Opportunity Details

WEConnect International will be hosting the Financing Your Growing Business Boot Camp for women business owners on 19 and 21 October, 2022 in partnership with Moody's.

We are looking for volunteers to support this training, which helps to provide education and industry expertise on creditworthiness and how women business owners can position their business for capital input and growth.

As a volunteer, you can assist with either running the logistics/facilitation of the Boot Camp and/or presenting a specific training session. The curriculum, on-boarding and training will be provided to all volunteers and presenters and note this training will be presented in English and French using live translation so presenters can be fluent in either language.

• General Volunteer: These volunteers will support the overall delivery of the Boot Camp, working with WEConnect International to moderate breakout sessions, monitor and respond to attendee chat questions, or assist the presenters. Volunteers should be familiar with Zoom, able to answer general questions about creditworthiness in support of subject matter experts, and have experience in virtual facilitation/moderation and a basic knowledge of France and/or UK.

• Presenter: These volunteers will act as subject matter experts and deliver a training session on a specific topic – credit, financial statements, goal planning, sources of financing, capital planning, how to pitch or enterprise valuation. The presenter will be provided a pre-designed curriculum in PowerPoint and have the opportunity to suggest enhancements if desired. Additionally all trainers will be offered group and one-on-one training with project leads to ensure confidence with the presentation and materials as well as an understanding of the audience demographics. These volunteers should have experience presenting these topics to adult learners and an understanding of how these topics are or can be applied in France and/or UK.

Please note that this event takes place approximately 10:00 - 17:00 CET and you are only expected to attend the time you have selected and are not expected to attend the full event time (but are invited to stay, if you so choose!). Note that session times listed in Benevity don't always convert correctly across time zones. All volunteers will be sent a formal calendar invitation from WEConnect International. This invitation will be the correct time and you will be asked to ignore any automated updates or calendar invitations from Benevity.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
How does the pandemic impact the businesses discussion facilitator	1	n/a	n/a
Session 1—The Importance of Creditworthiness	1	n/a	n/a
Session 2—Financial Statements	1	n/a	n/a
Session 3—Goal Planning	1	n/a	n/a
Goal Planning Case Study and Presentation	1	n/a	n/a
Session 4—Financial Management	1	n/a	n/a
Session 5—Business pitching	1	n/a	n/a
Session 6—Capital planning	1	n/a	n/a
Session 7—Business valuation	1	n/a	n/a
Activity Facilitator - Activity 6, Pitch Competition	1	n/a	n/a
Activity Facilitator - Activity 7, Capital Planning	1	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

React Native Developer Needed
 
- Experienced React-Native developer to build cross-platform app for both iOS and Android platforms.

- Knowledgeable of modern JavaScript (including ES6 syntax), HTTP, and Rest API development.

- Able to utilize and debug third party dependencies.

- Able to build smooth UI and extend current functionality of existing code base.

- Experience with mobile application architecture.

- Aid in the development of end to end app design and CI/CD processes.

- Strong team player with focus on collaborative effort; a willingness to share knowledge and communicate across teams is vital.

Developor is for Nature Counter:

Nature Counter./Biophelia Counter

""A recent study of 20,000 people published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that people who spend at least 120 minutes per week - that’s about 18 minutes a day - in nature are far more likely to report being in good health and having higher psychological well-being, as compared to those who don’t embrace nature. People who spent some time in nature, but fewer than 120 minutes a week, ""were no more likely to report good health or high well-being than those who reported 0 minutes,"" the study authors found.""

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-exact-number-of-minutes-to-spend-in-nature-each-week-for-better-health-2019-06-21

 

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.

If you’re also familiar with Agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities
Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
Design client-side and server-side architecture
Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
Write effective APIs
Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
Create security and data protection settings
Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
Write technical documentation
Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

You can see the benefits of time in the park put on Nature Counter's linkedin page here- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nature-counter-by-crowddoing_forestbathing-naturedose-attentionrestorationtheory-activity-6805531019593302016-1hnd, You can see more background on our Nature Counter team here- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nature-counter-by-crowddoing_forestbathing-naturedose-attentionrestorationtheory-activity-6805531019593302016-1hnd. You can see a post about how just 30 minutes a week in nature reduces the chance of depression by 7%.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/health/nature-outdoors-health.html

 

120 Minutes per week in nature is also geo-locateable on phones. Have you gotten your 120 minutes a week at medium edose nature, or 90 minutes a day of high dose nature?

