Volunteer: Nonprofit Leadership Programme

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

Job summary

The Borgen Project offers an unpaid Nonprofit Leadership Programme aimed at developing key skills for nonprofit leadership. Join this 12-week remote internship to gain experience in advocacy, fundraising, and recruitment while making a difference in addressing global poverty.

Benefits

College credit available

Flexible start date every month

Qualifications

• No prior experience necessary.
• Passionate individuals eager to fight poverty are sought.

Responsibilities

• Meet with government members to advocate for poverty reduction.
• Create personal fundraising campaigns and meet targets.
• Update job postings and inform groups about openings.

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

Nonprofit Leadership Programme

This role offers insights into key skills required to lead and develop a nonprofit organization. It 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 government members in your district; represent The Borgen Project at various events; mobilize individuals to contact their representatives in support of poverty-reduction legislation.

Fundraising Development - Learn fundraising skills; create a personal campaign and meet targets.

Recruitment - Update job postings; inform groups about openings; learn recruitment platforms; observe interviews.

Marketing and Promotion - Pitch story ideas; utilize social media; develop web messaging strategies.

Experience

No prior experience necessary. We seek passionate individuals eager to fight poverty, regardless of GPA or background.

Details

This is an unpaid internship; college credit is available.

Start Date

Programs start every month; you can choose your start date.

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