Opportunity Details

Since the peak of the pandemic in New York City in the spring of 2020, most gatherings of the LGBTQ+ community to engage in athletics, sports and recreation together were cancelled. In the late summer and early fall, the State and City governments' allowed for reopening of gyms and indoor pools in New York City, as well as small gatherings for outdoor organized group athletics, sports and recreation in public spaces. Out of Bounds NYC, Inc. (d/b/a "The NYC LGBT Sports Network", hereinafter referred to as the "Network") is supporting the the local LGBTQ+ community with reopening. The Network faces significant hurdles including: (1) a lack of resources to restart regular operations, or even reduced operations on a limited scale, (2) a lack of resources to create new policies and procedures to reduce the risk of spread COVID-19, including, but not limited to, technological innovations for registration, contact tracing, health surveys, social distancing, and contactless transactions between athletes and program administration/management. This project seeks volunteers with technical assistance as well as resources to assist with covering the cost of IT solutions, operations and staffing to assist with reopening.

Specific needs identified at this time include:

(1) Virtual Programming and IT Solutions to replace In-Person Events: Immediately prior to lockdown in March 2020, the Network was working with various LGBTQ+ community organizations and businesses (such as Boxers, Cheer New York, Front Runners New York, Team New York Aquatics & OutCycling) to produce social events to build community (see www.oobnyc.org/events). The Network has very limited resources in terms of manpower and capital, and, thus, has not been able to make investments in the procurement of IT solutions to produce virtual programming since lockdown, nor take advantage of free IT solutions such as Google for Non-Profits because of the lack of manpower. The Network is looking for volunteers to assist with these efforts as well as resources to assist with funding these efforts.

(2) Improve Communications: Immediately prior to lockdown in March 2020, the Network primarily used its website, e-mail and Facebook to communicate and engage with the community (details at www.oobnyc.org). The Network has very limited resources in terms of manpower and capital, and, thus, has not been able to make investments in the procurement of IT solutions to improve communications since lockdown, nor take advantage of free IT solutions to improve communications such as Google for Non-Profits because of the lack of manpower. The Network is looking for volunteers to assist with these efforts as well as resources to assist with funding these efforts.

(3) Brooklyn Community Pride Center Health, Wellness & Fitness Programming and Brooklyn (Bedford Union) Armory Recreation Center: Last year, the Network started working with the Brooklyn Community Pride Center (www.lgbtbrooklyn.org) to expand their health, wellness & fitness programming (primarily yoga, boxing and other small group fitness programming in indoor settings) and draft proposals to provide dramatically expanded programming in the Brooklyn-Bedford Union Armory Recreation Center (www.bedfordarmory.com), which was slated to open last month (November 2020). The opening of the Armory Recreation Center has been postponed, but the Network is continuing to work with the Brooklyn Community Pride Center to draft proposals for new health, wellness and fitness programming. The Network has very limited resources in terms of manpower and capital, and, thus, has not been able to focus resources on these effort. The Network is looking for volunteers to assist with these efforts as well as resources to assist with funding these efforts.

(4) Advocacy for Fair and Equitable Access to Outdoor Public Spaces in New York City: Last year, the Network started working with Get Out And Trek (GOAT) (www.beagoat.org), their private sector partners, and other stakeholders and interest groups, including the State and City governments, to advocate for fair and equitable access to outdoor public spaces in New York City. This year, with the pandemic, this advocacy work is even more important. The Network has very limited resources in terms of manpower and capital, and, thus, has not been able to focus resources on these effort. The Network is looking for volunteers to assist with these efforts as well as resources to assist with funding these efforts.

(5) Team New York Aquatics Reopening: Team New York Aquatics (TNYA) (www.tnya.org) is a masters aquatics organization for swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. TNYA implemented a mandatory registration policies and procedures for practices for the first time when they reopened on October 3 (www.tnya.org/reopening). At this time, registration is primarily administered manually. TNYA is looking for solutions to digitize the registration process. In addition, TNYA is working with the pool hosting practices, Convent of the Sacred Heart School, to require health surveys to be filled out electronically immediately prior to practices. At this time, the registration system and the health survey system are completely separate and independent. TNYA is looking for solutions to possibly integrate all of the critical requirements for operating during the pandemic into integrated IT solutions.