That is determinable by if your smart phone shows you in the park for how many minutes.

 

We aim to build an app that counts how many minutes in nature each week you have spent and reporting that back to the person. This is like step counts, but based on time in nature as walks through non-parks don’t count for the nature counter.


- Participate in weekly discussions across teams and stakeholders on ways to reach project goals.
Time-based nature benefits-
15 Minutes in Nature
Decrease in pulse rate by 3.9%
Decrease in systolic blood pressure by 1.9%
Decrease in diastolic blood pressure by 2.1%
Lower levels of cortisol (stress hormone)
Increased parasympathetic nerve activity and decreased sympathetic nerve activity. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together to control respiration, digestion, and heart rate. When you are calm, the parasympathetic nervous system is increased, lowering your heart rate and respiration, and increasing digestion. In a stressful situation, the fight or flight (sympathetic) response is triggered, dilating pupils, increasing heart rate and respiration, which allows you to breathe faster.
Feel more relaxed, yet energized
30 minutes in nature
All of the benefits from 15 minutes in nature AND
Increased attention span
Reduction in depression symptoms by 7%
Reduction in high blood pressure by 9%
50 minutes in nature
All of the benefits from 15, 30, and 40 minutes in nature AND
An increased attention span with the ability to block out irrelevant stimuli and concentrate
A decreased level of anxiety
120 minutes (2 hours) in nature
All of the benefits from 15, 30, 40, and 50 minutes in nature AND
An overall sense of well-being and happiness
A better, more restful sleep
150 minutes (2.5 hours) in nature
All of the benefits from 15, 30, 40, 50, and 120 minutes in nature AND
Reduction in feelings of anxiety
Reduced need to ruminate on past events and focus on the future
200 minutes in nature
All of the benefits from 15, 30, 40, 50, and 120 minutes in nature AND
The feeling of well-being and happiness

Nature benefits we're communicating:
Performance on backwards digit-span (a cognitively demanding task that requires directed attention/requires the person to block out irrelevant stimuli and focus) significantly improved while walking in nature Maintain the focus staring at something on paper better during and after a walk in nature. The ability to focus was not only recuperated by nature, but was even better compared to before going out into nature. A faster and more stable pattern of responding on the Attention Network Task Cognitive performance especially for self-perceived affect was found to improve significantly more after nature interactions compared to urban interactions. Overall, BDS ( backwards digit span) performance improved on average by 0.75 (SD = 2.11) points from pre- to post-nature interactions and 0.29 (SD = 2.19) BDS points from pre- to post urban environment interactions. Reduce the population prevalence of depression and high blood pressure by up to 7% and 9% respectively. A lower rates of depression and of high blood pressure. 3.9% decrease in pulse rate. Systolic blood pressure was lower (1.9% decrease). Diastolic blood pressure was lower (2.1% decrease). good reported health and high subjective wellbeing lower concentrations of cortisol, lower pulse rate, lower blood pressure, greater parasympathetic nerve activity, and lower sympathetic nerve activity walking leads to improved psychological state, reduced state-anxiety and perceived stress

#forestbathing ""forest bathing program significantly reduced pulse rate and significantly increased the score for vigor and decreased the scores for depression, fatigue, anxiety, and confusion. Urinary adrenaline after forest bathing showed a tendency toward decrease. Urinary dopamine after forest bathing was significantly lower than that after urban area walking, suggesting the relaxing effect of the forest bathing. Serum adiponectin after the forest bathing was significantly greater than that after urban area walking.""


https://time.com/5259602/japanese-forest-bathing/


 

3 days ago

""immersion in the forest environment and conscious activation of the senses [58,59,60] (for an overview of example exercises carried out during forest bathing, see McEwan et al. [61]). Originally conceptualized as a form of preventative healthcare, forest bathing is now used as a targeted intervention for specific mental health issues and forms part of the national health service in Japan [59]. Over the past two decades, considerable emerging evidence around the efficacy of forest bathing as a therapeutic practice has been developed, principally stemming from Japan and South Korea [62,63].

