Opportunity Details
At Solid Ground, we believe poverty is solvable. Our communities our stronger when we support stability and break down barriers to overcoming poverty – which means ending racism and other oppressions embedded in our institutions, policies, and culture that hold people back from succeeding. Solid Ground combines direct services with advocacy to meet basic needs, nurture success, and spread change. Through our programs, people gain stability and build skills that equip them to move forward in their lives. And by bringing the voices of people experiencing poverty into the political process, we further social justice, supporting our entire community to reach its potential.Solid Ground’s Board of Directors is responsible for providing guidance and making policy to ensure that the agency’s mission and goals are carried out. As such, the Board’s primary responsibilities include:
1) Policy Making
Defining the agency’s mission and purpose.
Determining the agency’s overall principles, direction, functions, and activities.
Working with staff to develop overall goals and strategies to carry out the agency’s mission.
Monitoring the implementation of approved polices.
2) Fiscal & Legal
Ensuring that the agency has adequate resources to carry out its plans and activities.
Promoting accountability and ensuring that the agency meets its legal and contractual obligations.
Adopting, amending, and adhering to the agency’s bylaws.
3) Fundraising & Public/Community Relations
Actively participating in the agency’s fundraising efforts.
Serving as an advocate for the mission and activities of the agency.
Serving as a link to other organizations and community groups.
Engaging with the communities the agency serves.
4) Hiring & Evaluating the Solid Ground President & CEO’s Performance
5) Other Responsibilities
Managing and evaluating the Board itself, so that it is productive and effective.
Fostering a good working relationship between the Board and agency staff.
Ensuring that the work of the Board is conducted in a manner that is accountable to Solid Ground program participants and residents.
Actively engaging in training and other activities designed to increase the Board’s understanding and involvement in agency initiatives, including anti-racism work.
Commitment
Duration: 2 years, with the opportunity to renew up to a total of 10 years
Hours: Approximately 4-8 hours per month consisting of a monthly Board meeting (6-8pm on the first Thursday of each month), service on one subcommittee, and additional time to review materials and participate in other activities in support of Solid Ground
Qualifications
In order to ensure a well-rounded and representative Board, Solid Ground is currently prioritizing applicants with the following experience or expertise:
Preferred/Underrepresented Demographics:
Under 35 or over 45
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color)
Gender nonconforming
Representation:
Lived experience of poverty, oppression, and/or homelessness
Elected officials or their representatives
Young professionals (18-26)
Experience or Expertise with:
Domestic violence (DV) and/or DV support systems
Tax credit and housing development
Food systems
Human Resources/labor engagement/employment law
Anti-racism and community coalitions
Board Governance
Transportation systems
Next Steps:
Read more here: https://www.solid-ground.org/volunteer/solid-ground-board-member/
For questions or to receive more information, please contact Volunteer Services at volunteers@solid-ground.org.
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Our organization needs a volunteer who can create a short, informative video about our NGO and activities. We are ready to provide the volunteers with all the necessary materials and pictures to make this informative video.Available Shifts
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De acuerdo a tu profesión, carrera o área de interés puedes señalarnos cuales son las habilidades o intereses que te gustaría poner a disposición de tu voluntariado en la Fundación
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Mud may not be your thing, but you can still be a part of the action! We need a whole lot of volunteers to make The Great S’more Mud Run a success! We have volunteer opportunities big and small for you – from packet pick-up to course construction and everything in between. And volunteers receive a free awesome T-shirt!All proceeds (yes, 100%) from The Great S’more Mud Run will benefit girls in our community. Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. Our mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
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The Little Lighthouse Foundation ("LLF") invites you to volunteer with us as we partner with Global Empowerment Mission ("GEM") to assemble #BStrong Family Necessities Kits which will be distributed as part of GEM's disaster relief initiative. GEM most recently sent kits to families affected by the extreme weather conditions in Texas, Georgia and Alabama and victims of the volcano explosion in St. Vincent.Volunteers are welcome to join on Fridays from 12-2 PM at GEM's warehouse, located at 1810 NW 94th Ave, Doral, FL 33172, to sort supplies and pack up GEM's #BStrong Family Necessities Kits, designed to provide a family of five the basic necessities to survive: food, hygiene, and COVID-19 protective gear.
