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Volunteer to assist with the planning of our annual fundraising events. Work with like-minded people to strategize, plan and create amazing fundraising ideas. This includes connecting with community partners to raise funds for our signature fundraisers, such as Power of The Purse, Spirit of Girls and Walk for Your Cause. Utilize your resources and share your ideas to help create unforgettable events.

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The purpose of the Finance Committee is to oversee the incoming and outgoing expenses and financial interests for the operation of the agency. Volunteers must be familiar with the long range plan of the agency and its mission. They will also be working closely with the Events & Executive Committees in setting financial goals and preparation of the budget submissions to funding bodies. Budgets and ventures should be planned with that in mind and reflect a public image appropriate to Girls Inc. of Durham.

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The Board of Directors represents the leaders of our agency and serves as a working board that oversees the long term strategic vision and overall health of the organization. Directors approve the organization’s philosophy and continually review the management’s performance while working toward agency goals. The Board of Directors will also annually review and approve plans for funding in view of organizational goals. Board members have a list of responsibilities that they renew every year during the annual election at our Annual General Meeting.

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Volunteer two to three hours of your time to help out young moms in Durham Region by delivering free food bags. Food delivery days are every Tuesday, where volunteers meet up at our Ajax office around 12:00pm to pick up the food bags. Volunteers then deliver the food bags to pregnant/new moms, and their families in Durham.

The Food '4' Thought program goal is to enhance maternal and fetal health by reducing the risks for pregnant women who may have food security issues. Women may come to a site any time during their pregnancy and continue to receive support until their infants are 6 months of age. The program focuses on nutrition so as to reduce the incidence of low birth weight, increase the number of breastfeeding mothers, provide linkages to other community services and improve the health and well-being of moms.

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Impact & goal of The Higher Foundation:
The Higher Foundation promotes post-secondary education by providing financial assistance to Georgia college students. We help Collegiate Georgians cover their cost of living expenses with our need-based grants and merit-based scholarships. Since May 2018, we have served over 1,000 Georgia college students and awarded nearly $40,000 in grants & scholarships. With our services, we aim to help Georgia college students overcome post-secondary educational attainment barriers, so they can go higher in their education and career.

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Marketing is one of our organization’s strongest pillars. To keep it strong, we need help from Higher Creatives who love our mission and branding. If you have a passion for photography, videography, social media, or graphic design and you can volunteer with us for a maximum of 5 hours weekly, please apply to join our team as a Higher Creative.

Photography: Our photography needs are taking event photos, editing photos, and providing other photography services per request. Freelance photographers and those who have a hobby in photography are encouraged to apply. Some photography opportunities will require travel in the Atlanta metropolitan area. We will provide a gas stipend of $20 up to one time per week when requested.

Videography: Our videography needs are recording videos, editing videos, and providing other videography services per request. Freelance videographers and those who have a hobby in videography are encouraged to apply. Some videography opportunities will require travel in the Atlanta metropolitan area. We will provide a gas stipend of $20 up to one time per week when requested.

Social Media: Our social media needs are creating, editing, and scheduling social media content and engaging with our social media followers on our existing social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Those who have experience in social media management are encouraged to apply.

Graphic Design: Our graphic design needs are creating graphics on Canva and creating our digital newsletter using MailChimp. Marketing professionals and those who have a passion for marketing are encouraged to apply.

Time zone:
This activity is set in the following time zone: Eastern EST

Duration and frequency:
- Duration of session: Weekly up to 5 hours weekly
- Frequency: Up to 4 times per month
- Length of commitment: one academic year (August 2025 - May 2026)

For this activity, you must have related experience, a professional resume, and a professional headshot. This is a virtual volunteer opportunity, but volunteers should live in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

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Impact & goal of The Higher Foundation:
The Higher Foundation promotes post-secondary education by providing financial assistance to Georgia college students. We help Collegiate Georgians cover their cost of living expenses with our need-based grants and merit-based scholarships. Since May 2018, we have served over 1,000 Georgia college students and awarded nearly $40,000 in grants & scholarships. With our services, we aim to help Georgia college students overcome post-secondary educational attainment barriers, so they can go higher in their education and career.

Main tasks:
To help our Higher Students go higher in their education and career, in addition to providing them with financial assistance, we also offer them college and career mentorship. We pair our Higher Students with a Higher Mentor who has successfully gone higher in their college and career field. If you are willing to be a mentor and a role model to our Higher Students, we welcome you to join our Higher Mentor network. Once you are paired with a Higher Student, you and the student will work together independently with semesterly Higher Foundation check-ins. The maximum time commitment as a Higher Mentor is 5 hours per week for one academic year.

Time zone:
This activity is set in the following time zone: Eastern EST

Duration and frequency:
- Duration of session: 30 minutes per mentorship session up to 5 hours weekly
- Frequency: Up to twice a month
- Length of commitment: one academic year (August 2025 - May 2026)

For this activity, you should have a college degree and at least an entry level of professional experience. Previous mentorship experience is preferred.

*** This is a virtual volunteer opportunity.***

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Participation in volunteer community theatre productions, including set design, acting, backstage, administration, ticket sales, etc.

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Participation as a board member, including attending monthly or bi-monthly meetings, volunteering in school-based events, assisting with fundraising, teacher and student appreciation events, and other activities to support Wayne Township schools and students.

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Summer Bowl for Kids Sake is Big Brothers Big Sisters second largest annual fundraiser, bringing roughly 3000 people, 50+ corporate companies together at Park Lanes in Shawnee, KS. Teams of 6 will select one day that works best for them between July 10-26! At this event, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City is working to defend the potential of the next generation of Kansas City leaders, college graduates, and entrepreneurs. Right now, over 200 kids in KC are waiting for a Big. Check out this video to meet some of the kids waiting to be matched, right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eH5zFYbVns

What do we need from volunteers? At each of our bowling sessions, we provide bowlers with fun prizes every time they get a strike! This group of volunteers watch between 3-5 lanes and just have fun with the bowlers and hand out prizes throughout the evening!

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CodePath Mock Technical Interview Week (August 12th-15th) helps underrepresented CS students to practice their technical interview skills in Java, Python or C++ with an experienced engineer in a live Zoom session and gain feedback for improvement.

Time Commitment:
1 hour per student (includes 40 min. of interviewing with 20 min. for feedback). Volunteers choose their preferred time slots and can sign up to meet with up to 3 students.

Support Provided:
- Mock Interview Question Bank: CodePath provides a list of coding questions you can use for the technical interview AND an answer key for each question
- Feedback Guide: CodePath provides a rubric on how to give students feedback on their technical interviewing skills in communication, problem solving, and algorithms
- Pre-recorded Info Session

To sign up, complete this form: https://8jv7nzkftlz.typeform.com/to/H4YUvTWd

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a