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We are celebrating children going back to school with a big Back-to-School bash on Saturday, August 14th from 9am-4pm. It is a fundraising event to keep our STEAM centered, children's museum going in a direction where we can reach more families. All of our events bring in members of the community to volunteer and we would love to include you as well!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Morning Shift	no limit	n/a	n/a
Afternoon Shift	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Volunteer with ExpandED to help teens navigate their own paths to bright futures! With the support of ExpandED Schools staff, you will design a group internship task for a cohort of 12-15 teens to complete. Internship supervisors will support the students throughout the week to work on the task, and CUNY students will provide near-peer mentorship around workplace readiness. Volunteers will meet with the cohort of teens for one hour per week for five weeks to check in on work progress and provide guidance and encouragement. Volunteers will also participate in a career panel.

After a year of so much hardship, providing teens with meaningful work-based learning opportunities this summer is absolutely critical to promote reengagement
in learning, a hopeful future outlook, and preparation for college and career.

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The Destination Imagination (DI) Board of Trustees is seeking exceptional individuals to be part of our volunteer Board of Trustees.

Company Description: The Board is seeking candidates who will help broaden the expertise and experience of the board in order to advance the mission of the organization—to inspire and equip youth to imagine and innovate through the creative process.

Destination Imagination, Inc. (DI), is a US-based global educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to inspire and equip all youth to imagine and innovate through the creative process. We believe that when an educational experience is hands-on, collaborative, and fun, students are empowered and motivated to take their creative problem-solving skills to the next level.

As its core program, DI presents an annual international competition cycle involving seven project-based challenge types–Technical, Scientific, Engineering, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Service Learning, and Early Learning. Open-ended Team Challenges are developed annually with the help of educators, subject-matter experts, and qualified volunteers, to cover a wide range of student interests and align to current educational standards. Participants take full responsibility for the creative aspects of their problem solutions. An Instant Challenge component tests teams’ ability to respond creatively and rapidly to a surprise short-term problem. Participation is open to students from Kindergarten through university level. This learner-focused methodology empowers students to take the lead and provides a framework within which they can take risks and learn from failure. DI participants become lifelong problem-solvers who are inspired to innovate creative solutions to real-world challenges quickly and collaboratively. Problem solving, team building, and respect for others and their ideas are at the foundation of all of the challenges.

DI’s business is conducted through a central headquarters staff and through 38 U.S. and 27 international affiliate organizations (many of which have subordinate regional organizations). A network of thousands of volunteers helps prepare DI challenges, supervise DI teams, and conduct DI tournaments.

Business Category:
Educational
International
Nonprofit Organization

Management Board of Trustees Responsibilities: The Board of Trustees provides governance and strategic guidance to DI, working in close cooperation with its Executive Director.

The Board’s specific responsibilities include:
•Ensuring that the organization fulfills its mission and purpose.
•Selecting and evaluating the performance of the Executive Director.
•Strategic and organizational planning.
•Ensuring strong fiduciary oversight and financial management.
•Fundraising and resource development.
•Oversight of the organization’s programs and services.
•Enhancing the organization’s public image.
•Assessing its own performance as the governing body of the organization.

Expectations of Board Members: Members of the Board of Trustees are expected to: •Contribute meaningfully to meetings and activities of the board and its committees.
•Use personal and professional knowledge and networks in support of DI’s programs.
•Make a meaningful financial contribution ($1000+ suggested) to DI.
•Serve a term of four years with a possible second term.
•Attend 1 face-to-face board meeting TBD (All meetings are currently
•Attend bi-monthly evening teleconference board meetings in the remaining months.
•Serve on 1 standing committee (Audit, Development, Finance, Governance, Management); committees typically meet monthly by teleconference.
•Board members are encouraged to attend Global Finals—DI’s international culminating event celebrating teams’ creativity (late May).

Travel, meals, and lodging expenses for face-to-face Board meetings are reimbursed, although donations by Board members to defray these expenses are encouraged.

