Available Positions
Collaborative Projects and other areas of Interest
1) Graduate, Doctoral, and Undergraduate Project Opportunities
RideBuzz is seeking high-level involvement to help design and implement various aspects of our program - working with interns, faculty and community to increase our program capacity and efficacy.
One project that needs involvement:
Summary of Elder Rideshare Proposed Pilot Project
http://www.ridebuzz.org/articles/elder-transportation-elder-ridesharing-western-mass-420.html
2) Social Change Activists (grassroots volunteer organizers/canvassers): “Moving towards sustainability.”
Responsibilities: Locate and mobilize a force of canvassers to raise awareness and funding for the program. If you attain financial sponsors you will be rewarded monetarily.
Economic Development: Leverage your business skills for social change
Responsibilities: Communicating the economic value proposition of the RideBuzz program to businesses, helping implement rideshare programs (being involved and leading sales and potential financial partnering sponsors. If you attain financial sponsors you will be rewarded monetarily.
4) Computer Science and Web Development
Responsibilities: Using your skill set to augment the development process
Looking for Computer programmers, web developers that have interest in playing a role in the development of an innovative ridesharing system that is developing GPS enabled approaches to increase last-minute options for users. A background in Drupal (open source CMS – based in PHP) and/or a strong willingness to learn is crucial. RideBuzz uses Drupal.
5) Marketing Savvy Outreach Folks/Events Planners/Creative solutions for raising awareness
Responsibilities: Planning and arranging events. Contacting potential event co-sponsors, running events, tabling booths, creating flyers and marketing and promotional material, creative solutions also welcome “GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE RIDEBUZZ PROGRAM!!” Planning Community events (that may include music events and other activities that draw the general community in and create awareness)”
6) Planners: Transportation, Sustainability
Responsibilities: Looking at geographic strategies and physical location based strategies to increase the use of ridesharing inclusive of GIS mapping; Demographic analysis and identification of communities that can be served by the program
7) Grant writers
Responsibilities: Locating and applying for grants that will strengthen the RideBuzz program
Focus area: Congestion and traffic Mitigation, Environment, social welfare, transportation, economic stimulation foundations, government grants, etc. If your efforts return funding, you will be rewarded monetarily.
8) Graphic Designers/Artist Activists:
Responsibilities: Flyer Design, web design, bumper stickers shirts and finding creative ways to raise consciousness using art as a medium.
9) Film and Media Students:
Responsibilities: Produce media that increases awareness of social change movements. Collaborate and utilize professional resources at ACTV Amherst - Opportunity to create a documentary on ridesharing, and short commercials for webcast and to be aired on public television.
10) English, Writing, Publishing:
Learn how to create web content that is pervasive in gaining attention in social Networks. Help thread RideBuzz into social Networking Mediums. Create meaningful web content
11) Community Development
Responsibilities: Communicating with under-served populations and related human service organizations/agencies (may also include municipalities and socially responsible businesses) to help co-develop tailored rideshare programs and educate related communities about the RideBuzz program; PowerPoint presentation and strong communication skills will be helpful. We welcome individuals with a command of the Spanish language, but not necessary.