Secure Lifesaving Resources on the Fundraising and Grant Writing Team with A Cat’s Tale
An all-volunteer organization operating without paid staff relies entirely on community volunteers to sustain daily rescue operations and save homeless animals. Enthusiastic Fundraising and Grant Writing Assistants support the rescue behind the scenes by connecting with corporate sponsors, foundational grants, and community donors. Volunteers utilize professional writing, storytelling, and outreach skills to secure critical funding for feline medical care and shelter operations.
Capture Promotional Media as a Volunteer Photographer and Videographer with A Cat’s Tale
An all-volunteer organization operating without paid staff relies entirely on community volunteers to sustain daily rescue operations and save homeless animals. Passionate volunteer Photographers and Videographers help adoptable cats put their best paw forward online. Media volunteers capture high-quality photos and videos highlighting the unique personalities of rescued cats and kittens to accelerate their adoption journeys.
Coordinate Large-Scale Animal Relocations as a Special Events Coordinator with A Cat’s Tale
An all-volunteer organization operating without paid staff relies entirely on community volunteers to sustain daily rescue operations and save homeless animals. An enthusiastic Special Events Coordinator is needed to utilize advanced planning and organizational skills to design, coordinate, and execute memorable community experiences, logistical moves, and promotional gatherings for the rescue.
Compose Digital Community Updates on the Creative Writing Team with A Cat’s Tale
An all-volunteer organization operating without paid staff relies entirely on community volunteers to sustain daily rescue operations and save homeless animals. A creative, passionate volunteer Newsletter Writer assists by crafting regular digital updates to keep the local community connected, inspired, and informed regarding ongoing rescue operations and adoption success stories.
Spread Donor Gratitude and Acknowledgments as a Correspondence Secretary with A Cat’s Tale
An all-volunteer organization operating without paid staff relies entirely on community volunteers to sustain daily rescue operations and save homeless animals. Remote volunteers are needed to serve as Correspondence Secretaries to manage outgoing mail, donor acknowledgments, and digital communications from the comfort of a personal desk space, ensuring community supporters are properly thanked.
Transport Rescued Felines to Medical and Adoption Appointments with A Cat’s Tale
An all-volunteer organization operating without paid staff relies entirely on community volunteers to sustain daily rescue operations and save homeless animals. Volunteer Transport Drivers provide a flexible service by driving rescued cats and kittens to and from vital veterinary clinic appointments, ensuring animals receive safe, smooth, and timely medical transportation.
Transport Rescued Dogs to Appointments as a Volunteer Chauffeur with Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts is a nonprofit dog rescue organization committed to saving dogs from various Los Angeles shelters on the very day they are scheduled for euthanasia, and finding them loving homes. Their mission is focused solely on rescuing dogs from shelters. They are always in need of people to help them transport their dogs to and from weekly adoptions, to the vet, to doggie daycare, and on any other excursions that might arise. They also need help dropping off food and medicine to fosters who don’t have cars.
Provide Outdoor Exercise and Socialization as a Canine Fitness Coach with Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts is a nonprofit dog rescue organization committed to saving dogs from various Los Angeles shelters on the very day they are scheduled for euthanasia, and finding them loving homes. Their mission is focused solely on rescuing dogs from shelters. Some of their dogs need more exercise than they are currently getting and need a friend to take them on walks and hikes.
Facilitate Forever Placements by Adopting a Rescued Dog with Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts is a nonprofit dog rescue organization committed to saving dogs from various Los Angeles shelters on the very day they are scheduled for euthanasia, and finding them loving homes. Their mission is focused solely on rescuing dogs from shelters. Meet their adoptable dogs. Choose from a variety of friendly companions with different genders, male or female, and compatibility, good with kids, other dogs, and cats. Find the perfect dog for you!.
Capture Promotional Media as a Volunteer Dog Photographer and Videographer with Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts is a nonprofit dog rescue organization committed to saving dogs from various Los Angeles shelters on the very day they are scheduled for euthanasia, and finding them loving homes. Their mission is focused solely on rescuing dogs from shelters. A picture is worth a thousand words—and to a shelter dog, it can mean a forever home! They're looking for creative volunteers to capture the unique personalities, goofy grins, and soulful eyes of their resident woofers.
