Volunteer: Nonprofit Leadership Programme

The Borgen Project; New Forest; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

The Borgen Project offers a part-time, unpaid Nonprofit Leadership Programme aimed at developing key skills in nonprofit leadership. This 12-hour-per-week program includes advocacy, fundraising, recruitment, and marketing components, providing valuable experience for passionate individuals committed to fighting poverty.

Benefits

College credit may be available

Qualifications

• Passionate individuals committed to fighting poverty.
• No prior experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Meet with government members and represent The Borgen Project.
• Learn fundraising skills and create a personal campaign.
• Update job postings and participate in recruitment interviews.
• Pitch story ideas to media and develop web messaging strategies.

Skills

Advocacy

Fundraising

Recruitment

Marketing

Job description

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.

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 advocacy, The Borgen Project has supported the passage of numerous bills benefiting nearly 500 million people in developing countries.

Nonprofit Leadership Programme

This role offers insight into key skills needed to lead and develop a nonprofit organization. It is a part-time, 12-hour-per-week, 12-week unpaid remote program. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the program in fewer weeks.

Program Components:

1. Advocacy Leadership Development: Meet with government members in your district; represent The Borgen Project at various events; mobilize individuals to contact their representatives in support of poverty-reduction legislation.
2. Fundraising Development: Learn fundraising skills; create a personal campaign and meet targets.
3. Recruitment: Update job postings; inform groups about openings; learn about recruitment platforms; participate in interviews.
4. Marketing and Promotion: Pitch story ideas to media; utilize social media; develop web messaging strategies.

Experience

No prior experience is necessary. We seek passionate individuals committed to fighting poverty and advocating for change, regardless of GPA or background.

Details

This is an unpaid internship; college credit may be available.

Start Date

Programs begin each month; you may choose your start date.

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