Be the Star You Are

Cause Area

Children & Youth
Disaster Relief
Education & Literacy
Media & Broadcasting
Women

Location

PO Box 376Moraga, CA 94556 United States

Website:

http://www.bethestaryouare.org

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Active Opportunities (16)

Teen and Young Adult Hosts and Reporters for Express Yourself!™ Radio Broadcast

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

Express Yourself! Young Adult Radio Host and Reporter Positions (Training Fee Required, See Below for Details) Thank you for wanting to participate in our unique opportunity for youth to be reporters and hosts on the radio. All participants must sign an Appearance Release Form. Express Yourself!(tm) is available to English speaking youth ages 10 and older. The program has no religious or political agendas. All participants under the age of 18 must have permission from their parents or guardians and sign the Minor Media Release Form. Express Yourself!(tm) is a weekly radio show brought to the airwaves as an outreach program of Be the Star You Are!(r) charity giving youth across the world a voice to be listened to. Broadcast on the Voice America Kids Network, Express Yourself!(tm) boasts teens and young adults who are coached to be hosts and reporters by producer, Cynthia Brian. Each week a different theme is presented based on one of the chapters from the book, Be the Star You Are!(r). Guests are interviewed by the hosts and include authors, experts, athletes, film and TV stars, musicians, entrepreneurs, social media celebrities, and more. The program pre-records via SKYPE on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:00pm PT and airs the following Tuesday at NOON PT. Broadcasts reach 132 countries. Archives are kept at http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2014/express-yourself. Photos and descriptions can be found at http://www.ExpressYourselfTeenRadio.com This is a rare opportunity for young people to get hands-on training in communication skills, radio broadcasting, journalism, scriptwriting, and interviewing techniques by an esteemed media coach. Read praise: http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/be-the-star-you-are-inc/ Make sure to listen to the program before applying for a position. http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2014/express-yourself Ages of all on-air reporters participating in the program must be 10-25. Participants must fill out the Be the Star You Are!(r) volunteer questionnaire. C RADIO PROGRAM INFO: The program is divided into 4 segments, each 12 minutes long, with a station identification break and PSA between each one. A radio clock will be provided with training on how to keep on time. All shows will be PRE-RECORDED using SKYPE to connect with the Voice America Network studios in Arizona. We record Wednesdays from 5:00pm -6:00pm PACIFIC and each person must be on SKYPE at least 15 minutes before scheduled record time. Each reporter must have an EXTERNAL microphone and headphones or headset to use SKYPE and be connected via Ethernet or cable.. In cases of emergency, SKYPE via cell phone may work. Shows are not edited This radio show will also be uploaded to the Express Yourself!(r) web site at http://www.ExpressYourselfTeenRadio.com as well as live on Voice America Kids on Tuesdays at Noon, http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2014/express-yourself Every person associated with the program will be required to post weekly information to social networking sites to help publicize our radio show. CONTRIBUTORS/REPORTERS: Each weekly program features one to four volunteer reporters. Each reporter decides what his/her special focus for the show will be. Reporters must email Cynthia Brian his/her script at least THREE days in advance of the recording. Segments to be about 6 minutes of the report plus 10 questions as prompts for the hosts and a short bio of you. All reporters must be able to improvise and have a fun conversation with the hosts. Our reporters are always in the first and last segment with a different reporter in each. More information will be provided. If you have any questions, please email info@BetheStarYouAre.org This is a rare and terrific opportunity for a young person to become a better communicator, learn to think on your feet, have the opportunity to interview influential people, and become a radio personality with your viewpoints heard throughout the world. Express Yourself! Teen Radio "Where teens talk and the world listens!" Voice America Kids Network: http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2014/express-yourself

Date Posted: 2024-11-14
VIDEOGRAPHER-EDITOR FOR YOU TUBE SERIES

Flexible Schedule | Moraga, CA 94556

VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR for YOU TUBE series Be the Star You Are! is a charity increasing literacy and positive media. We produce short videos to be uploaded to social networking sites. We are seeking volunteers who have digital cameras to shoot videos of people, places, and things that exhibit the positive, happy side of life. Need to also have creative editing skills and the knowledge to upload movies to the internet. We currently have two series in production-SHINE and STAR MINUTE. If you are an aspiring film maker and editor, this is a terrific opportunity to practice your skills while making a difference in your community. Volunteer MUST live in the San Francisco Bay area, have transportation to and from Moraga, and be available to meet with other volunteers, shoot events, and attend occasional meetings. This is a volunteer position. There is no pay. Please visit our web site at www.bethestaryouare.org for more information about our charity. Please respond ONLY if you have the skills listed above and know how to make movies, edit, and upload. In your email to us, please list your qualifications and provide information on any projects you have already done. Thanks so much for your expertise. This is a FUN opportunity!

