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The Grand Rapids Firefighter Challenge, hosted July 29-31,2022, will bring together between individuals and teams from around the country to compete in the 5-course evolution. Grand Rapids is a city that encourages and involves our community members, neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and non-profit agencies to work together for the betterment of all. With an anticipated crowd of 10,000-15,000 people, we will continue our inclusive motto by hosting a Kid’s Challenge, a Charity Relay Challenge, and providing fun activities for the whole family to participate in. Of course, we will include our local breweries, and food trucks for all to enjoy. https://bit.ly/GRFCvolunteerslots

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Kid Challenge	5	n/a	n/a
Kid Challenge	5	n/a	n/a
Firefighter Reception	5	n/a	n/a
Kid Activities - Dunk Tank, Basketball Throw etc..	20	n/a	n/a
Kid Activities- Dunk Tank, Basketball Throw, etc	20	n/a	n/a
Beer City Tent	10	n/a	n/a
Beer City Tent	10	n/a	n/a
Kid Challenge	5	n/a	n/a
Kid Activities- Dunk Tank, Basketball Throw, etc	20	n/a	n/a
Beer City Tent	10	n/a	n/a
Hospitality Greeters	10	n/a	n/a
Hospitality Greeters	10	n/a	n/a
Hospitality Greeters	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Brat barn workers needed to cook, serve, setup and take down.

Volunteers can sign up for multiple shifts if desired. If you need to adjust the times, chose what fits best and email us with the times you plan to be there!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Set Up/early lunch	3	n/a	n/a
Lunch	3	n/a	n/a
Early Afternoon	3	n/a	n/a
Late Afternon	3	n/a	n/a

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USA Unlimited Inc is a non-profit organization that bridge the gap between our youth. We empower our youth through education and self-awareness. USA Unlimited help the youth become self-sufficient and successful citizen. We are hosting a community festival as a kick off to our youth for the summer break. This is a free event for educational purposes and will include lots of fun and games. We are looking for volunteers to assist with this event (setup, breakdown, assist with games, photo booths, serve food, etc).

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Community Festival	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteers needed to work the concession stand during baseball games played at home. It's important to have the helpers assist the parents with food items at the concession. Also helpers are needed to help clean up the concessions and stands after the game.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

This year for Seniors Month, an event we will be hosting for our retirement community - Wyndham Gardens - is a "Strawberry Social" for all of the residents and staff! This will be a great opportunity for our volunteers to see the retirement community, and to meet the lovely residents and staff.

Details of the event:
We will be serving fresh Ontario strawberries, with ice cream to all the staff and residents!
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022
Address: 4300 Highway 7, Markham, Ontario L3R3A6

Volunteers Needed for:
1) 12:30pm-4:00pm (Event Set Up/Take Down, Serving) - 4 Volunteers

Volunteer Requirements:
- Due to the nature of the pandemic and our vulnerable population, we require our volunteers visiting the Retirement Community to complete a Rapid Test before entry.
- Must wear a mask at all times

Details of the day:
When you first arrive, you will need to complete a rapid test at Unionvilla. Next, you will meet with the Volunteer Coordinator for an orientation and tour of Wyndham Gardens. Volunteers will assist with event set up, serving and event take down. The event will be held in the afternoon at 2pm. It will be held outdoors - front entrance of Wyndham Gardens (weather permitting) if not, it will be served in the Cafe Area.

Arrival Instructions:
1) Please go to Unionvilla - 4300 Highway 7 to complete a rapid test. (15 minute process)
2) There is free parking in front of our building, along Highway 7.
3) After the rapid test, you will then meet with the Volunteer Coordinator for an orientation and tour of Wyndham Gardens.

Budget Request:
1) Fresh Ontario Strawberries - $150
2) Chapmans Ice Cream 11.4L - $100
3) Other supplies (cups, utensils, decorations) - $50
This budget will be used to provide supplies for our event, approximately serving 50-80 residents/staff.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Move over virtual team bonding – it’s time to bring it back to real life!

The Common Good provides a unique volunteering experience for organisations via our Ekka Strawberry Sundae Stalls.

Volunteering at our Strawberry Sundae Stalls involves one 5.5 hour shift where together you will make, sell and serve this iconic treat.