Provide Temporary Housing and Support as a Rescued Dog Foster Parent with Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts is a nonprofit dog rescue organization committed to saving dogs from various Los Angeles shelters on the very day they are scheduled for euthanasia, and finding them loving homes. Their mission is focused solely on rescuing dogs from shelters. Not ready for a permanent commitment but have a little extra room on your sofa? Open your home to a temporary canine houseguest! Fostering gives their woofers a much-needed break from the shelter enviornment and helps them prepare for their forever homes. They provide the supplies; you provide the love (and the couch).
Prepare Fresh and Homemade Nutritional Meals for Shelter Dogs with Ace of Hearts
The Ace of Hearts is a nonprofit dog rescue organization committed to saving dogs from various Los Angeles shelters on the very day they are scheduled for euthanasia, and finding them loving homes. Their mission is focused solely on rescuing dogs from shelters. They are looking for volunteers to help prepare fresh, wholesome, homemade meals for their dogs. By joining the kitchen crew, you'll ensure their woofers receive the high-quality nutrition they need to thrive while they wait for their forever homes. Please keep your receipts, as all grocery expenses for this project will be fully reimbursed. Come help them meal-prep for a great cause!.
Dreamt of Being a Chef? Join Alexandria’s House Top Chef Volunteer-led, Community-Buidling Food Program
Top Chef is a volunteer-led, community-building food program for the women and families in their Transitional Housing Program. They truly believe that enjoying a meal together creates lasting fellowship for their participants and volunteers. They recognize that their participants may have ruptured familial relationships, and they strive to promote a communal environment through the preparation and sharing of meals. Top Chef allows the families in their program to receive support and a “night off” from cooking, to enjoy a stress-free meal with their children. Top Chef also exposes these women and their families to a wide variety of ethnic food cultures and traditions, thereby expanding their worldly perspectives of food and nutrition.
Want to Give Back by Cooking For Others? Cook On-Site at Alexandria House
Join Alexandria House on-site, cook with your volunteer group in their beautiful and well-appointed Green House Kitchen. Volunteers are responsible for providing all ingredients and preparing the entire dinner. Stay and enjoy the meal you’ve prepared in fellowship with their participating families!.
Want to Give Back by Cooking For Others? Prepare a Meal at Home and Deliver it to Alexandria House
Prepare a meal in your home kitchen and deliver it to Alexandria House for their families to enjoy. They hope you will stay for dinner with their families if you are able. Disposable dinnerware and soft drinks are always welcomed.
Support Alexandria’s House Start Up Sisterhood LA (SUSLA) Program
Start Up Sisterhood LA (SUSLA) is a 13-week entrepreneurship program that provides Alexandria House alumni and community with resources and training to create their own small business. They have multiple SUSLA graduates who own catering businesses, and they will happily share their Vendor Directory with you. Support their Top Chef Program by ordering catering from their SUSLA Graduates! For more information, email Jessica Flores-Garcia Director of Job Development and Entrepreneurship.
Become a Community Educator for Alzheimer’s Association California
Alzheimer's Association Community Educators are volunteer public speakers who provide Alzheimer's Association education programs to community audiences. They deliver approximately 12 presentations (in person or virtually) annually using prepared Alzheimer’s Association consumer education programs on a variety of care and support topics and more.
Become a Community Representative for Alzheimer’s Association California
Alzheimer's Association Community Representatives are community engagers that raise awareness of Alzheimer's Association programs, provide basic disease information, and link consumers to Alzheimer’s Association services. They deliver approximately 12 presentations (in person or virtually) annually using prepared Alzheimer’s Association consumer education programs on a variety of care and support topics.
Create a Safe Environment & Support Group Facilitators for Alzheimer’s Association California
Support Group Facilitators create a safe, open environment where people share their feelings, thoughts and experiences in a combined effort to better cope with and manage the shared problems of dementia. Support Group Facilitators facilitate groups of caregivers or people living with dementia to provide social and educational support helping group members provide emotional support to one another and more.
