About: Volunteer
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer with New England Primate Conservancy, a lean, education-driven nonprofit working to protect one of the world’s most endangered groups of mammals through conservation education.
NEPC is powered by volunteers. The lessons, Primate Species Profiles, videos, and outreach materials that reach learners around the world are created, reviewed, and supported by individuals who generously contribute their time and expertise. Education is the heart of conservation — and our volunteers make that work possible.
Whether you are a writer, educator, researcher, editor, designer, video creator, or grant researcher, there are meaningful ways to apply your skills to wildlife protection and biodiversity education.
We do not have paid employment opportunities at this time. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please review the open positions below and email us with your interest and qualifications, as outlined in each listing.
No telephone inquiries, please.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
experienced grant writer/PROSPECTOR
New England Primate Conservancy (NEPC) seeks a grant writer to support foundation prospecting and proposal customization for our conservation education and wildlife protection work.
NEPC is a biodiversity and wildlife conservation organization that uses education and digital storytelling as its primary conservation strategy. Our work focuses on long-term, upstream impact—building conservation literacy, empathy, and informed action to protect primates and the ecosystems they share.
This role is well-suited to someone who is already familiar with the rhythms and realities of grant work and is interested in applying that experience in a mission-driven context. We work with established narratives and strategy and value thoughtful collaboration, sound judgment, and clear communication.
Because this role involves U.S. private and family foundations, applicants must be based in the United States and familiar with the U.S. grant funding landscape.
What this role involves:
- Researching private and family foundations aligned with wildlife conservation, biodiversity, climate, and environmental education
- Assessing alignment beyond surface-level category matches
- Customizing existing proposal narratives for individual funders
- Tracking prospects and application status
This role may be a good fit if you:
- Have prior experience with grant writing or grant research for nonprofits
- Understand that grant work is iterative and often long-arc
- Are comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with organizational leadership
- Value collaboration and thoughtful iteration in a mission-driven environment
This is a remote volunteer position, with communication via email and occasional phone or Zoom meetings with the president and management staff.
Minimum age 25. Must be located in the US.
Hours per week are negotiable. We’ll work with your schedule.
Please email a letter of interest describing your relevant grant experience, along with your resume or CV: debra@neprimateconservancy.org
Calling All Nonhuman Primate Experts! Fact-Checker Needed
NEPC’s celebrated Primate Species Profiles series is the most accessed section of the NEPC website, featuring profiles of more than four hundred primate species, with an objective to profile all 534 species. Each month, we introduce new species to the series while also rewriting profiles that are 5 to 6 years old to include the latest news, census data, ecological impacts, species classifications, and behavioral discoveries.
Depending on various factors, our global team of content contributors completes 8 to 12 profiles per month. The fact-checking process will be a shared responsibility. Although the time required may decrease with experience, we estimate approximately 10 hours per month for this task.
Accuracy is paramount. These profiles are utilized by students and educators from elementary school through university levels, as well as beyond, for projects, reports, and curriculum planning. They are frequently cited across various platforms, including online sources, social media, print publications, nature magazines, television programming, children’s publications, authors, blogs, national news agencies, science museums, and conservation groups
If you possess extensive knowledge about a wide range of primate genera, I would like to discuss this opportunity with you. With additional fact-checkers, we can engage more writers and provide enhanced resources to the 7.5 million readers who rely on NEPC for comprehensive information about our nonhuman primate counterparts. Please note, we are seeking individuals who already have the requisite knowledge for effective and efficient fact-checking, not those looking to learn more.
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- Commitment Details: 10 hours per week
- Recurrence: Recurring
- Age Requirement: 25+
Other Requirements: Perfect command of the English language. Expertise in nonhuman primates.
