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Now more than ever, small business owners need help transforming their business potential into reality. Volunteer your marketing expertise and help a small business owner take their business to the next level!

- Project topics include: Logo Design, Website Design and Digital Marketing Strategy. Once approved as a volunteer, you will access the list of opportunities available and can select the topic you have expertise in to assist a small business owner.
- Time commitment: A project typically lasts between 30 and 45 days, depending on your availability. This includes some preparation and design time (flexible to your schedule) and interactions with the small business owner (via email, phone or video conferencing). This is a limited-scope opportunity with a clear deliverable at the end of the project.

Ready to use your skills for good? Join our passionate community of volunteers by completing and submitting your application here: https://www.startsmallthinkbig.org/volunteer. We welcome multilingual volunteers, particularly those able to support Spanish-speaking small business owners.

For more information or questions, email us at: volunteer@startsmallthinkbig.org

Opportunity Details

The Graphic Design Specialist is responsible for creating content that aligns with ONETrack International's mission and philosophy. ONETrack International is a Boston-based not-for-profit charity project that practices Transition to Home orphan-care around the world. We remove orphaned children from their orphanages and place them in the households of biological family members in their communities of birth. ONETrack is currently practicing the Transition to Home orphan-care approach in Cameroon, The Gambia, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Kosovo, Colombia, in Liberia with orphans affected by the Ebola epidemic, in Greece with the refugee population, and in Honduras in communities affected by the "Migrant Caravan" crisis.

We are looking for people who can help us understand how best to disseminate our story so we can fulfill the mission of ONETrack International. In this role, you would be supporting the Media & Marketing division by creating marketing collateral for our organization and, in turn, helping to promote proper orphan-care solutions around the world. If your interest has been piqued, this may be a wonderful volunteer opportunity for you and it will no doubt be as rewarding as it is impactful.

Responsibilities may include:
-Producing consistent, cohesive and high-quality design work reflecting ONETrack International's brand voice and style
- Prioritizing and organizing creative requests to meet established deadlines; expect some tight turnarounds
-Creating high-quality materials designed to promote awareness within the broad public regarding ONETrack International's mission and philosophy
- Working under the guidance of the Media & Marketing Director and in collaboration with the entire Media & Marketing team
- Designing and producing a wide variety of marketing materials within parameters of graphic standards and overall organizational priorities. Deliverables can include, publications, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, flyers, advertisements, static and animated digital ads, specialty items and other printed pieces
- Determining the need for photography, illustration, charts, graphs, maps and other elements to enhance the design and to most effectively convey the message
- Preparing complex electronic files for everything from full-color multi-page publications to large transit and vehicle displays
- Resizing and/or reconfiguring content to meet specific requirements for placement in a variety of channels including print, digital, out-of-home, social media, etc.
- Working with the Media & Marketing Director to manage assigned workload, track progress and ensure that projects meet deadlines
- Providing creative feedback on any existing designs or content
- Managing photo archives

Qualifications:
1+ years' experience in graphic design preferred, but not required

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Fundraising and development volunteers participate in activities that will assist us in providing an education, healthcare needs and identification support to our students; caretaker support for our host families; as well as secondary programs such as sustainability projects.

ONETrack International is a Boston-based not-for-profit charity project that practices Transition to Home orphan-care around the world. We remove orphaned children from their orphanages and place them in the households of biological family members in their communities of birth. ONETrack is currently practicing the Transition to Home orphan-care approach in Cameroon, The Gambia, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Kosovo, Colombia, in Liberia with orphans affected by the Ebola epidemic, in Greece with the refugee population, and in Honduras in communities affected by the "Migrant Caravan" crisis.

This volunteer opportunity will provide applicants with the opportunity to help in nonprofit fundraising and development techniques that may include: event planning, grant writing, donor cultivation, solicitation strategizing, and a fundamental knowledge of Nonprofit Management and program implementation.

Responsibilities may include:
• Create and administer fundraising campaigns to sponsor students in our system.
• Research new foundations to apply for funding
• Help in writing minor proposals and reports
• Research and develop events in new fundraising markets
• Help in researching potential donors
• Help in conducting in depth researching into new fundraising markets

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.

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Are you a talented individual looking to give back to the community? Are you willing to help those, unable to help themselves? Here at Binaytara Foundation, we focus on minimizing disparities in cancer care and related fields so that everyone can get through this, together.
We have a number of volunteer opportunities including event support, fundraising, clerical support, graphic and website development, on-site volunteering in Nepal, volunteer faculty for educational meetings (both patient-focused and provider-focused), academic journal content reviewer experts, editing and proof-reading assistants, physician experts to assist with guidelines and tumor boards, etc. Please contact us on any of our social media platforms so that we can discuss our future together!

