Tiime's Up!

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Basic Information

Address: 99 South 6th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Phone Number: 212- 802-8222
Director: Bill DiPaola

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Additional Information

Causes Served: Education, Environment, Health and Fitness
Clearances Required: No
Background Check: Yes
Population Served: 1 million
Ages for Volunteer: 18- 30
Hours of Service: 8 hours per week
Minimum Hours Required: 90+
Days of Service: Minimum 2 days per week
Mission Statement:

Time's Up! is a New York City-based not-for-profit direct-action environmental group that uses events and educational programs to promote a more sustainable, less toxic city.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

Time's Up believes that we need to take action right now with our everyday purchases, modes of transportation, and sustainable design for our future. We take a direct action in our educational stands.

Program History:

For more than 20 years, TIME'S UP! has worked to educate people about the environmental impacts of everyday decisions, from the food we buy to the means of transportation we use.

Events:

Time's Up has about 100 volunteers and runs dozens of campaigns promoting clean air, clean water, non-polluting transportation and sustainable design. Some of our events include: community garden clean up, environmental bicycling tours, movie nights, composting workshops, and bicycle repairs and classes workshops.

Additional Information:

We are looking for committed people to serve as interns and long-term event and committee coordinators. Have fun and meet new people while making a difference for the planet with Time's Up! For more information or to apply, email timesup.events@gmail.com.

Current volunteer positions include:

  • INTERN for college credit
    10 – 15 hours per week, flexible schedule, help save the planet while earning school credit! Learn all about the operation of a 20 – year old, community-based and all volunteer grass-roots activist organization. Time’s Up! is a New York City-based, not-for-profit, direct-action, environmental group that uses events and educational programs to promote a more sustainable, less toxic city. Times Up! has a wide variety of campaigns and events, including bike rides promoting transportation and community garden clean-ups, therefore interns will have the opportunity to go out into the field. Internship duties include: assisting the director in setting up spaces for workshops and events, organizing internet and paper correspondence, responding to membership requests, disseminating information to members and volunteers. Interns should be interested in environmental issues, motivated self-starters with internet savvy and good people skills. A good sense of humor also helps.

    Please send current resume and cover letter to: timesup.events@gmail.com.

  • VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR(S)
    Are you a "people person"? Time's Up! is looking for outgoing and friendly volunteers who would like to become Volunteer Coordinators for Time's Up!.
     
    This position involves:
          • Contacting people who would like to become Time's Up! volunteers (via email, phone and meetings)
          • Finding out their talents and interests
          • Helping them get "plugged-in" to Time's Up! by steering them to the appropriate meetings, events or coordinators

    If being a Time's Up! Volunteer Coordinator sounds like it's up your alley, email timesup.events@gmail.com.

  • EVENT LISTING COORDINATOR and Volunteers
    We are looking for an internet-savvy person who would like to keep an updated list of blogs and online event listings and regularly post Time's Up!'s events to these sites--and/or delegate tasks to other volunteers. If you are interested in being the Event Listing Coordinator or in volunteering to help the new coordinator, please email Barbara at barbaraross2@gmail.com.
  • FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR
    Do you have a $green$ thumb? Time's Up! is looking for a creative, outgoing fundraising coordinator who will work with volunteers to write grants, brainstorm creative and fun fundraisers, outreach to donors and research other fundraising opportunities--and then make them happen! Bring on your fundraising skills and help Time's Up! continue its free community events and educational workshops for a better environment. Email timesup.events@gmail.com if interested.
  • TIME'S UP! BICYCLE CO-OP
    We teach classes, workshops, and run a recycle a bike program.
     
    Positions available:
          • Bicycle mechanics to assist during workshops.
          • Bicycle mechanics to teach classes.
          • Bicycle mechanics for recycle a bike program.
          • Shop organizers.
          • People to help retrieve recycled bicycles and find us new co-op spaces.

  • GRANT WRITERS
    TIME'S UP! is a non-profit with 501(c)(3) status. Any type of fund-raising, including grant-writing, is vital to our survival. This position includes identifying funding sources and writing grants.
  • MAILING COORDINATOR
    Coordinate calendar mailing parties 8 times a year. Duties include rounding up mailing labels, copies of calendars, and postage and directing volunteers. Email timesup.events@gmail.com if interested.
  • VIDEO AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR
    Our video and photo collectives have been instrumental in documenting and publicizing TIME'S UP! environmental awareness events and campaigns. These real world images are published both locally and abroad and have inspired increased environmental awareness. Time's Up! is seeking knowledgeable individuals interested in coordinating video and photo documentation of Time's Up! events to be used for press, outreach, fundraising, community building and defending cyclists' rights and public space. Must be familiar with using digital video cameras and video and photo editing software and be willing to work with other volunteers. Email timesup.events@gmail.com if interested.
  • MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR
    Work with database manager to record new members, send out renewal notices, and send new member welcome packets. Email timesup.events@gmail.com if interested.

 

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Short-Term Volunteering

Many of our events (see our online calendar) require extensive yet simple volunteer support in order to be successful. Here are some ways you can help out:

  • Ride marshals (responsible people who go on the ride)
  • Tabling (people to commit an hour or so to be at TIME'S UP! table at an event and pass out literature)
  • Valet bike parking attendant(s)
  • Ride sweeps (responsible people to ride with ride-leader, crowd control, making sure no-one gets too far behind)
  • Helping out with after-parties (set-up, staff, and/or clean-up)
  • Help distribute flyers and calendars. Download and copy the calendar or come by the space (156 Rivington St)  during one of our workshops on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday from 6:30-8:30pm and pick up a bundle of calendars to distribute to your local bike shops, coffeeshops, etc. Distribute them at other events you attend. Carry some tape and calendars and stick them to bikes around your neighborhood. Go to a park, greenway or bridge and hand them out to passing cyclists.
  • Do you have an idea for a new Time's Up! ride or event? We'd like to hear it! Email timesupvolunteer@gmail.com with your ideas. We're also looking for ride leaders, event organizers, etc.
  • Come to a calendar mailing party and help mail out the newest edition of the Time's Up! event calendar. Meet some new folks and bring food to share. See our online calendar for monthly mailing party schedule.