Volunteer: Nonprofit Leadership Programme

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

Job summary

Join a leading organization in the fight against global poverty through the Nonprofit Leadership Programme. This unpaid remote internship offers hands-on experience in advocacy, fundraising, recruitment, and marketing, equipping you with vital skills to make a difference. Suitable for passionate individuals who want to contribute to significant change without prior experience.

Benefits

College credit available

Qualifications

• Passion for fighting poverty and righting wrongs.
• No prior experience necessary but eagerness is essential.

Responsibilities

• Meet with government members and represent the organization at events.
• Learn how to fundraise and create personal campaigns.
• Update job postings and inform groups about openings.
• Utilize social media for marketing and develop web messaging.

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 organisation 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 supported the passage of numerous bills benefitting close to 500 million people in developing countries.

Nonprofit Leadership Programme

This role provides insight into key skills required to lead and develop a nonprofit organisation. It is a part-time, 12-hours-per-week, 12-week unpaid remote programme. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the programme in fewer weeks.

Programme Components

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

Experience: No prior experience necessary. We seek passionate individuals eager to fight poverty and right wrongs, regardless of GPA or background.

Details: This is an unpaid internship, although college credit may be available.

Start Date: New programmes start each month; you may choose your start month.

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