A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by Kotera et al. [11] outlines the evidence in support of forest bathing as an effective mental health therapy, with regards to its capacity to alleviate short-term mood disturbance. Forest bathing could be a suitable therapy, given it is a relatively safe and gentle practice, carried out in a supportive environment. It has been recommended as effective in the treatment of anxiety [11], depression [64], and addiction [58], and has been studied as an intervention for inpatients experiencing affective and psychotic disorders [65]. Miyazaki [59] additionally found support for forest bathing’s capacity to increase positive psychological resources, while improving the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems.

Biophilia [66], the predominant theoretical framework used in the East, and Attention Restoration Theory [67,68] have been suggested as contributing to forest bathing’s therapeutic effects. "" #wellbeing



"" Forty-two articles that tested natural environments or stimuli against a suitable control, and included an objective measure of cognitive performance, had been published since July 2013. Articles were subjected to screening procedures and quality appraisal. Random effects meta-analyses were performed to calculate pooled effect sizes across 8 cognitive domains using data from 49 individual outcome measures. Results showed that working memory, cognitive flexibility, and to a less-reliable degree, attentional control, are improved after exposure to natural environments, with low to moderate effect sizes."" #attentionrestorationtheory#forestbathing

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30130463/


 

2 weeks ago

""In 2015, there was a journal article published in the Ecosystem Services by Paul Sandifer, Ariana Sutton-Grier, and Bethney Ward. It offers the most comprehensive list of benefits from spending time outdoors.

 

These include: reduced stress, depression, dejection, anger, aggression, frustration, hostility, illness and sick leave, and increased self-esteem, psychological well-being, opportunities for reflection, creativity, etc""

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-can-nature-help-my-business-anja-falk-rye-olsen/?trackingId=5U9B8oA6DTqJphY4jd0N7g%3D%3D


""In one study, University of Michigan students were given a brief memory test, then divided into two groups. One group took a walk around an arboretum, and the other took a walk down a city street. When the participants returned and did the test again, those who had walked among trees did almost 20% percent better than they had first time. The people who had taken in city sights instead did not consistently improve."" #biophelia

http://www.breseefinancial.com.advisor.news/being-outside-can-improve-memory-fight-depression-and-lower-blood-pressure-here-are-12-science-backed-reasons-to-spend-more-time-outdoors/?c=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJub2RlX2lkIjoxMTMyMCwicHJldmlldyI6ZmFsc2UsImNvbW1faWQiOjI1NDkxODgsImRlc3RfaWQiOjM0ODM1ODAsInJlYWRlcl9pZCI6bnVsbH0.7coT-S8RhJPEb63bdhUdfHBQbl14RrSefSbMRxwgUK4


""A study published in 2010 evaluated the effect of forest bathing on immune function. For a group of Japanese adults, a three-day trip to the forest increased the number of white blood cells in their blood. These levels of white blood cells stayed elevated for more than 30 days after their adventure in the woods. "" #health#wellness#preventionworks

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-reasons-why-being-outside-important-benjamin-trengrove/


""It's estimated that between 60-90% of doctor's visits in the US are stress related(3). ... the University of Sussex claims a nature walk reduces stress only by 42%"" #mentalhealth#wellness

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/forest-bathingwithout-water-weinstein-ms-rn-crni-facw-faan/?trackingId=uJ%2FmIJN0JzKRH4Iaqwqaqw%3D%3D


""experiencing nature. Strayer asserts, ""Our brains aren’t tireless three-pound machines; they’re easily fatigued When we slow down, stop the busywork, and take in beautiful natural surroundings, not only do we feel restored, but our mental performance improves too."" Strayer has demonstrated this concept with a group of Outward Bound participants, who performed 50 percent better on creative problem-solving tasks after three days of wilderness backpacking."" #creative#wellness#wellbeing

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/health-effects-interacting-nature-mimi-guarneri-md-facc-abihm/?trackingId=lwV8JIb8Eu72%2BxEgq3GfGA%3D%3D


 

2 weeks ago

""Yoshifumi Miyazaki noted that, of the 7 million years human beings and their direct ancestors have been alive, we have lived in nature for 99.99% of that time. Therefore, it’s a very small percentage of time we have lived in the urban environments that we have created!

