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Volunteer
Give a weekend.
Money buys the lamps. People pack them, carry them and fit them. Pick a role that suits your time, and we will do the rest of the planning.
- 4
- ways to help
- 3 days
- to hear back
- 0
- experience needed
312volunteers last yearThe roles
Four ways to help.
01Pack day crew
Pack stoves, blankets and lamps into 40 kg mule loads. Gloves and lunch are on us.
One SaturdayWarehouse, Oakland
02Field trek volunteer
Walk in with the fitting crew, carry kit, and help wire and test lamps in each home.
10 daysUpper valleys
03Translator
Turn field reports and donor letters between English, Nepali and Tibetan.
Two hours a weekRemote
04Event host
Host a dinner or a talk for friends. We send the film, the lanterns and a field report.
One eveningYour city
What to expect
Three steps, no surprises.
The last two hours are on foot- 01
You sign up
Tell us the role and when you are free. A person on the team reads every form.
- 02
We write back
Within three working days, with dates, a short briefing and who you will work with.
- 03
You show up
We bring the tools, the food and the plan. You bring closed shoes and a few hours.
Volunteer
Give a weekend.
Money buys the lamps. People pack them, carry them and fit them. Pick a role that suits your time, and we will do the rest of the planning.
- 4
- ways to help
- 3 days
- to hear back
- 0
- experience needed
312volunteers last yearThe roles
Four ways to help.
- 01
Pack day crew
Pack stoves, blankets and lamps into 40 kg mule loads. Gloves and lunch are on us.
One SaturdayWarehouse, Oakland - 02
Field trek volunteer
Walk in with the fitting crew, carry kit, and help wire and test lamps in each home.
10 daysUpper valleys - 03
Translator
Turn field reports and donor letters between English, Nepali and Tibetan.
Two hours a weekRemote - 04
Event host
Host a dinner or a talk for friends. We send the film, the lanterns and a field report.
One eveningYour city
What to expect
Three steps, no surprises.
The last two hours are on foot- 01
You sign up
Tell us the role and when you are free. A person on the team reads every form.
- 02
We write back
Within three working days, with dates, a short briefing and who you will work with.
- 03
You show up
We bring the tools, the food and the plan. You bring closed shoes and a few hours.
Volunteer
Give a weekend.
Money buys the lamps. People pack them, carry them and fit them. Pick a role that suits your time, and we will do the rest of the planning.
- 4
- ways to help
- 3 days
- to hear back
- 0
- experience needed
312volunteers last yearThe roles
Four ways to help.
- 01
Pack day crew
Pack stoves, blankets and lamps into 40 kg mule loads. Gloves and lunch are on us.
One SaturdayWarehouse, Oakland - 02
Field trek volunteer
Walk in with the fitting crew, carry kit, and help wire and test lamps in each home.
10 daysUpper valleys - 03
Translator
Turn field reports and donor letters between English, Nepali and Tibetan.
Two hours a weekRemote - 04
Event host
Host a dinner or a talk for friends. We send the film, the lanterns and a field report.
One eveningYour city
What to expect
Three steps, no surprises.
The last two hours are on foot- 01
You sign up
Tell us the role and when you are free. A person on the team reads every form.
- 02
We write back
Within three working days, with dates, a short briefing and who you will work with.
- 03
You show up
We bring the tools, the food and the plan. You bring closed shoes and a few hours.
Questions
Before you give.
Something else? Write to hello@wellspring.foundation. A person answers within two working days.
91 cents of every dollar goes to work in the villages. 6 cents raise the next dollar and 3 cents run the office. The split is audited each year and published in the annual report.
Where money goesYes. Pick an appeal or a program when you donate and your gift is spent there. If an appeal is already fully funded we ask before moving your gift.
GivingWellspring is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts from US donors are deductible to the extent the law allows.
Tax & receiptsA receipt is emailed as soon as your gift goes through. Monthly donors get one summary each January.
Tax & receiptsAny time, from the link in your receipt or by writing to us. There is no notice period.
GivingVillage councils apply. We visit, agree what the village will contribute in labour and upkeep, and start only when a local committee is in place.
Where money goesWe go back. Every solar kit, tap and classroom is checked each spring and the results are published by village.
Where money goesYes. Pack days run in Oakland each autumn, and we take a small number of skilled volunteers in the valleys: engineers, nurses and teachers.
Get involvedCompanies match staff gifts, sponsor an appeal or give goods at cost. Write to us and we will set it up within a week.
Get involved
Questions
Before you give.
Something else? Write to hello@wellspring.foundation. A person answers within two working days.
91 cents of every dollar goes to work in the villages. 6 cents raise the next dollar and 3 cents run the office. The split is audited each year and published in the annual report.
Where money goesYes. Pick an appeal or a program when you donate and your gift is spent there. If an appeal is already fully funded we ask before moving your gift.
GivingWellspring is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts from US donors are deductible to the extent the law allows.
Tax & receiptsA receipt is emailed as soon as your gift goes through. Monthly donors get one summary each January.
Tax & receiptsAny time, from the link in your receipt or by writing to us. There is no notice period.
GivingVillage councils apply. We visit, agree what the village will contribute in labour and upkeep, and start only when a local committee is in place.
Where money goesWe go back. Every solar kit, tap and classroom is checked each spring and the results are published by village.
Where money goesYes. Pack days run in Oakland each autumn, and we take a small number of skilled volunteers in the valleys: engineers, nurses and teachers.
Get involvedCompanies match staff gifts, sponsor an appeal or give goods at cost. Write to us and we will set it up within a week.
Get involved
Questions
Before you give.
Something else? Write to hello@wellspring.foundation. A person answers within two working days.
91 cents of every dollar goes to work in the villages. 6 cents raise the next dollar and 3 cents run the office. The split is audited each year and published in the annual report.
Where money goesYes. Pick an appeal or a program when you donate and your gift is spent there. If an appeal is already fully funded we ask before moving your gift.
GivingWellspring is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts from US donors are deductible to the extent the law allows.
Tax & receiptsA receipt is emailed as soon as your gift goes through. Monthly donors get one summary each January.
Tax & receiptsAny time, from the link in your receipt or by writing to us. There is no notice period.
GivingVillage councils apply. We visit, agree what the village will contribute in labour and upkeep, and start only when a local committee is in place.
Where money goesWe go back. Every solar kit, tap and classroom is checked each spring and the results are published by village.
Where money goesYes. Pack days run in Oakland each autumn, and we take a small number of skilled volunteers in the valleys: engineers, nurses and teachers.
Get involvedCompanies match staff gifts, sponsor an appeal or give goods at cost. Write to us and we will set it up within a week.
Get involved