)
• Fundraiser Events / Event Planning (need assistance with event planning, finding bidable items for auction, event space, donated items to create the experience, etc.)
• Donations in Kind (we can accept support on levels of office supplies, brochures, mailings, and the horses can require various items for donation that allows them to do their job better and better, if you have a knack for being able to secure donated product and/or sponsorships - we have a list and will appreciate this support.)
• Grant research / Grant Writing (looking for any individuals that have expertise in this area to be able to improve our grant templates, expand our reach to what grants we can/have apply for, find opportunities that will support "research" into EAP and the populaitons we serve in the way of Research Based Grants, and grant writing skills to be able to increase our submissions numbers.)

If you think you can fit in with our team and help us to "trot on" - please contact us!

info@springreinsoflife.org

• EAGALA - Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, NPO, www.eagala.org. Programs are in all 50 states and over 40 countries world-wide.