More needs will be added to this list when the details are finalized.

Opportunity Details

GIVINGTUESDAY IS A GLOBAL GENEROSITY MOVEMENT UNLEASHING THE POWER OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD

GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. GivingTuesday was born and incubated at the 92nd Street Y and its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact in New York City. GivingTuesday is now a focus for our Cause that inspires people to give, collaborate, volunteer and celebrate generosity.

We need creative individuals that can leverage their graphic capabilities and/or social media. Ideally, we could even identify someone to help us put together a Video to post on our Social Media accounts.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	12	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Our organization needs a volunteer who can create a certificate for our NGO. We will use the certificate for our upcoming training sessions and seminars to provide to beneficiaries.

Available Shifts

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

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We need a social media manager that can develop content and monitor all of our social media platforms. We also desperately need help increase our followers. This person should be able to create professional social media cards, identify and connect with potential sponsors and partners via social media. Engage with other posts who share our vision. We would like this person to review our current platforms and make sure they are consistent, speak to our vision, and professional.

Managing social media is not our expertise (nor do we find it appealing) but it is so necessary. We would love your help. We have been posting routinely for a few months but we are still not getting the engagement or increase in followers. We would love for you to develop a playbook for social media content, ads, videos. Then act on our behalf on each of these SM sites for the next 6 - 9 weeks. (Or until our presence increases.)

This project is extremely important as we head into our 2021 - 2022 fundraising. We have some very lofty goals which will require the support of our community.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Objective:
Social Media and digital savvy Community Manager:
Take control of our online voice and build brand awareness and loyalty. The Community Manager will be responsible for aligning all company communications, PR, social media, and marketing content to create a strong brand identity. You will be the first point of contact for in person and online fans and followers, thus developing an intimate relationship with our community


Roles & Responsibilities:
• Setting and implementing social media and communication campaigns to align with marketing strategies
• Providing engaging text, image and video content for social media accounts
• Responding to comments and customer queries in a timely manner


Job Description
We are looking for a qualified Community manager to join our team. If you are a tech-savvy professional, experienced in social media, PR and promotional events, we would like to meet you.

Our ideal candidate has exceptional oral and written communication skills and is able to develop engaging content. You should be a ‘people person’ with great customer service skills and the ability to moderate online and offline conversations with our community.
Ultimately, you should be able to act as the face and voice of our brand and manage all community communications.

Responsibilities
• Set and implement social media and communication campaigns to align with marketing strategies
• Provide engaging text, image and video content for social media accounts
• Respond to comments and customer queries in a timely manner
• Monitor and report on feedback and online reviews
• Organize and participate in events to build community and boost brand awareness
• Coordinate with Marketing, PR and Communications teams to ensure brand consistency
• Liaise with Development and Sales departments to stay updated on new products and features
• Build relationships with customers, potential customers, industry professionals and journalists
• Stay up-to-date with digital technology trends
 

Requirements
• Proven work experience as a community manager
• Experience launching community initiatives (e.g. building an online forum, launching an ambassador program, creating an event series and writing an email newsletter)
• Ability to identify and track relevant community metrics (e.g. repeat attendance at events)
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Hands on experience with social media management for brands
• Ability to interpret website traffic and online customer engagement metrics
• Knowledge of online marketing and marketing channels
• Attention to detail and ability to multitask
• BSc degree in Marketing or relevant field

Compensation:
Volunteers receive charitable tax receipts based on the hours donated to the charity (If you file Canadian income taxes)

Available Shifts

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

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We are working to develop a robust library of public health infographics and practical information about preventative measures that includes lay-level scientific facts about COVID-19. We are hoping to crowdsource fellow do-gooder science geeks who want to contribute content. This public health campaign will focus on the following three topics: scientific/medical facts about the coronavirus pandemic, masks and other preventative measures & equipment, and how to maintain and protect social bubbles. If you are creative and want to put your talents and scientific knowledge towards helping others, please consider signing up. We will contact you with a topic pack and general parameters to get you started.

