A wish discovery expert is the first face of Make-A-Wish® Georgia to a wish family. Wish discovery experts meet with the wish child and immediate family members to help determine the child’s most heartfelt wish, while completing all required wish-related paperwork. Wish discovery experts typically work in teams of two. This short term role requires great attention to detail, an inquisitive spirit, and the ability to apply learned communication techniques with wish children. The Volunteer Wish Granter role is a single role that encompasses being a Wish Discovery Expert and a Wish Presentation Expert. 
 

A wish presentation expert collaborates with Make-A-Wish Georgia staff to organize a wish presentation or wish reveal party to celebrate the child’s most heartfelt wish being granted. This two-to-three month role requires great attention to detail, seeking in-kind donations from authorized local retailers, and a passion for party and celebration planning. The Volunteer Wish Granter role is a single role that encompasses being a Wish Discovery Expert and a Wish Presentation Expert. 

Accompany a fellow wish granting volunteer on a Wish Discovery Visit, assist wish kid in determining their wish, and help wish family understand wish paperwork packet. 

A community champion organizes and leads fundraising initiatives geared toward their friends and family; a community champion would be a Make-A-Wish Georgia influencer with all your favorite people as the audience! This role requires a strong close-knit community, and a willingness to incite friends and family to participate to support your fundraising goals. 

A corporate connector provides an introduction with their employer’s decision maker(s), introductions to their individual professional network contacts, and seeks in-kind donations from authorized local retailers all in the name of connecting Make-A-Wish Georgia with partnership opportunities. 

An in-office champion organizes and leads fundraising initiatives at their place of business and within their company’s community, while also seeking in-kind donations from their company or company’s community to support Make-A-Wish Georgia wishes and annual events. This role requires a goal-driven spirit, ability to motivate others, and comfort in seeking in-kind donations from authorized local retailers. 

Currently, we have a vital need for volunteers who meet any of the following criteria: 

• Speak both Spanish and English
• Have daytime availability 
• Live outside of the Atlanta area 

Volunteers who believe in and adhere to our values are our best fit. Our values are: Integrity, Child Focus, Excellence, Community and Inspiration. 

• Integrity: We approach every aspect of our work with unwavering standards of honesty, transparency and respect for wish recipients, their families and supporters. 
• Child Focus: Our business practices always put the interests of wish children first. 
• Excellence: We aspire to have best-in-class business practices, and we embrace the challenge to exceed expectations at every opportunity. 
• Community: We foster a collaborative, global community of staff, volunteers and donors with the collective ability to make the broadest possible range of wishes come true. 
• Inspiration: We are inspired by the examples of our wish kids and the actions of the entire Make-A-Wish® Georgia community to approach our mission with life-affirming enthusiasm, imagination and creativity. As a result, we fill each wish experience and every interaction with hope, strength and joy. 

Yes! Many volunteers lead busy and active lifestyles with personal and professional commitments. Volunteer opportunities are self-selected and project-oriented. Flexibility is key as there will not be consistent, set Volunteer hours.  

Wish granters schedule a time to meet with our wish families based on the family’s schedule as well as their own. Fundraising volunteers can select specific days and times based on event needs. 

Because we work closely with children, Make-A-Wish Georgia requires that all volunteers submit to and pay a fee of $26.55 for a criminal background check. More information will be sent to volunteers after completion of the Volunteer Application and interview. All information received from these reports will remain confidential and be used only for screening and placement purposes. 

Make-A-Wish Georgia policy prohibits our chapter from using the services of a volunteer if the individual has been convicted of a crime that victimizes children, is sexual in nature and/or involves violence, fraud or significant theft. 

If you have any questions regarding this policy, contact Volunteer Services at [email protected]. 

Although all official volunteers must be 18 years old, there are a number of other volunteer opportunities including hosting a toy drive or organizing a fundraiser at school through our Kids For Wish Kids program. 

We have several opportunities for groups to support Make-A-Wish Georgia! Please contact our Director of Corporate Development, Marissa Carney to learn more. 

Wish granters assist with the wish process by meeting with the family, helping the child determine the wish and acting as an extension of Make-A-Wish Georgia. This volunteer role is best suited for anyone 18 and over with warm energy, a compassionate heart and the ability to give freely of their time. Volunteers must be positive, outgoing, comfortable in a variety of social situations and passionate about children and our mission. It is also important that Volunteers are adaptable and accepting of lifestyles and situations different than their own as well as the unpredictability of wish family needs. 

Wish granter trainings are specialized trainings that consist of an overview of Make-A-Wish Georgia, the wish granting process, meeting with wish families and planning a wish. Find upcoming wish granter training dates on our Calendar Of Events. 

No, wish granters do not travel with the family. There are 59 other Make-A-Wish chapters around the country and many international affiliates. When we send a wish family to another state or country, that chapter or affiliate will help facilitate the wish.