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6 people are interested
Fundraising Committee Member
ORGANIZATION: The Refugee Education Center
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6 people are interested
West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center (WMRECC) is looking for volunteers to serve as members of a new fundraising committee. Committee members will assist the executive director of WMRECC in setting fundraising goals and strategies. Responsibilities include: attending committee meetings, connecting WMRECC with donors through strategic networking, planning and running special events, grant writing, and advising the ED on new strategies.
Requirements:
- Experience planning events, writing grants, or fundraising
- Passion for the work of WMRECC
- Ability to attend quarterly meetings
- Ability to work on a team
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Commit to attending quarterly planning meetings
- Assist with grant writing or event planning
- Advise ED on fundraising strategy and networking opportunities
More opportunities with The Refugee Education Center
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The Refugee Education Center
Location:
2130 ENTERPRISE ST SE, KENTWOOD, MI 49508, US
Mission Statement
We support refugees in their journey to become fully participating members of the West Michigan community. We envision a thriving, multicultural West Michigan community where all have an opportunity to pursue a better future!
Description
The Refugee Education Center is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Grand Rapids, MI. The organization was founded in 2006 by a passionate group of Somali Bantu refugees who, as an ethnic group in their native country, were persecuted and prohibited to receive formal education. Upon arrival to the United States, community leaders recognized the incredible new opportunity to receive education and participate in the community as equals. They organized and created the The Somali Bantu Community of West Michigan to support their children as they began their new education in a foreign land. The organization grew to support all refugees in 2008 as the West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center - and changed once again to the Refugee Education Center in 2016. While our name has changed, our vision has not. It has been, and is, central to the organization to share the knowledge learned from a first-person perspective of navigating the education system and refugee services and ultimately supporting the estimated 25,000 refugees in West Michigan to become fully participating members of the community (via these program services.)
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224 Carrier St NEGrand Rapids, MI 49503
DATE POSTED
December 16, 2014
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