Doing good feels great!

Suggested prompts:

• What is the best piece of professional advice you’ve received?

• What is the most challenging aspect of your job and what do you enjoy most?

• What skills do you use most frequently in your profession?

• When do you feel your most powerful and confident in your work?

• What coping skills do you use to navigate feelings of overwhelm or stress in your position?

• What insight would you share with your 14-year-old self?

We’d also love to ensure that the video is as visually engaging and dynamic as possible, so please feel free to include props, show examples of your work, or even share a photo of yourself from elementary, middle, or high school!

Be sure to check out our Volunteer FAQs. This document is full of tips and guidelines!

Keep in mind:

The target audience for your Advice Archive video will be girls in grades 6-12. Please remember to use language that is inclusive and accessible to someone as young as 11 years old.

Some folks have jobs that youth will be familiar with (like Veterinarian or Dentist). Other volunteers have jobs that require more explanation, like working in Marketing or Finance... remember to keep things related to what girls know. If you’re in Marketing—can you draw correlations between what you do and advertisements they may have seen? If you’re in Finance can you help them think about their own piggy banks at home and draw basic connections to your day-to-day tasks?

• The bookmarks should have 8.5 inches x 2.75 inches in dimension.

• The bookmarks should, at a minimum, have the thickness of cardstock (this is to ensure they are a bit more sturdy/durable than if they were written on notebook or computer paper). However, you don’t have to use cardstock - you can use any similar material that can be found around the house/apartment, i.e. shoeboxes, cardboard boxes, etc.

• Volunteers are encouraged to write a minimum of 7-10 different bookmarks.

• We are currently asking for handwritten/hand decorated bookmarks as this provides a personalized and meaningful touch.

• We recommend taking 1-2 weeks max to complete your bookmarks.

• We welcome decorations, colors, markers, and stickers! We suggest using a variety of bright and bold colors.

• Ensure your writing is legible and use language that is accessible to young folks.

• Use inclusive language in your bookmarks (see our inclusive language section in our volunteers website!)

Steer away from language about physical attributes.

Do not share identifying/personal information on your bookmark.

When you have completed your 7+ bookmarks, you will mail them to:

PO Box 3122, Austin, Texas, 78764 (ATTN: Relatable Role Model Letters). Please include your first and last name in the return address area of the mailing envelope (as well as your company if this is a corporate engagement project) so that we can credit you for your volunteer hours!

• Share your favorite quote celebrating the power of girls/youth.

• Provide a short affirmation that is uplifting.

• Include stickers and doodles.

• Draw powerful role models who have inspired you (we’re excited to see your renditions of Michelle Obama, Frida Kahlo, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg!)

What should be included in my letters?

• Be sure to check out our Volunteer FAQs! This document is full of tips, guidelines, and an example Relatable Role Model Letter.

• The letter should be one page in length. 

• Volunteers are asked to write a minimum of 5 different letters. 

• We are currently asking for handwritten letters as this provides a personalized and meaningful touch.  

• We welcome decorations, colors, markers, and stickers! 

• Letter recipients are girls in grades 3-8 and grades 6-12 (roughly 8-13 years old and 11-18 years old). 

• Ensure your writing is legible and use language that is accessible to young folks. 

• Use inclusive language in your letters (see our inclusive language section in our FAQs!) 

• Steer away from language about physical attributes.   

• Feel free to share your first name, age, city, and/or profession. 

• Do not include any other identifying/personal information. 

• When you have completed your 5+ letters, you will mail them to: PO Box 3122, Austin, Texas, 78764 (ATTN: Relatable Role Model Letters). 

• Share your favorite inspiring quote.

• Write about your role model/shero and why they inspire you.

• Share a joke or riddle.

• Offer words of affirmation or mantras.

• Share a memory from middle or high school when you were brave, kind, or used your voice to advocate for yourself or others.

• Write an acrostic poem using words like girl, power, bravery, strength, etc.

• Create fun doodles that can be colored in and decorated.

• Write about how you utilize the Six Cs in your life:

  • How are you creative?

  • What are your favorite coping skills?

  • What makes you feel confident?

  • Who do you enjoy collaborating with?

  • What makes you feel like a courageous communicator?

  • How do you exercise your critical thinking skills?