Desired Skills and Expertise: We are currently recruiting candidates to fill two to four vacancies. Ideal candidates will have appropriate expertise and experience to work in partnership with the DI staff in one or more of the following areas:

•Development/fundraising (public, corporate, foundations, etc.)
•Corporate or governmental sponsorship and partnership
•Educational leadership
•Marketing
•Information technology

If you are interested in this volunteer Board role, please email us at advancement@DIHQ.org and someone will get back to you shortly.

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Seeking volunteers from business, schools, houses of worship and NGOs to recruit teams to perform good deeds Sept. 10 and 11, 2021 across USA and beyond.
Volunteer FAQ:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DaJgbp4b7VotGUXOwAUJePMT2B4wiRibJ_TtQkFiFiQ/edit?usp=sharing

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	20000	n/a	n/a

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The purpose of this position is to design, create and update the foundation website.
Our website is important to show and promote the work we do; how are we impacting with our projects, partnerships, alliances etc. To provide scientific and educational information regarding marine ecosystems, marine species and their protection to the general public and fellow scientists. To encourage people join our cause and making a difference.

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Contribute your skills and passions to help people with print disabilities read. From scanning and proofreading, to describing images, to providing support for Bookshare® teachers and families.

Scan books: using your scanner and OCR software, scan books in RTF that we don't have in the collection. This is a remote volunteer opportunity!

Proofread scanned files: clean up scanned RTF files from other volunteers and format them. Add images to picture books. This can be done remotely!

Apply Now. https://www.bookshare.org/volunteerSignup

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These sessions, hosted every three weeks by ELBA, are opportunities for students from across London to hear from and learn from employees, about a specific soft skill. These spotlight sessions have been designed so that any student, whether they be in their early years of secondary school or in their final year of university, can dial in and learn. Each session will have 3-5 volunteers from different organisations. Each session will be run and overseen by ELBA, with each volunteer then sharing their 2 top tips about a topic - this one is on Staying Motivated. After all volunteers have shared their tips, students will be able to ask questions via the chat and then ELBA will wrap the session up. Volunteers will be asked to share their top tips in advance of the session, just to avoid mass duplication and also so we can send these to the students after, if they wish. These top tips can be whatever helps YOU with staying motivated, especially over the past year. How do you ensure you get all your work done, and find the fun / passion / energy in the day to keep you going? How have you made the past year workable for you, managing workloads when there hasn't often been a marker between work life and home life? Also, considering that staying motivated during COVID will likely be an interview question for many roles moving forward, how do we recognise and reflect on how motivated we have all been? Please bring your own ideas and tools that genuinely help you, and we should get some really rich and varied tips and tricks that the students can take and trial, as they continue their learning and look ahead to joining the world of work.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	4	n/a	n/a

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Industry professionals can virtually judge competitive events in their field(s), providing valuable feedback and mentoring to students interested in STEM careers.

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Robotstock is 55000 square feet of robotics, science activities, demos, and a Maker Row. This event is hosting by The Tin Mints, an all girl robotics team outside of Philadelphia. The Tin Mints is a community robotics team that supports and encourages robotics and STEM programming for all girls without regard to income, school district, or zip code. This event is positioned to encourage all kids, and especially girls, to become inspired and engaged in STEM activities. Volunteers are needed to run booths and conduct science activities with attendees. All supplies and training is provided. Four hour shifts are available. This event is free to the public.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General (Saturday)	no limit	n/a	n/a
General (Saturday)	no limit	n/a	n/a
General (Saturday)	no limit	n/a	n/a
General (Sunday)	no limit	n/a	n/a
General (Sunday)	no limit	n/a	n/a
General (Sunday)	no limit	n/a	n/a

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This is a celebration event for students that qualified for the Championship Camp portion of the Youth About Business Summer Business Camp.

We are hosting this segment to allow students to celebrate their accomplishments to date, network with program volunteers (you all!), and interact with each other before heading into the final portion of their competition.

During the event, we will host a breakout session where volunteers can discuss with students:
- Educational Background and Interests
- Career Trajectory and Work History
- Current Profession and Day-to-Day Duties
- Relevant skills that have helped along the way
- Advice for your "high school self"

There will also be a keynote segment with a senior leader at Moody's.

Available Shifts

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