Opportunity Details

Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based Mergers and Acquisitions simulations. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

The camp is an intense competition. Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, but gain a great understanding through engaging with a series of speakers, volunteers, and advisors during their camp week.

To win the competition, students must submit a written shareholder report that outlines the details of their transactions.

Reading of Shareholder Reports (Self-Paced)

Volunteers are tasked with reading and scoring shareholder reports submitted from student teams. Each student team is tasked with summarizing their proposed M&A transactions as a report to their shareholders. Volunteers are asked to read a set of reports and assign each report a score based on a grading rubric.

Students will qualify for next rounds and awards based on the quality and scoring of their reports.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Week One Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a
Week Two Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a
Championship Camp Report Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based Mergers and Acquisitions simulations. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

The camp is an intense competition. Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, but will meet with a series of business advisors that will help them understand how to complete their business case. The camp is both an educational opportunity and a competition for the students.

Presentation Judging Session (2 Hours)

Volunteers will judge a series of student presentations to select the best presentation of the camp. Combined teams (Targets and Acquirers) of 8-10 students will present the outcome of their M&A transaction to highlight why the combined company will be successful in the future. They will also answer any questions that the judges may have.

A scoring rubric will be given to each judge ahead of the virtual presentations. Each judge will be tasked with asking questions of the presenting teams and providing any feedback thereafter.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Week One Volunteers	2	n/a	n/a
Week Two Volunteers	2	n/a	n/a
Week Three Volunteers	2	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based Mergers and Acquisitions simulations. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

The camp is an intense competition. Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, so students appreciate the team advisors for helping them understand these very complex cases. Each team advisor will cover a specific part of the transaction process to help demystify business and prepare students for their transactions.

The camp is both an educational opportunity and a competition for the students. Advisors act as both “paid” consultant and teachers during their experience. You should approach your role as advisor as if you are advising a client on the pros and cons of a deal.

Information Technology Session (45 Minutes):
The IT volunteer helps a team of 4-5 students consider the implications of technology issues (staffing, systems integration, cost efficiencies, upgrades, etc.) in the merger and acquisition process. The advisor will spend the session helping teams think through the value of their IT and data.

Key concepts covered during this session:
• Company’s perceived role of technology (early adopter vs late entry)
• Reliance on IT for a competitive advantage
• Valuation of intellectual property assets
• Technical resources key to the ongoing operations
• Deal reliance on significant expense reductions based on IT synergies
• Deal reliance on merged or compatible infrastructure

Presentation materials provided

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Week One Volunteers	9	n/a	n/a
Week Two Volunteers	7	n/a	n/a
Week 3 Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based Mergers and Acquisitions simulations. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

The camp is an intense competition. Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, so students appreciate the team advisors for helping them understand these very complex cases. Each team advisor will cover a specific part of the transaction process to help demystify business and prepare students for their transactions.

The camp is both an educational opportunity and a competition for the students. Advisors act as both “paid” consultant and teachers during their experience. You should approach your role as advisor as if you are advising a client on the pros and cons of a deal.


The analyst session volunteers will help a team of 4-5 high school students understand how to conduct research on a public company. In addition to helping students with their research, volunteers will walk students through a SWOT analysis and other tools to frame their company exploration. (Session prep materials provided)

Examples of research topics to explore:
• What is the primary business? In what industry would you classify the business?
• What is the size of the company? (by sales, by employees, by market cap)
• Who are the largest competitors?
• How to create a SWOT Analysis and other frameworks

At the end of the session, students should be able to speak to the basics of their company. They will also have a focused list of items to research on their own.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Week One Volunteers	12	n/a	n/a
Week Two Volunteers	12	n/a	n/a
Week 3 Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Youth About Business teaches business to high school students through hosting a series of team-based Mergers and Acquisitions simulations. Over the course of a week, students will work in teams of 4-5 and assume the roles of the Executive Management of a public company to perform a M&A transaction.

The camp is an intense competition. Many students have very limited exposure to the business world, so students appreciate the team advisors for helping them understand these very complex cases. Each team advisor will cover a specific part of the transaction process to help demystify business and prepare students for their transactions.

