Volunteer: Nonprofit Leadership Program

Borgen Project; Richmond; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

The Borgen Project is seeking passionate individuals for its Volunteer: Nonprofit Leadership Program. This part-time, remote program provides experience in nonprofit leadership, advocacy, and fundraising. Participants will engage with government officials, pitch stories to media, and learn essential skills to effect change. Opportunities for college credit are available.

Benefits

College credit available

Qualifications

• Passion for fighting poverty and righting wrongs.
• No prior experience necessary.
• Ability to engage and mobilize community support.

Responsibilities

• Represent The Borgen Project at various events and meetings.
• Create and implement fundraising campaigns.
• Update job postings and assist in recruitment processes.

Job description

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From CNN to The Huffington Post, the world is talking about the innovative movement that is downsizing global poverty. The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nations on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. The national campaign is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. and U.K. foreign policy.

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Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Look no further!

The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.

With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has worked to support the passage of numerous bills that have benefitted close to 500 million people in developing countries.

Nonprofit Leadership Program The role will give an insight into the key skills required to lead and develop a nonprofit organization. This is a part-time 12-hours per week, 12 week, unpaid remote program. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the program in fewer weeks.

Advocacy Leadership Development - Meet with members of Government in your District/Constituency; represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events; mobilize individuals to contact their members of Government in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.

Fundraising Development - Learn how to fundraise. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.

Recruitment - Update job postings; inform groups and classes of openings, introduction to recruitment platforms and listen in to interviews.

Marketing and Promotion - Pitch story ideas to print, broadcast and digital media and utilize social media and develop strategies for web-based messaging.

Experience No prior experience is necessary, we’re looking for people who are passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs, regardless of your GPAs/background.

Details This is an unpaid program, although college credit is available.

Start Date New programs begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start.

This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Civic and Social Organizations and Non-profit Organizations

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