 

We are really adapted to living in nature. So living in these artificial environments actually creates stress on our bodies. We are made to be in nature and our bodies and brains respond well to it."" #naturalworld#scienceandenvironment#biodiversity#conservation

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/forest-bathing-viv-kenchington/



""The joy of engaging with nature is that it can lower stress, relieve anxiety, elevate your mood, enhance self-esteem, stimulate creativity and improve working memory."" #forestbathing#wel#wellbeing#lifestylemedicine

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/boost-your-mental-well-being-2019-neil-jones-/


""n the last few decades, we have discovered that as adults we have what is called *neuroplasticity*. This means we are not doomed to live with the consequences of the things that have happened to us, but actually have the deep ability to create new connections and ""rewire"" parts of our brains.


Here’s where it gets really interesting and FUN. ☀️


It takes over 400 repetitions to create a new synapse (connection) in the brain.

Opportunity Details

Nature Counter Marketing and Growth Hacking Volunteers-for CrowdDoing.world

CrowdDoing.world is building an application to help people get enough time in nature to get a dose of nature. This achieves a public health purpose. We are seeking additional graphic designers to help in the marketing and go-to-market of this application and CrowdDoing.world recruitment goals aligned to that.

CrowdDoing supports a social innovation venture lab and a portfolio of social enterprises. Both the lab and the social enterprises aim to achieve systemic change through collaboration with virtual volunteers.

Role Summary:
Seeking an innovative and dedicated graphic designer to join our growing virtual volunteer team. The individual in this role would be responsible for taking conceptual design ideas and creating visual representations of them, both electronically and in print.



Essential Tasks:


Sit in on conceptual design meetings and offer educated opinions.
Determine voice and messaging for graphic design pieces.
Advise on best practices and optimizations throughout design projects.
Select colors, font, images, and layout.
Create visualizations (either by hand or via a software program) which convey accurate messaging and undertones as dictated by the project.
Develop product illustrations, logos, website graphics, etc. as needed.
Present designs to stakeholders and applicable teams.
Implement feedback and changes when appropriate.
QA designs for errors.
Pass final design to development or publishing teams for release.

Qualifications required:

A bachelor’s degree in graphic design, design, or art preferred (extensive experience in the field may also be acceptable).
Experience with Quark Xpress, InDesign, and Photo Shop a plus.

Skills & Competencies:

Exceptional creativity and innovation.
Experience with both print and electronic media.
Proficient in design and photo-editing software.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Time management and organizational skills; able to meet deadlines.
The ability and desire to stay up-to-date with commercial design/graphics trends and implement these in daily work.
Ability to work with a variety of products, applications, and software platforms, while simultaneously collaborating with a number of teams .

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 as a volunteer please write to volunteerorientation@crowddoing.world

Opportunity Details

Bright Lights For Africa is an Alberta registered Charity organization, whose vision is to empower marginalized and vulnerable individuals through acts of love, compassion, and generosity, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. We serve both local and international communities and focus on tackling root causes of poverty to create sustainable and lasting change in the lives of those we serve.

Job duties
• Develops a digital marketing strategy for Bright Lights for Africa
• Develops, manages, and designs layouts of digital communication materials such as newsletters, event materials and brochures.
• Collaborates with the Web Developer to create and post original content for the website.
• Generates new and creative ideas on how to market Bright Lights for Africa’s programs and campaigns.
• Provides support for the promotion of fundraisers and BLFA's programs and initiatives to potential sponsors and donors
• Measures and reports on performance of al digital marketing campaigns.

To learn more about us visit our website www.brighlightsforafrica.ca and email us at info@brightlightsforafrica.ca

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Together Center (TC) is a nonprofit human services hub serving the Greater Eastside for over 30 years. The 20+ nonprofit providers located at TC’s campus in Downtown Redmond help 30,000+ people each year via an innovative model that benefits both residents seeking services and the dedicated nonprofits who serve them.