All you need is six people to register as a team, and we can accommodate groups up to any size. We need over 2,000 volunteers – the more the merrier!

Why volunteer for The Common Good this Ekka?

Free entry and free ice cream!
Receive a FREE all day/night entry pass for the Ekka on the day of your shift. Enjoy the rides, shop the show bags or why not meet the family in the evening to watch the fireworks? We also couldn’t say thank you without making sure you got to have a FREE Strawberry Sundae!

Benefits for your business
Team volunteering has numerous benefits that will translate to your office after volunteering including;
• Team engagement and pride
• Developing new skills
• Boosting interdepartmental relationships
• Building positive morale and workplace culture
• Increasing employee self-esteem and confidence
• Did we mention Zoom Team Drinks are so 2020 (and 2021)?

Available volunteer roles:
*** Super Scoopers ***
If you’re from Brisvegas, you know that an iconic Ekka Strawberry Sundae is not just any old sundae. We need Super Scoopers to bring this delicious piece of goodness to life. From scooping ice-cream, washing and chopping strawberries, serving customers or cleaning and stocking, it’s all hands-on deck to make these things of beauty.

***Cashiers***
Do your employees have cash handling experience? If so, this is the role for them! Cashier volunteers will be taking orders and handling customer payments. They work closely with Super Scoopers to ensure sundaes are served with a smile!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Strawberry Sundae Stall Volunteers	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Medicinal Foods for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety is recruiting Instagram Social Media Analyst Volunteer, Medicinal Foods, CrowdDoing

We're helping to build medicinal foods literacy and citizen science of foods & herbs for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety.

Here is the main package for your review to determine if you are interested: docs.google.com/document/d/1bT47d5eDE2NVW606d1Y7TeKp1hDHyP_JBuJ94Cyy0B4/edit?usp=sharing .

Please feel free to view this powerpoint to get an overview of this initiative: docs.google.com/presentation/d/12aEqwiRctIx3QcvK6HNFy4uJ5TgRffxQ7xPLEINNyJw/edit?usp=sharing

Did you know that there are thousands of foods and herbs that can impact our mental health in positive ways? 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. We're recruiting virtual volunteer service learning project managers.

This role is for Instagram Social Media Analyst Volunteer, Medicinal Foods, CrowdDoing. CrowdDoing aims to make each role flexible, allowing you to become engaged according to your own schedule. You will have the chance to assume micro-leadership responsibilities in keeping with your aspirations and availability. https://real-leaders.com/leveraging-micro-leadership-to-make-aspirational-goals-achievable/.


You can see a video introduction (7 minutes & 25 second) to CrowdDoing's medicinal foods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUrvRkx7_y8

We're helping to build medicinal foods literacy and citizen science of foods & herbs for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety.

We are looking for a Instagram Social Media Analyst to monitor our social media initiatives and implement successful marketing practices.

For this role, you should have a deep understanding of how different social networks operate and be familiar with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for online content. If you’re a tech-savvy professional with interest in the latest trends in digital technologies, we would like to meet you.

Ultimately, you should strengthen our online presence and increase our brand awareness through effective social media strategies and campaigns.

Instagram Social Media Analyst Volunteer, Medicinal Foods, CrowdDoing Responsibilities
Analyze user engagement (e.g. click-through and bounce rates)
Report on web traffic from all social media
Build and support SEO strategies, including optimizing keywords in content marketing projects
Identify habits of our online customers and suggest ways to reach a broader audience
Maintain a cohesive strategy across all platforms to increase our brand awareness
Coordinate with the Social Media Manager and the Marketing department to design advertising campaigns
Ensure timely responses to customers and followers’ queries and comments
Advise other employees on their social media activity (e.g. how to respond to comments and questions by customers and what to share on personal or company accounts)
Research how emerging social networks and features can benefit our company
Update our social media company policy, when necessary
Instagram Social Media Analyst Volunteer, Medicinal Foods, CrowdDoing Requirements
Hands-on experience with social media platforms and digital marketing campaigns
In-depth understanding of SEO, keyword research and Google Analytics
Experience with social media management tools, like Buffer and Hootsuite
Familiarity with online content (experience with WordPress and content management systems is preferred)
Ability to identify target audience preferences and trends
Excellent communication skills
Time management and multitasking skills
BSc in Marketing, Communications or related field
Additional qualifications in digital technologies or social media management is a plus


""To help support you joining the right part of CrowdDoing for you, please use this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftd6E0tyV2uq7mMty1rZ80BB2MSGhbnof9gRBvaQXbrttIkg/viewform?usp=sf_link""

The 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).

