Without volunteers, ASTEP would be unable to operate. They are the bones, heart and soul of our organization. From teaching impoverished children in rural India, to running errands and answering phones in our New York office, every volunteer performs a key task in the ongoing functioning and growth of ASTEP.
Whether you have an hour to work in the office, an afternoon to share your artistic talents, or a few weeks to go abroad to work with kids in Africa or India, ASTEP can always use you! Here are a couple of ways you can help:
ASTEP Volunteer Artist Educator
Our volunteer artists, in particular, have a major role as the primary purveyors of ASTEP's core mission of bringing arts education, HIV/AIDS awareness, and the development of self-empowering, decision-making skills to youths in disadvantaged communities in India, Africa, and the U.S..
Under the guidance and direction of founder Mary-Mitchell Campbell, our expanding network of global artists has taken to heart the words of Mahatma Gandhi, "Be the change you want to see in the world." We are always looking for one more good candidate who encapsulates that idea.
To become a Volunteer Artist in one of our programs, download the following application form:
2010 ASTEP Volunteer Artist Educator Application PDF
2010 ASTEP Volunteer Artist Educator Application WORD
Prospective volunteers are asked to carefully read over the program descriptions (listed under Our Work) before filling out the application.
To help figure out which ASTEP program is right for you download the following:
2010 ASTEP At A Glance Guide to Programming
You can also TAKE THE ASTEP SURVEY to help you decide where to apply
Once your application is complete you can mail it to:
Artists Striving To End Poverty, 165 West 46th Street, Suite 1303, New York, NY 10036.
Or Fax it to: 212.840.0551 Or E-mail it to our ASTEP Volunteer Coordinator.
In the ASTEP NYC Office
-Data Entry- ASTEP has a HUGE database filled with donors, volunteers, prospective partners etc. We need some computer savvy people to jump in and help organize all of these entries.
-Fundraising Research- Internet prolific people wanted! ASTEP needs volunteers who are willing to take a lead and investigate over the internet- and then follow up with it. For example: Grants we might be eligible for, private foundations that may be interested in ASTEP, wealthy contributors/entrepreneurs of other organizations/businesses...
Get Active Online
Givenik. Givenik.com is a unique fundraising program that provides ASTEP supporters access to special savings and added-value offers for a variety of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows! For every ticket purchased through Givenik, 5% of the total price will be donated to ASTEP!
GoodSearch. ASTEP is now a participating charity on GoodSearch.com. GoodSearch.com is powered by Yahoo! and raises money for charities using a model similar to paid searches on Yahoo or Google. Each search raises $0.01 for ASTEP. The more people who use GoodSearch, the more money will be directed towards our cause. The sky is the limit!
GoodShop. Are you an online shopper? Then go to GoodShop.com before cyberspending and see if your favorite online store is a charitable contributor on GoodShop. Use the links on the website to click through to your favorite store and the retailer will donate a percentage of your sale to ASTEP! Participating stores include: The Apple Store, Barnes & Noble, Fandango, ITunes, Target, Macy's and many many more!
iGive. Can't find the store you want on GoodShop? Become an iGive member and shop at over 600 different online stores! iGive will also donate an extra $5 to ASTEP when you make your first purchase within 45 days of signing up! Use this link and start shopping for ASTEP today!
Beauty Fundraising. Now you can purchase your favorite AVON products AND help support ASTEP! Register as a 'Fundraising Customer' on BeautyFundraising.com and enter ASTEP's special organization code 810017 and 15% of your total purchase will be donated to ASTEP! Use this link and get shopping!
Organize an Event or Change Drive
Continually producing fundraising events to support our organization year-round is a major endeavor for ASTEP. Due to an overwhelming amount of requests from individuals generously offering ideas for concerts in benefit to ASTEP; and out of fairness and the time constraints on our staff and volunteers, we can no longer provide production, PR, box office, music direction and/or stage management support for these types of events.
If you or someone you know would like to donate the proceeds of a show, reading, or preview or have a creative fundraising idea please contact ASTEP directly for further information via our contact form or send us an email.-Change Drives- ASTEP asks working arts professionals on- and off- Broadway to set up private spare change deposits in donation to ASTEP.
Companies that have participated in spare change drives for ASTEP include Altar Boyz, Jersey Boys, Sweeney Todd, The Wedding Singer, the Juilliard School, Carnegie Hall and the Urban Bush Women Dance Company and Cirque du Soliel (Montreal). With these drives, ASTEP endeavors to prove that within the art community, Small Change can indeed create Big Change for children in need.