The camp is both an educational opportunity and a competition for the students. Advisors act as both “paid” consultant and teachers during their experience. You should approach your role as advisor as if you are advising a client on the pros and cons of a deal.

Human Resources Session (45 Minutes)
The volunteer will work with a team of 4-5 students to give students a high-level understanding of the HR function and the role of Human Resources in a successful M&A transaction. During the session, advisors will discuss key HR aspects of implementing a successful transaction.

Key concepts to be covered:
• How to determine a future management structure
• The importance of corporate culture and organizational behavior
• Compensation/severance packages
• Pensions, unions, legacy costs, and employee protection issues
• Corporate responsibility and Social services

Students should leave the session with a strategy around ways to accomplish their HR priorities during their transactions. Presentation Materials Provided

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Week One Volunteers	10	n/a	n/a
Week Two Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a
Week 3 Volunteers	6	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Lighthouse Relief is seeking volunteers with experience in Web Design, SEO or Graphic Design to provide support to our Communications & Fundraising team in improving our web presence, visibility, and creating a new version of our website.

As a small, grassroots organisation based in Greece, remote volunteers make an enormous impact on our ability to maintain a strong web presence, and to share our work with potential and existing donors. Remote volunteers will have the opportunity to help us with redesigning our website and providing insight and support with SEO, directly enabling LHR to continue providing psychosocial support in Ritsona Refugee Camp, and emergency support in Athens.

Opportunity Details

EP creates change by equipping people to organize and facilitate crucial dialogues across difference. We help local leaders and volunteers learn life-long skills for helping others in their community build trust, understanding, and relationship across divides. If you are interested in working with EP, or becoming a resource for bridge-building in a community you love—anywhere in the U.S. or the world—please reach out to us at info@whatisessential.org!

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

The Boz Life Science Research and Teaching Institute is a nonprofit in San Diego, CA. Students in our research immersion program gain experience from hypothesis development, field work, designing and running experiments, collecting and analyzing data, to communicating their results. The Spring Symposium marks the students’ program graduation and an opportunity for them to present their research.

This Spring, students will present their research on ecological risk assessment of sediments in the Tijuana River Estuary (TRE), an important ecosystem and infamously polluted site in San Diego, CA. Using the California Purple Sea Urchin, students assessed the effects of chemical pollution on sensitive invertebrate embryos developing in TRE sediments collected at four sites during dry and wet weather events. Our students are thrilled to have the chance to present their work to you!

The seminar is estimated to last 1 hour and 15 minutes. Students' presentations will be followed by a Q&A session. The students are eager to answer questions, so please ask them! Beyond Q&A, you are welcome to share information on career resources and provide relevant career advice.

Email christine@bozinstitute.org your interest in attending.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Seminar Attendee	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The Urban Scholars Programme team, plan to run an online 'Careers Fair' on Saturday 24th July 2021.The day has been scheduled to inform scholars about future career opportunities, to provide advice on profile building and help them develop an increased understanding of self and life - world. The Urban Scholars' team are seeking volunteers to share their experience of working within the fields of Banking, Finance and Economics, also Data Analysis. The team would also be keen to have contributions from anyone who has experience of running their own business. Each session will run as a 50-minute workshop which scholars will join via a zoom link (breakout room). A member of the Urban Scholars' team will take the lead within each workshop.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

We inspire youth to become active participants in their own futures. We are committed to providing high-quality accessible STEM programs to all students especially females, people of color, and youth from underserved neighborhoods.

For every two students in a class, there is a mentor as a resource and guide. The mentors are real world practitioners, using skills that they have learned in the CS and STEM fields, to help advance students’ knowledge in these subject areas. This also creates community-building capacity because we encourage open conversations on what the STEM field is and what it looks like to be a professional in the field, encouraging students to find their own path. Our mentors are passionate about helping the next generation of STEM leaders, ensuring that the future of STEM leadership is rich in diversity and talent.

Your participation allows us to bring our programming courses to young people who might not otherwise be able to participate. We rely on the generosity of volunteers like you to achieve our mission, and we are sincerely grateful.