Date Posted: 2024-11-14
Content Creator: Write Short Articles for our Monthly Newsletter

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

If you enjoy writing and have opinions of value you would like to express, submitting occasional short articles for our newsletter may benefit you. We especially welcome articles from teens, families, and women. This is an excellent way to build your published writing portfolio. Once you are a registered volunteer and have made the donation requirement, you will receive an email that provides you with the theme for the next newsletter and the timeline for submission. GUIDELINES Articles must be uplifting, positive, and empowering. We may have a theme that we ask you to expand upon. Articles must have a title, your name, and be between 150-300 words. No defamation of any kind will be accepted. You get a one or two-sentence by-line of 25 words or less, and may add your website and photo of yourself if you wish. You retain the right to publish your article elsewhere but give us the right to publish it in our newsletter and on our website. No minimum or maximum number of articles is required. We retain the right to edit for punctuation, length, and sentence structure. Not all submissions will be accepted and there is no guarantee of publication. When you submit your questionnaire to us, we will ask for a short sample of your writing. If accepted, we will invite you to join our newsletter writing team. The newsletter and your article is also published in our blogs, on our website, and in social media posts. Once accepted for publication, you will receive 2 hours of community service.

Date Posted: 2024-11-14
Volunteer Grant Writer

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

Grant Writer would be responsible to research, identify and respond to grant opportunities which meet the needs of BTSYA, seeing the grant proposal through from start to finish. Baseline responsibilities include the below: 1. Prepare, submit and manage grant proposals. 2. Perform prospect research on foundations and corporations to evaluate prospective grants. 3. Comply with all grants as required by corporate/foundation donors. 4. Establish and maintain good rapport with current donors. 5. Maintain accurate records in database of all grants and donations. 6. Track statistics relevant to development and report metrics and data to donars as needed.

Date Posted: 2024-11-14
TEEN STAR BOOK REVIEWER

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

One of the most fun and rewarding volunteer positions is as a Teen STAR Book Reviewer. We invite volunteers age 10 and above who like to read to join our Teen STAR Book Review team. Adults are also welcome to become a reviewer. Here's how it works: Volunteers may read most any book, then write an honest one-page book review on how they liked or disliked the book. These reviews offer parents, librarians, teachers, guardians, and other people an idea of what books would be good for what age level. Book reviews will be published at their site and also at http://www.BTSYA.org. Reviews need to include your original thoughts on book content as well as opinions on whether the book is fun, entertaining, educational, or boring. Guidelines and information will be sent when you request to be a volunteer STAR Teen Book Reviewer. For more information or to join the team, email: info@bethestaryouare.org Thank you. Keep on reading and writing! We look forward to working with you to help in increasing literacy and positive messages through this extraordinary book review program.

Date Posted: 2024-11-14

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Organization Information

Mission Statement

The mission of Be the Star You Are! a non-profit corporation is to improve literacy, increase positive media messages, and provide tools for daily living by empowering women, families, and youth. We grow people!

Description

Be the Star You Are!(r), a 501 (c)(3) collects, commissions, and distributes empowering books, audio, video, art, and music. Recipients include youth and teen groups, women, shelters and support groups, seniors, job re-entry, treatment and recovery programs. The world is bombarded daily with negative messages. Believing that information infused with inspiration has the power to transform and change lives, Be the Star You Are! is a positive message media library offering choices and hope. Be the Star You Are! also broadcasts two radio programs, StarStyle-Be the Star You Are!, a lifestyle show Wednesdays, 4-5pm PT and Express Yourself!, a young adult program where teens talk and the world listens, Sundays, 3 PM PT, both on on Voice America Network/Empowerment Channel. http://www.BetheStarYouAreRadio.com.

Be the Star You Are!(r) makes a difference in communities by offering positive "edutainment", education combined with entertainment.

Please note that we will send every potential volunteer a questionnaire which must be completed before any position can be assigned. Minors under the age of 18 must have parental permission.

We are seeking only enthusiastic, responsible volunteers. If your only interest is getting community service, we are not a match for you.

Thanks for your interest in Be the Star You Are!

We look forward to working and growing with you.

Reviews

by walid g. from MA (2024-11-06 00:55:52.0)

I love helping others and I have many skills that I acquired through my experience in all volunteer organizations. I have 3 years of experience in the military field and I love humanitarian work.

The volunteers that connect on our website tomorrow depend on the donors of today.