Share Your Volunteer Impact: Social Media, Email, and Advocacy Ideas

When you share your story as a Learning Ally volunteer with the world, you’re growing awareness of the literacy crisis in the U.S. and the challenges so many students face. We need volunteers to talk about their work serving students and educators at Learning Ally. The more we share our mission, the more educators, schools, and families can access our solutions. Together, we're working to solve the literacy crisis and achieve equity in education for all.  

So how can you be a Learning "Ally" and share your impact? 

We use social media to connect with our parents, educators, students, and many other Learning Ally community members, all of whom are dedicated to making learning accessible. When you share a Learning Ally post with your network, you’re helping grow our network. Like, follow, or share posts from the social media accounts below and help us reach students and educators who could benefit from our resources.  

Facebook: @LearningAllyVolunteerTeam

Instagram @VolunteerNation_LearningAlly

Twitter: @VOCommunity

Facebook: @LearningAlly.org

Instagram: @Learning_ally_edcommunity

Twitter: @Learning_Ally, Andrew Friedman, CEO, Terrie Noland, VP Educator Initiatives

LinkedIn: @Learningally

Share your volunteer service on social media: 

Use one of the sample posts below to talk about the impact you create with Learning Ally. Don't forget to tag us! 

Samples:

• Today, I volunteered for Learning Ally, a nonprofit education solutions organization focused on solving the literacy problem in the U.S. We work hard to ensure students have equitable access to education! 
• I am championing literacy for all with Learning Ally. I volunteer as a [insert your volunteer role title] to bring equitable access to education for students who struggle with reading. Join me in making a difference!
  

Use hashtags to help boost your posts:

• #learningally #equity #strugglinglearners #earlyliteracy #distancelearning #virtuallearning #volunteering #volunteer #corporatesocialresponsibility #corporatecitizenship #literacy #educators #education #book #read #learning #edtech #nonprofit #learn #literacy #k12 #communityservice #narrator #voiceover

Share books and book trailers on social media: 

Head to our library of 80,000 human-narrated audiobooks and find the audiobooks you helped create. Share a link to the book from our website or post a picture of the book cover to build your portfolio and grow your career! 

At this time, we cannot produce book trailers for volunteers because of staff capacity, but we would recommend that you take a short snip of your finished audiobook and create a book trailer. Book Trailers are naturally Share-worthy. Sharing a book trailer could excite new business opportunities for you and help Learning Ally welcome new voices to volunteer alongside you.

Find out how to request a book trailer here: https://volunteernation.tawk.help/article/how-can-i-get-a-book-trailer

Find us on LinkedIn and add your volunteer experience to your credentials! Share your responsibilities and how long you’ve held them, and provide examples with Book Trailers, Audiobook links, and other material you might have worked on. 

Examples of Volunteer LinkedIn Profiles:

This volunteer lists all the book titles they’ve ever worked on, including time spent!

Changing your email signature is a quick and easy way to let your network know you’re proud to be a Learning Ally. Some ideas to add to your signature are:
 

Add a role or title

Learning Ally Volunteer, Audiobook Narrator Volunteer at Learning Ally, Quality Assurance Volunteer at Learning Ally, etc.

Add a tagline

I am championing literacy for all with Learning Ally. I volunteer as a [insert your volunteer role title] to bring equitable access to education for students who struggle with reading. Join me in making a difference!

Add share links

The Learning Ally website: learningally.org

Ways to give: A link to donate

Not sure how to change your email signature? Check out the resources below. 

• Outlook365 users: click here
• Gmail users: click here

Bring your unique perspective to helping struggling readers by creating your own event and raise funds to support kids. Invite your friends and family to join you in supporting student success! Click here to learn how. 

Does your employer sponsor matching gift programs?

• Many employers sponsor matching gift programs that match charitable contributions made by their employees. Some companies may even match gifts made by retirees, spouses, and board members. Others provide matching funds to support employee volunteer hours. Most of these programs match contributions dollar for dollar, and some will even double or triple the amount of your gift. Click here to find out if your employer matches.

Looking for virtual corporate volunteer events?

• If you're looking for a virtual volunteering group experience, contact Paula Restrepo - [email protected]

Questions? Contact [email protected] to learn more!