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About the Opportunity

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. a 501c(3) nationwide nonprofit is currently seeking an EXPERIENCED volunteer Social Media Communications Specialist. This is a remote position focused on cultivating an engaging social media presence that brand loyalty and drives donations to Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The Social Media Communications Specialist creates and executes Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.’s brand-specific social media strategy. The right candidate will be an integral part of our organization’s digital presence, supporting our continued philanthropic growth.

Duties and Expectations:

* Cultivates and executes a focused branding strategy which includes specific goals and metrics

* Responsible for developing engaging business content and creative assets in support of social media marketing campaigns, as well as creating and managing the digital communications calendar

* Coordinates and schedules social media posts and stories

* Monitors fan engagement with each post, and responds to comments as needed

* Analyzes the performance of social media posts to ensure content is properly engaging fans

* Works closely with organizational leaders to understand the goals of Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., and ensures the social media strategy aligns with those goals

* Adheres to company policy for social media guidelines

Qualifications

* Able to demonstrate previous success in social media marketing

* Recognizes and is able to articulate the specific ways social advertising and marketing campaigns work to drive user engagement, increase brand affinity and create business opportunities
* Stays abreast of current trends and changes in the social space
* Strong collaboration skills, with ability to partner across functions
* Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies written style to meet needs
* Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, with attention to detail
* Able to manage frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
* Exhibits independent, effective problem solving techniques and abilities

Apply via www.vik9s.org, under How To Help - Volunteer

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We are looking for an experienced graphic designer who can support the communications and fundraising team at WONDER Foundation. We are looking for someone to help us on a voluntary basis with a number of graphic design projects. We need assistance with any or all of the following: the creation of templates for the charity's social media channels and email marketing, the design of WONDER's annual report, the design of other documents such as reports and decks for 1-2 days a month.
For our annual report, we need someone starting mid-Jun to August - total work will be around 10/12 days.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who has some previous experience with formatting documents such as reports, with good working knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and other Adobe programs.

Above all, we are looking for someone who shares our goal: the empowerment of vulnerable and marginalised women and girls through education.

Opportunity Details

Help us with distribution of humanitarian aid for underprivileged children.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	15	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe22wOyB1Wi-6S1y8oewYNOrZ9tYA6R4n6XkqMjIJborxgV2w/viewform

Organization Overview

Employ to Empower (ETE) supports residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) community by providing access to development and entrepreneurial resources. Our resources include affordable micro-loans and business mentorship, with the goal of having a long-term impact on our members’ personal and economic well-being. We also actively advocate for creating positive social change in the DTES.

Position Description

Title Description: Sponsorship Coordinator (In-Kind Specialist)
Reporting To: Charissa Landicho, Community Outreach and Christina Wong (Fundraising)
Location: Vancouver (or able to commute to Vancouver when needed)
Desired Start Date: February 1, 2021 (Minimum 1-year commitment)
Commitment: 12-15 hours/week (including two 1 hour meetings a week)
Position Type: Volunteer
Position Summary

The Sponsorship Coordinator (In-Kind Specialist) reports directly to the Community Outreach and is responsible for the major in-kind sponsorship of each Advocacy event (Street Store, Cardboard Project 3.0, Entrepreneur Exhibition) of Employ to Empower. The Sponsorship Coordinator is responsible for research, outreach and collection of all sponsorship received. This role will require the individual to attain event-specific sponsorship such as high demand items (male jackets, large backpacks, and blankets), heaters, shopping bags, and a moving truck for The Vancouver Street Store 8.0. The Cardboard Project 3.0 and the Entrepreneur exhibition will require the Sponsorship Coordinator to attain food, door prizes as well as new ideas to add to the quality of the event. This position will also be required to attain organization-specific sponsorship such as print sponsors, “perks” for our volunteers and entrepreneurs. This position has the capacity for growth in terms of welcoming novel sponsorship opportunities that align with the values of the organization as well as engage our attendees to a new level.

The Sponsorship Coordinator will work alongside the Advocacy team to create events that align with our mission: empowering the residents of the DTES with a Hand-up approach, providing a platform to share their strength and resilience, and educating the Vancouver community around the stigmas in the DTES.

