Volunteer: Advocate

Borgen Project; United States; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Borgen Project seeks a passionate volunteer Advocate to help reduce global poverty. This entry-level position involves building awareness, managing fundraising campaigns, and engaging with the community. Ideal for someone eager to make a difference, this role offers a flexible start date and a commitment of 4 hours per week over 3 months.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presentation).
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication

Self-management

Job description

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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.

Role: Advocate

This entry-level volunteer position is ideal for someone eager to contribute to The Borgen Project.

Key Responsibilities

1. Serve as an ambassador for the world’s poor. Build awareness of issues and ways to help.
2. Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
3. Represent The Borgen Project in your city by attending events and engaging the community.
4. Contact government leaders to support key poverty-reduction programs.

Qualifications

1. Excellent communication skills (oral, written, presentation).
2. Ability to self-manage and prioritize tasks.

Details

• Location: U.S., U.K., and Canada
• Salary: Unpaid
• Duration: 3 months
• Hours: 4 hours per week
• Start Date: Flexible; new programs start every month, you choose your start month

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