Morale Staff
As a member of Morale Staff, you will work as a student ambassador for raiseRED through assisting in hosting pre-events, tabling on campus, and engaging with our student body regarding raiseRED. You will participate in a variety of workshops to learn how to present information about raiseRED to students, how to maintain a positive and inclusive environment, and how to lead effectively. The goal as a Morale Staff member is to promote positivity and excitement around raiseRED and our mission either through creating content or by creating personal relationships with other students. You will lead a color team during the marathon, ensuring people are excited and engaged throughout the entire duration. Your passion and love for the cause will be an inspiration to other dancers to fight for our kids. As a staff member, you will attend meetings for both general staff and Morale Staff, participate in events hosted by other raiseRED leadership members, learn and potentially teach line dance, as well as interact with dancers on a personal level.
**Large Staff
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT STAFF
As a member of the Student Involvement Staff (SIS), you will work closely with the Student Involvement Coordinator in executing their roles and duties. This includes involvement within the logistics of recruitment planning and execution along with working to support the Team Captain program. When working with the Team Captain program, a SIS will lead in external recruitment efforts for RSOs that are not currently registered. You will also act as a pseudo-Team Captain for registered fundraising teams without an assigned Team Captain and Team Miracle (our fundraising team of dancers without an associated RSO). Any SIS should feel comfortable providing presentations, speaking and educating about raiseRED, and assisting with fundraising to RSOs they may not have previous experience with. This staff has a lot of flexibility in assigned roles and tasks, and may vary depending on the needs of the Student Involvement Coordinator.
**Small Staff
**Must have participated in raiseRED previously
Team Captains
As a Team Captain, you will serve as a liaison between raiseRED and a UofL Registered Student Organization (RSO). This role is a crucial part of the great things raiseRED accomplishes. You will represent your organization or school at leadership meetings, raiseRED events, and during the dance marathon. You are a point person for all communication between raiseRED and your assigned organization. Your responsibilities will include opening and maintaining a clear line of communication between organizations, taking charge of getting your assigned RSO members to register and buy into the great mission we support, and equipping your assigned RSO with the tools they need to fundraise successfully. You will receive all training and leadership needed to achieve this through onboarding meetings. Lastly, you will be a positive representation of raiseRED!
** Large Staff
Family Relations Staff
​As a member of the Family Relations Staff, you will serve as a liaison between the raiseRED families and the Family Relations Coordinator. You will assist in pairing Cardinal Kids with their Cardinal Crew Mentors and be responsible for creating and managing all data and tracking information relevant to Cardinal Crew engagement. You will be required to assist with the planning of and attendance at all Family Relations events. All Family Relations Staff members will be responsible for a variety of duties that can include but are not limited to the logistics of planning the events, such as determining supplies, working with the budget, gathering supplies, contacting families about upcoming events, and set-up/clean-up along with attending and volunteering at events hosted by families, if necessary. During marathon, your primary responsibilities will be catering to the families and providing any assistance that they may need in the Family Room. You will also assist with tasks like reaching out to families and the monthly newsletters that go out to the families about upcoming events and the potential monthly newsletters that go out to dancers, the rest of staff, and donors about updates and introductions of the families and the Norton Children’s Cancer Institute and UofL School of Medicine’s Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.
**Small Staff
Service Staff
As a member of Service Staff, you will be responsible for completing eight hours of service during the fall semester and six hours of service during the spring semester, attending all Service Staff and general staff meetings, as well as understanding, learning, and sharing about each external service partner raiseRED serves. You will also be responsible for aiding in the execution and potential planning of service events throughout the year and will assist in the execution of components of this year's dance marathon. You will be working with a variety of non-profit organizations, such as Ronald McDonald House, Sickle Cell Association of Kentuckiana, Kentucky Blood Center, Gilda’s Club, Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation, etc. Through this position, you will be given the opportunity to give back to the community through the donation of your time. The dates for service events will be given in advance so that staff members can plan accordingly. Ultimately, the goal of Service Staff is to expand the impact raiseRED makes within the community by being present through service over the course of the year.
**Medium Staff
Design Staff
As a member of raiseRED’s Design Staff, you will play a role in telling our story, building our brand, and keeping our community engaged through social media content and printed materials, such as merchandise, flyers, packets, pamphlets, signage, and more. Design Staff members collaborate with the Design Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, and Communications Director to execute both day-to-day social media content and big-picture campaigns. This includes regularly designing content to be posted on the stories and feeds of raiseRED pages like Instagram and TikTok (sometimes Facebook, X, and LinkedIn), but also maintaining a calendar of more intentional feed posts and advertisements for raiseRED events and engagement campaigns. You will focus not only on day-to-day advertisements and projects, but also engage with larger projects and creative campaigns that forward our cause. All Design Staff members will be responsible for managing photography and videography, and maintaining raiseRED's photo records to create professional content. Together, this staff collaborates with the Design Coordinator to keep raiseRED’s media and message student-focused and innovative. All Design Staff members are responsible for the collection of content of various formats at raiseRED events. A position on raiseRED’s Design Staff requires moderate technical skill in Adobe Creative Cloud and/or Canva.
**Small Staff
Internal Projects Staff
As a member of the Internal Projects Staff, you will work closely with and assist the Internal Projects Coordinator (IPC) with the planning and execution of pre-events. This would also include a review and debrief of events after they happen. You will be responsible for attending all meetings regarding the planning of pre-events and help brainstorm ideas for activities at pre-events. You will be effectively relaying information to other raiseRED staff and the student body about pre-events while making sure that all events are diverse, inclusive, and accessible to everyone. Additionally, you will be responsible for helping the IPC set up and tear down things at the pre-events, and also be in attendance at all pre-events.
**Small Staff
Sponsorship Staff
As a member of Sponsorship Staff, you will help with sponsor stewardship by making phone calls, sending emails, and conducting outreach to former, current, and prospective sponsors. You will assist with scheduling meetings, researching potential sponsors and grants, and attending sponsor meetings alongside the Sponsorship Coordinator. You will also help coordinate and pick up sponsorship and in-kind donation items for raiseRED events, as well as assist with any other sponsorship-related tasks throughout the year. This staff plays an active role in securing and maintaining partnerships that directly support raiseRED's mission.
**Small Staff