Help Use Your Skills to Enter Data into Alzheimer’s Association California Databases
Data Entry Volunteers are responsible for entering constituent data and other information into the Association’s databases, ensuring that records for the Association are updated and accurate.
Featured Projects
Join Big Sunday for Relaxation and Community Care at Wellness Mondays
Big Sunday,
dom@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
If you're feeling like you could use a holiday – or a way to relax and recharge while meeting great, helpful folks -you're going to love Big Sunday's Wellness Mondays. Every Monday at 10 AM, we'll be hosting a different, fantastic sound bath here at Big Sunday HQ. Every Sound Bath is wonderful, designed to help you relax, recharge, and reconnect with yourself and others. They're all incredibly relaxing, totally free, and everyone is invited! We want everyone to be as comfortable as possible and suggest that you bring your own mat, cushion, pillow, blanket, eye cover, etc. – whatever you need to feel relaxed and cozy!
Create Mosaic Suns With Big Sunday at our Art Tuesdays
Big Sunday,
josh@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Every Tuesday, volunteers join us at Big Sunday HQ to decorate mosaics in the shape of a sun. These beautiful works of art are then donated to schools, shelters, food banks – anywhere in need of a little more sunshine and warmth! This wonderful project is the brainchild of our old friend Cathy Weiss and led by Cathy and our own Big Sunday staff. You don’t need to be a brilliant artist to participate – just friendly and sincere. Just about everybody who’s worked on one tells us the mosaic suns are their favorite Big Sunday project!.
Join Big Sunday for our Accessible Wednesday at 10am Event
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
A spin-off of our flagship weekly event TM@10, Accessible Wednesdays @ 10 (AW@10 for short) hosts volunteers every Wednesday to work on hands-on projects to help local nonprofits. The difference? The projects we do on Wednesdays are specially geared to be accessible to folks of all ability levels! Our guests of honor at each AW@10 are groups of volunteers with intellectual and developmental disabilities from some of our partner organizations like AbilityFirst, ETTA, PassAbility, Partners For Potential, and Arroyo Development Services. At Big Sunday, we firmly believe that everyone has something to give, and that everyone has fun helping others! Anyone and everyone is invited to join us for AW@10, whether it’s with a group or as an individual who wants to help out and hang out with some of the best volunteers in the business. From assembling goodie bags for unhoused people and their dogs to decorating pumpkins for underserved kids at Halloween, there’s always something fun going on at AW@10. This week we will be sorting cloths for donations.
Join Big Sunday for our Thursday Morning at 10am Events
Big Sunday,
nicolo@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
TM@10 (Thursday Morning @ 10) is not only one of our favorite programs, but it’s one of our most popular, too! Every Thursday morning from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, volunteers gather at Big Sunday HQ to work on hands-on projects that help local nonprofits. We’ve assembled birthday gifts for folks in shelters, written letters to soldiers stationed overseas, packed backpacks for ex-gang members starting college, made fleece blankets for shelter kittens, and done about a thousand other fun and meaningful things. In classic Big Sunday fashion, it’s a great way for people to meet new people, work together, and enjoy some laughs while helping someone else. It’s no wonder we have so many regulars who come every single week! We’re regularly joined by groups like AbilityFirst, Partners For Potential, and of course the famous TM Ladies! Projects we’ve worked on have benefited organizations like Covenant House, Carlos Santa Ana Academy, PATH, Exceptional Children’s Foundation, Angelus Plaza, and countless others.
Join Big Sunday for our Food Pantry and Food Fridays @ 10am
Big Sunday,
madison@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Big Sunday has given away mountains of food over many years, but now we’re going to make it a weekly event. Our Food Pantry will be open year ‘round and will contain both perishable and non-perishable food. We’re also introducing Food Fridays. Every Friday morning we’ll be open from 10-11:30 to sort and pack food. We’ll also distribute to nonprofits and schools from all over town who will distribute the food to hungry and grateful people in their communities. All ages are welcome. Groups, too! We need volunteers, collectors, donors and sponsors.