This is a recurring volunteer opportunity that takes place every Friday from 12-2 PM.
To register to volunteer, visit TheLittleLighthouse.org or download the LLF App!
LLF App: http://mndbdy.ly/e/17585
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Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer is hosting its third benefit car show on June 26, 2021. Proceeds from this event will go toward necessary roof and chimney repairs. Our facility is not only used by the congregation for worship, but community groups also use our building as well. Repairs will ensure we can continue to serve Enfield and the region.Available Shifts
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Graphic Designer/Package Designer /Subscription Box Designer Virtual Volunteer Position for CrowdDoingProject:Medicinal Foods for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety
CrowdDoing is a global virtual collaboration to research medicinal foods for stress, sleep and anxiety. Our project has the goal of advancing integration across fields of research and to build medicinal foods literacies in the population.
CrowdDoing propose launching a prevention derivative with two new stakeholders: (a) contingent payers who pay in proportion to the reduction in risk, and (b) impact investors who finance social innovations in which their return is similarly proportional to the reduction in risk. It will build on existing precedents for contingent contracts involving social- innovation-based risk prevention.
A spectrum of forest fire risk prevention approaches are available: from creative new social innovations to well-established interventions. The forest fire risk prevention derivative would first survey existing forest fire prevention interventions in Greater Sacramento with an eye towards which ones might be suitable to support and expand. It would then review global social innovations that might be relevant to Northern California to determine which to replicate. Entities involved in risk management and risk securitisation, from insurers to reinsurers to retrocessionaires, ought to welcome the chance to share liability proportionally through a commons of prevention innovations. The prevention derivative can expand as more institutions and individuals join as contingent payers and impact investors in order prevent a larger portion of collective risk. Payments by private and public institutions to support prevention derivatives can be in-kind, through services, and/or financial.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop brand identity, including typography, photography, graphic and brand standards, and produce packaging structure designs that meet brand aesthetics while showcasing and protecting the product
Experience with package design, including creating dielines and prototypes, is a must for a package designer position. This person must have a strong portfolio with a variety of samples that demonstrates their creativity, attention to detail and knowledge of market and consumer trends. Familiarity with different packaging materials is helpful.
Ability to create compelling, disruptive yet elevated design work
Concept and ideas product designs in line with business needs and market trends
Strong focus on social/e-commerce when it comes to packaging design
Work within budget and on time with cross functional partners across Operations, Marketing and Product Development
Required Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Graphic/Visual Design preferred
1+ years of visual design experience focusing on brand development and packaging, digital ads, print collateral.
A bachelor’s degree in graphic design or industrial design may be preferred, and successful candidates have a strong knowledge of creative tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, 3D software programs and photography.
Online portfolio showcasing past work samples and design ability (required), to demonstrate great design and layout skills and well-developed typography skills
Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign
Understand differentiated, innovative packaging and how to design packaging for a mobile-first world
Keen understanding of current trends in emerging technologies
Passion and ability to learn new skills and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Reliable under pressure and disciplined with time management and organization
Exceptional communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work creatively with people across multiple departments
Personal desire to keep up with current design trends, standards and standard methodologies
Virtual catch up meeting every week with the teams if you can join us.
Comfortable working in a startup phase non-profit organization
he only way CrowdDoing.world can realize its impact potential is through virtual volunteers,service learners(http://blog.reframeit.com/service-learning-and-skilled-volunteering/), and micro-leaders (https://real-leaders.com/leveraging-micro-leadership-to-make-aspirational-goals-achievable/) coming together.
See this brief video aboutMicro-leadership at CrowdDoing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhdB2YJ8Ocs&app=desktop). Micro-leadership means that each person adopts a dimension of responsibility for a collective problem in our society through collaborating on that area creatively individually and together through social innovation.
You are also welcome to see more background on CrowdDoing at our Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVoL7fai7oa95fBo44FC0gA?sub_confirmation=1).