 

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/crowddoing.world/),

 

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CrowdDoing-515295062320613) ,

 

LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/18910309/).

You can see a CrowdDoing Volunteering FAQ here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zCkbEQX8PHh8k85BS0iIhsJJxADqdH3Kpn1PDbI1Uno/edit?usp=sharing

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

Opportunity Details

Community outreach

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Community ourtreach

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Medicinal Foods for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety is recruiting Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Stakeholder Generation Y & X Program Management, CrowdDoing

We're helping to build medicinal foods literacy and citizen science of foods & herbs for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety.

Here is the main package for your review to determine if you are interested: docs.google.com/document/d/1bT47d5eDE2NVW606d1Y7TeKp1hDHyP_JBuJ94Cyy0B4/edit?usp=sharing .

Please feel free to view this powerpoint to get an overview of this initiative: docs.google.com/presentation/d/12aEqwiRctIx3QcvK6HNFy4uJ5TgRffxQ7xPLEINNyJw/edit?usp=sharing

Did you know that there are thousands of foods and herbs that can impact our mental health in positive ways? 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. We're recruiting virtual volunteer service learning project managers.

This role is for Medicinal Foods, Medicinal Foods Service Learning Micro-Leadership Project Management. CrowdDoing aims to make each role flexible, allowing you to become engaged according to your own schedule. You will have the chance to assume micro-leadership responsibilities in keeping with your aspirations and availability. https://real-leaders.com/leveraging-micro-leadership-to-make-aspirational-goals-achievable/.

You can see a video introduction (7 minutes & 25 second) to CrowdDoing's medicinal foods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUrvRkx7_y8

We're helping to build medicinal foods literacy and citizen science of foods & herbs for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety.

What skills will you practice gaining mastery of this this role? Skills that overlap with what are needed for Medicinal Foods project management Service Learners include skills relevant to future project delivery in the project management profession. These skills include hard skills like ""ability to make data-driven decisions"" and soft skills like :problem-solving, interpersonal, communication, teamwork, leadership)"" Developing Digital-Age Project Management Skills to Thrive in Disruptive Times https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/learning/thought-leadership/pulse/digital-pm-skills.pdf?sc_lang_temp=en

There are other frames that the PMI for what skills represent the future of project management which are also learnable through multi-disciplinary project management focused service learning at CrowdDoing's medicinal foods team. Each of the skills identified by Sam Sauer in a January 9, 2018 called ""The Skills Project Managers Will Need in 2025"" can be honed through this role:

Emotional Intelligence,
Adaptability
Working with and Managing Remote Teams
Data Science Expertise
https://www.liquidplanner.com/blog/skills-project-managers-will-need-2025/

There are other skills of the future of project managers that can be learned through this role. ""Project Management: 5 Characteristics of 'Transformational' PMOs"" identified these skills, all of which connect to this role:

""Consistency, Transparency, Flexibility, Agility, Educational"". These are characteristics that take practice to develop.

https://www.cio.com/article/2409234/project-management--5-characteristics-of--transformational--pmos.html

Each group reporting on the field identifies different skills that are needed. ""A new report from Forrester Research describes the characteristics of next-generation project management offices with real-world advice from leading PMO directors on how to get there:

1. Leadership
2. Motivation
3. Communication
4. Organization
5. Prioritization
6. Problem solving
7. Adaptability""

https://www.cio.com/article/2389129/project-management-7-must-have-project-management-skills-for-it-pros.html

All of these skills are learnable through service learning with CrowdDoing's medicinal foods team in our project management roles.

CrowdDoing provides real-world project-based learners to service learners who want to both develop their skills, and learn new skills related to systemic thinking, systemic change, and multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Here is the main package for their review to determine if you are interested: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bT47d5eDE2NVW606d1Y7TeKp1hDHyP_JBuJ94Cyy0B4/edit?usp=sharing .