Key Responsibilities

-Main contact for cold in-kind products/services ranging from $50-1000
-Ideate, research, contact, and solidify new (cold) sponsorship opportunities for our Advocacy events including but not limited to: Food, door prizes, and items specific to the event (such as shopping bags, hand sanitizer, masks, moving truck, audio and video recording etc)
-Ideate, research, contact, and solidify new (cold) in-kind sponsorship opportunities for Employ to Empower as an organization including but not limited to: Print sponsors, “perks” for our volunteers and/or entrepreneurs (ex: restaurant discounts, massage gift certificates, gift cards to restaurants, social activity gift cards), and specialist mentors/community mentors/course facilitator recruitment (skills-based volunteering)
-Work with Marketing Coordinator to share sponsors on our social media platforms and during the event
-Work with Community Outreach Coordinator and Executive Director to give thank you cards to sponsors
-Working alongside the Advocacy team to create events that align with our mission: empowering the residents of the DTES with a Hand-up approach, providing a platform to share their strength and resilience, and educating the Vancouver community around the stigmas in the DTES.

Qualifications

-Effective and engaging communicator: Passionate communicator, articulating the Employ to Empower message in a way that inspires others to act in service to the organization and the community.
-Strong ability to carry a genuine conversation
-Have strong grit, tenacity and persistence-Knowledge
-Strong understanding in creating compelling pitch decks and email marketing templates for all stakeholders (donation champions, donors, corporate sponsors, vendors,
-Proven track record in obtaining in-kind sponsorship items in high volumes
-Proactivity – in searching for new sponsorship, and a solidifying sponsor in a timely manner
-Entrepreneurial and innovative: Seeks creative new opportunities that both align with our mission and add greater value to the organization and the community – purposeful, ethical, innovative
-Flexibility – able to adapt and pivot in times of uncertainty (for example COVID-19)
-Strong organization Skills – this includes time management, punctuality
-Diligence – completing tasks in a timely manner with great efficiency and effectiveness
-Drives revenue: Results driven, with a focus on gaining the resources to support Employ to Empower’s mission and collective impact-focused strategic objectives.

Desired Qualities
-Compassionate and cares deeply for the DTES community
-2+ years of experience volunteering/working in the DTES and/or people who face barriers
-3+ years of experience in sponsorship, marketing, or events planning
-Self-starter, curious by nature and keen appetite to learn new concepts/ideas out through research
-Strong interpersonal skills and high relational empathy
-Ability to prioritize, lead and balance multiple projects at once and meet goals
-Strong ability to tolerate chaos and thrive in it
-Immensely strong communication on email, phone, and text
-Demonstrates strong ability to communicate effectively both in writing and orally
-High degree of patience, compassion positivity and enthusiasm with an ability to exercise initiative, tact, and discretion
-Strong and confident leadership
-Ability to work as a team and individually

Education

Must be enrolled in post-secondary education and have completed, or be in the process of completing, a degree related to Business, Marketing and/or Communications.

Opportunity Details

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1NWdPVPTyW62dLKHV_8j9O4f1hnjWwExfATH0TKKGlL-cxw/viewform

Organization Overview

Employ to Empower (ETE) supports residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) community by providing access to development and entrepreneurial resources. Our resources include affordable micro-loans and business mentorship, with the goal of having a long-term impact on our members’ personal and economic well being. We also actively advocate for creating positive social change in the DTES.

We’re keen to build a group of compassionate and talented individuals to support our growth and expanding community of entrepreneurs through our digital and online channels!

Position Description

Title Description: Digital Marketing Specialist
Reporting To: Amanda Mah, Brand & Marketing Lead
Location: Virtual
Desired Start Date: March 2021
Commitment: 10 months, with the possibility of extending the term @ 10 hours per week

Position Type: Volunteer
Number of positions: 2


Position Summary

There are many things happening behind the scenes at Employ to Empower– the Marketing Team’s role is to share our story and grow our connections with donors, volunteers and followers through our social media channels and other platforms. Building on your personal strengths, this role involves content creation, social media marketing, website management, search engine optimization and copywriting in a collaborative environment. Our marketing team is evolving to accommodate for growing programs and capacity! We are looking for flexible, creative, passionate and collaborative individuals to grow our engagement and curate the Employ to Empower’s online narrative.

Key Accountabilities

Work closely with the marketing lead, as a self-driven and collaborative team player.
Execute marketing campaigns and create content that engages community, encourages social change and upholds the values of Employ to Empower.
Attend marketing team meetings virtually every 1-2 weeks.
Develop an understanding of Employ to Empower mission, values and operations.

Qualifications

Experience with Wordpress and strong writing skills rooted in empathetic communication.
1+ years of experience in social media marketing and ad development.
Knowledge of SEO and marketing analytics.
Open to remote and virtual collaboration.
Adobe Indesign and Photoshop experience are assets.
Compassionate and cares deeply for the DTES community along with experience volunteering/working in the DTES as an asset.
Diligent problem solver, who is looking to learn and help where possible
Keen desire to be a part of something great that positively impacts society especially in times of crisis

Education

Must be enrolled in post-secondary education and have completed, or be in the process of completing, a degree related to Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Marketing and/or Counselling.