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If you have any questions about processes for joining CrowdDoing.world as a volunteer to support our efforts in systemic change please write to volunteerorientation@crowddoing.world
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The Communications & Development Committee is responsible for supporting SNAP in raising resources to fulfill the mission of the organization, assisting with special events, and broadening the donor base of the organization. The Communications & Development Committee is charged with supporting enhancement of SNAP’s public standing by clearly communicating the mission, accomplishments, and goals to the public and its constituents. This committee also provides oversight to the Planned Giving Advisory Council that meets twice a year in March and September.Expertise Needed:
Committee members should have contacts with banking, corporate giving, law, government, and media. Members should also have experience with development, fundraising, and planned giving. Experience with marketing and public relations also desired.
Specific Duties:
- Assist in the creation of short and long-range funding plans including establishment of annual fundraising goals.
- Work with Board and Communication and Development Team to actively engage in fundraising.
- Work with public and community relations to attract new donors and retain current ones.
- Support special funding events.
- Develop ways to effectively communicate to the public the mission of the organization and the services provided – SNAP Ambassador
- Develop and maintain rapport with community leaders and media resources.
- Provide support and long range planning regarding agency communication efforts.
- Support the development team in stewardship activities of donors.
Time Commitment:
Nine, one hour meetings to be held the 3rd Wednesday of the month. A minimum two year commitment with subsequent renewing terms. Additional time will be needed to complete projects or attend community events.
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Wildfire Risk Prevention Methodology & Epistemology VolunteerPrevention Derivatives draws upon other interventions (outcome based financing in social impact bonds, renewable energy based purchasing by performance, contractual taxation zones in business improvement districts, impact incentives, Advance Market Commitments, Proportionate Reinsurance, Insurance Linked Securities. We make the case for each component of prevention derivatives being secure/safe through literature review of these and other tools.
-Prevention derivatives is driven by the thesis that there is an under-valuation of passive risk (or the cost of inaction) and an under-prioritization of positive risk. Correspondingly for wildfires as an example, there is an under-recognition of the potential shared value upside of preventative action through social innovation and social interventions (such as goats & sheep that prevent wildfires). CrowdDoing.world's aim is to guarantee positive risk through leveraging existing liabilities to allow for the implications of prescriptive analytics to be financed. The under-pricing of passive risk means that liabilities are treated as either costs of doing business or un-predictable risks even for entirely preventable risks. Risk management offices have been too biased towards avoiding taking the wrong risks rather than ensuring that institutions make their own luck by seizing the abundant positive risk opportunities in social innovation. Meanwhile, the bias against positive risk leaves social innovations not to get adopted even if there would be remarkable benefits to all stakeholders if they were adopted
In the framework of Prevention Derivatives, we want to create a predictive machine learning (ML) model that for a given geographical region will estimate likely savings (losses) due-to protection (damages) of stakeholders’ properties, business profits, common health, and regional ecology resulting in applying risk prevention solutions (or doing nothing instead). Goal of these notes is to analyze ML model’s design, offer a potential improvement and to discuss existing approaches for data collection, and training and testing the model. It is important to notice that the model is applied to the entire selected or target region. Therefore, a geographical region R is the smallest unit we apply modeling to.
Data science will be utilized in the following ways:
Explore/Visualize data currently available on Wildfires
Identify trends and patterns in Historical data
Quantify historical losses in dollars based on property destruction, casualties, acres burnt, etc.
Build predictive models to identify areas of high wildfire risk based on factors such as weather, vegetation, topography, etc.
Visualization of Model outcomes
Scenario building (changing input variables and observing impact on outcome)
Tools - R, Python, MATLAB, SQL, PowerPoint
Knowledge or Interest in anyone or more:
Programming for Data Science
Mathematics
Statistics
Predictive Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
Machine Learning - Supervised/Unsupervised learning
Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining
Computer Science
Monte Carlo Simulations
Expectations:
Identify papers on Simulation of Wildfires, Catastrophe Modeling
Review and present Technical papers in a way that everyone can understand
Assist in Model development and testing by contributing in finding data and programming
Identify/Collect data relevant to wildfire Impact
Work cross-functionally
Traits:
Mathematically inclined, highly analytical, creative problem solver, can conduct analyses independently or with minimal supervision
If you have any questions about processes for joining CrowdDoing.world as a volunteer to support our efforts in systemic change please write to volunteerorientation@crowddoing.world