TC is under construction on a landmark project in Downtown Redmond that rebuilds and expands our nonprofit human services hub and adds 280 units of family-focused affordable housing.

As a small nonprofit with a staff of 3 and no marketing department, Together Center is seeking volunteers to help organically spread the word about this innovative model – one of the Eastside’s best kept nonprofit secrets - and the bold redevelopment project now under construction.

Volunteers are asked to come for 1 hour. The first 50 minutes will be an opportunity to learn about TC, the new campus, and view the construction site. The last 10 minutes will be a live promotion period. If volunteers are impressed, they can use the final 10 minutes to post about TC on social media and LinkedIn and/or invite their friends and colleagues to come learn more.

By serving as a mouthpiece for Together Center during this exciting time, volunteers can positively impact the Greater Eastside for years to come by helping make the community aware of TC’s work to reduce health and social disparities and offer wrap-around services for vulnerable populations by uniting nonprofit providers and reducing barriers to service access.

Thanks for considering helping Together Center raise its public profile and visibility via this atypical but valuable and informative volunteer experience!

Opportunity Details

Gaming Cxmmunity Co. is in partnership with Comcast to give collegiate students industry curriculum around the gaming and esports industries.
We host 4 Saturday activations between October and November from 10am-4pm, teaching local collegiate students industry basics to build the workforce pipeline in these industries.

We'd love volunteers to help us during these Saturday activations.
- Student daily registration/sign-ups
- Student engagement for their breakout groups daily
- Assistance with lunch distribution
- Student review form distribution

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

The Colgate-Palmolive experts will provide valuable information in two two-hour zoom conversations with our Heat Island Resiliency (HIRP) undergraduate team. The focus of their conversations will include but not be limited to: heat island challenges in NYC, greatest heat vulnerability in these communities, methods of financing resiliency in these heat vulnerable communities, strategies to maximize social communication within these communities, strategies to maximize attention of others who can help from outside of the community. The Baruch HIRP team has been asked to: 1) map the heat-related communication networks between community leaders, and between community leaders in two heat vulnerable council districts within each of three NYC boroughs (Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens) and 2) clarify preparation strategies promoted through these networks. These HIRP students will 1) conduct semi-structured interviews with community leaders (e.g., district council members, local NGOs, and local health and safety leadership, 2) map heat communication networks, 3) map communication network with residents regarding extreme heat preparation, 4) invite leaders to an on-line group zoom conversation to discuss heat island issues in their district, leadership communication, and neighborhood strategies for safety before and during extreme heat events, 5) create and share a report with community leadership describing the communication network in their council district regarding preparation for and response to extreme heat, 6) generate ideas for resiliency financing, 7) capture plans to bring renewable energy to these neighborhoods and 8) consider ways to reduce local heat vulnerability.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a
General	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

We need your story! Sign up to join the "Tech in the Cxmmunity" advocacy series.

"Tech in the Cxmmunity" is a tech advocacy campaign championed by tech professionals, who emphasize the importance of early technology access & exposure as it relates to one's career trajectory.

The objective of this campaign is to increase awareness of the impact that early access to tech has on one's career trajectory. We invite technical professionals as well as non-technical professionals to share their stories.

Cxmmunity is an Atlanta-based non-profit that seeks to improve the technical and functional conditions of underprivileged students across the US.

#Give2022
#Techforgood

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Tech Advocate (Record tech journey and post to socials) #techforgood	no limit	n/a	n/a
Socials/ Communications Volunteer - Assist with video edits. Compiling all stories into 1 sizzle reel.	2	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA has a Youth Ambassador program for children between 8-21 years of age in the US. Our Youth Ambassadors are part of a dynamic group of individuals, determined to make a difference in this world. They are motivated, driven, young people who are the voices of the millions of children in India.

We invite corporate volunteers to mentor our Youth Ambassadors on skills (eg. Excel, Powerpoint Presentation, budgeting) that would help them succeed in their college and in a professional setting. #Give2022

Project Type: Remote
Duration: 5 hours
Volunteers needed: 20
Funding Required: No

Opportunity Details

We are looking for a qualified and experienced marketing consultant to help us with our marketing strategy.