We also have a powerpoint we can share- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12aEqwiRctIx3QcvK6HNFy4uJ5TgRffxQ7xPLEINNyJw/edit?usp=sharing

Pinterest page:

pinterest.com/medicinalfoodscitizenscience/boards/

CrowdDoing leverages micro-leadership. You can see this public article about our work: https://real-leaders.com/leveraging-micro-leadership-to-make-aspirational-goals-achievable/

Please get in touch if you would be interested in supporting us through the role of:Medicinal Foods, Medicinal Foods Curriculum Development Sub-Project Project Management.
Pinterest page:

pinterest.com/medicinalfoodscitizenscience/boards/

CrowdDoing leverages micro-leadership. You can see this public article about our work: https://real-leaders.com/leveraging-micro-leadership-to-make-aspirational-goals-achievable/

Please get in touch if you would be interested in supporting us through the role of:Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Stakeholder Millennials Program Management, CrowdDoing
This role is to help us reach Gen Y and Gen X (Age 36-64) who need to manage stress, sleep or anxiety.
""SWOT Analysis: A volunteer conducts internal and external market research and develops a SWOT analysis that outlines your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
"" from https://www.capacitycommons.org/guidebook/scope/view-sample-projects/

Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Project Management Office Program Management Role

As our project manager, your job will be to coordinate people and processes to ensure that our projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results. You will be the go-to person for everything involving a project’s organization and timeline.

Project management responsibilities include delivering every project on time within budget and scope. Project managers should have a background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis. Project managers are skilled at getting the best out of the people and projects that they oversee. They thrive when planning projects and working with project teams. Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Project Management Office Program Management Project Manager Duties
Project management responsibilities include delivering every project on time within budget and scope. Project managers should have a background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis. Project managers are skilled at getting the best out of the people and projects that they oversee. They thrive when planning projects and working with project teams. Specific project manager responsibilities include developing detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability and allocation and delivering every project on time within budget and scope.

Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Project Management Office Program Management Project Manager
We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to organize and coordinate programs. You will provide strategic guidance to teams and project managers in ways that promote the company’s culture. You will also oversee the progress of operations.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent leader and will have experience in managing staff of different disciplines to produce results in a timely manner. They will also be able to develop efficient strategies and tactics.

The goal is to ensure that all programs deliver the desirable outcome to our organization.

Project management responsibilities include delivering every project on time within budget and scope. Project managers should have a background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis. Project managers are skilled at getting the best out of the people and projects that they oversee. Project managers should have a background in business skills, management, budgeting and analysis. You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. you also need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude.

Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Stakeholder Youth Program Management, CrowdDoing
Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
Ensure resource availability and allocation
Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
Report and escalate to management as needed
Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
Perform risk management to minimize project risks
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers
Proven working experience as a project administrator in the information technology sector
Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus
Formulating, organizing and monitoring inter-connected projects
Deciding on suitable strategies and objectives
Coordinating cross-project activities
Formulate, organize and monitor inter-connected projects
Decide on suitable strategies and objectives
Coordinate cross-project activities
Lead and evaluate project managers and other staff
Develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities
Apply change, risk and resource management
Assume responsibility for the program’s people and vendors
Assess program performance and aim to maximize ROI
Resolve projects’ higher scope issues
Prepare reports for program directors
Proven experience as a Program Manager or other managerial position
Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods
Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
Excellent knowledge of MS Office; working knowledge of program/project management software (Basecamp, MS Project etc.) is a strong advantage
Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
Excellent communication skills
Excellent problem-solving ability
BSc/BA diploma in management or a relevant field; MSc/MA is a plus


""To help support you joining the right part of CrowdDoing for you, please use this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftd6E0tyV2uq7mMty1rZ80BB2MSGhbnof9gRBvaQXbrttIkg/viewform?usp=sf_link""

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).

 

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/crowddoing.world/),

 

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CrowdDoing-515295062320613) ,

 

LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/18910309/).

You can see a CrowdDoing Volunteering FAQ here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zCkbEQX8PHh8k85BS0iIhsJJxADqdH3Kpn1PDbI1Uno/edit?usp=sharing

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