Volunteer: Advocate

The Borgen Project; Keene (NH); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an impactful volunteer position with The Borgen Project as an Advocate, where your efforts help address global poverty. This entry-level role allows you to manage campaigns, represent the organization, and engage with community leaders, all while gaining valuable experience in advocacy and outreach.

Qualifications

• Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation.
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize assignments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an ambassador for the world’s poor and build awareness.
• Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
• Represent The Borgen Project in your city and attend events.
• Contact government leaders for key poverty-reduction programs.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-management

Job description

Join to apply for the Volunteer: Advocate role at The Borgen Project

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?

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.

Advocate — This is a great entry-level volunteer position for someone looking to be part of The Borgen Project.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as an ambassador for the world’s poor. Build awareness of the issues and ways people can help.
• Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
• Represent The Borgen Project in your city — attend events and engage people in the cause.
• Contact government leaders in support of key poverty-reduction programs.

Qualifications

• Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation.
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize assignments.

Location

U.S., U.K., and Canada

Salary

Unpaid

Duration

3 months

Hours

4 hours per week

Start Date

New programs begin every month; you choose the start month.

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