Volunteer: Nonprofit Leadership Programme

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

Job summary

The Borgen Project offers a Nonprofit Leadership Programme, a part-time, unpaid internship aimed at developing key skills in advocacy, fundraising, and recruitment. This 12-week remote program enables individuals passionate about improving living conditions for those affected by poverty to gain insight and experience in nonprofit leadership.

Benefits

College credit may be available

Qualifications

• No prior experience necessary.
• Passionate individuals interested in fighting poverty are sought.
• College credit for the internship may be available.

Responsibilities

• Meet with government members and represent The Borgen Project.
• Learn fundraising skills and create a personal campaign.
• Update job postings and inform groups about openings.

Skills

Advocacy

Fundraising

Marketing

Recruitment

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 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 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.

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; meet targets.
3. Recruitment: Update job postings; inform groups about openings; learn recruitment platforms; listen to interviews.
4. Marketing and Promotion: Pitch story ideas; utilize social media; develop web messaging strategies.

Experience: No prior experience necessary. We seek passionate individuals interested in fighting poverty, regardless of GPA or background.

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

Start Date: New programs start monthly. You can choose your start month.

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