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As part of the community project component of our program, a group of students from Chester Hill High School in term 1 & 2 of 2020 chose to focus on mental health, self-care and positivity. Their aim was to de-stigmatise mental health and encourage more conversations about mental health, as well as provide inspiration and positivity to their community. 

To bring greater awareness to these topics, the group created over 60 hand-drawn posters with different positive quotes and affirmations which were placed around their school and local community centres. This project was coordinated and executed by the group extremely well and the girls were hugely impacted by their overall Helmsman Project experience.

The results were recognised by the local newspaper who wrote a story about the project, and many of our online supporters were also impressed by the project. 

We’ve received scanned copies of all the designs and wish to further the reach of the project beyond the local Chester Hill community by turning them into cards. With the many challenges presented to the world during 2020, we think these positive quotes and affirmations would be well received. We want to use this successful project to raise further awareness of The Helmsman Project, whilst bringing messages of hope. We also see this as a potential avenue for raising some money through the sale of cards and a QR-code on each card leading to a webpage with a story on Chester Hill and The Helmsman Project, as well as an invitation to donate. 

To achieve this goal, we are looking for help from people with experience in marketing, social media and graphic design. Tasks we are looking for assistance with include: 
 Creating a marketing/promotional plan, including social media, email,
direct corporate approach, etc
 Creating card designs using the quotes and affirmations created by the
group; also include our logo, a short blurb and a QR code 
 Copywriting for the card and webpage
 Sourcing printing options and creating a pricing plan/deals for the cards

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	2	n/a	n/a

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We need a graphic designer for a brochure and a PowerPoint presentation to show the impact of Syndrome in the world!

Opportunity Details
We need your help to grow our impact! You’ll help us design a graphically appealing brochure and a branded professional PowerPoint template that will help us promote our organization’s activity to our sponsors and supporters.

More information

Help us create an appealing brochure and a PowerPoint template as a way to reach out to sponsors so that we can fund our important work around gender equality.

By dedicating us just 3 hrs/week of your time you will help us structure the information in a form that is clear, eye-catching and easily comprehensible for the viewer.

The function of this material will be to clearly communicate the message and vision behind our organization and its impact, while also providing information on the different sponsorship tiers available to potential supporters.

We would like to share some stories of people that benefitted from our organization’s work that will provide a better understanding of our activity. Their stories matter!

The material will need to be consistent with our branding and graphics and accompanied by appropriate images.

Your role involves:
• Create a PowerPoint presentation slide, including ways for us to present data and charts, in a format consistent to our brand. The title slide, main body slide, image layout, chart layout, fonts, and style…all the basic components of a presentation are set in the template itself
• Create a Pdf of an A4 brochure with an easy-to-follow structure and visually captivating designs based on our branding


Desired Qualifications:

• Graphic design experience
• Ability to use PPT to create infographics preferable but not essential
• Ability to work remotely
• You’re a genuinely caring, energetic person who believes in gender equality and wants to make a positive impact on society

Time needed: 2 hrs a week for two months
Conditions: speak English
The nonprofit already has: Subscriptions to programs such as Canva and Shutterstock Photos

Opportunity Details

Sickle Cell Disease is a rare, painful, genetic, blood condition that affects people of tropical and African decent. The Sickle Cell Association of BC (SCBC) is committed to educating and advocating for these individuals, their families and their healthcare providers.

The SCBC is looking for a compassionate tech wiz to help us stay current, connected, and protected with this ever evolving technological world we find ourselves in now.

Duties:
- online security
- website optimization
- online posts
- setting up and maintaining Youtube site for SCBC
- general tech support

Opportunity Details

The Sickle Cell Association of BC (SCBC) is a not-for-profit organization looking for someone to help bring in more members to our organization. Sickle Cell Disease is a rare, painful, genetic, blood condition that affects people of tropical and African decent. The SCBC is committed to educating and advocating for these individuals, their families and their healthcare providers.

We are expanding our organization and are looking for someone who is great at bringing in members to an organization. We would like someone with experience in membership coordination.