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18 people are interested
Spring / Summer - Internship - Program & Administrative Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: WYLD - WYLDerness Youth Leadership Diversity
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18 people are interested
This coordinator will help build, maintain and grow WYLD’s programs and administrative / operational capabilities to help accelerate our mission of empowering underserved urban youth and U.S. Military Veterans through transformative wilderness leadership programs and mutually beneficial mentor relationships. YOUR help will impact this mission! Please note, we are a startup small nonprofit and everyone ends up wearing multiple hats. :)
Responsibilities will include:
- Logistical, administrative and coordinator support for trips / excursions
- Putting together and helping to develop WYLD curricula for certain programs
- Correspondence with youth, parents, agency contacts, staff and board members
- Help maintain and develop program metrics (measuring success of program)
- Assist with social media and email campaigns. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Nationbuilder, LinkedIn, Google+, Youtube
- Researching and connecting with potential collaborators
- Maintaining administrative functions and supplies of the office
- Keeping our status with insurance and other administrative agencies current
- Ensure the proper execution of reimbursement processes from our field staff to our bookkeeper
- Experience working in outdoor educator, in youth development and with Military Veterans
- Comfortable working with communities from all walks of life, including communities of color and communities from various socioeconomic backgrounds
- Comfortable with Google Docs, Nationbuilder, Window & Mac (preferred) operating systems, proficient with and MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Strong writing skills, telephone and in-person conversational skills
- Spanish language skills
What’s in it for you?
- Be exposed to all aspects of managing a nonprofit management and governance
- Gain hands-on experience with an array of traditional and modern fundraising program management and coordination
- Learn advanced office / programmatic coordination skills from software and processes to marketing automation.
- Receive School Credit for internship requirement
- Flexible schedule and work remotely part-time
- Enjoying the purposeful work of helping WYLD’s serve youth and Vets outside!
To Apply: please contact the Director, Chris Chandler at info@wyld.org. 310.614.6678, Los Angeles, California www.wyld.org.
Please put "PAID- Program & Administrative Coordinator" in the email subject line, and include a resume and a short note of your interest and please mention that you viewed the posting on Volunteer Match!
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About WYLD - WYLDerness Youth Leadership Diversity
Location:
1930 Redesdale Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039, US
Mission Statement
MISSION:
To empower underserved urban youth and U.S. Military Veterans through transformative wilderness leadership programs and mutually beneficial mentor relationships.
VISION:
WYLD envisions a city where every youth and returning U.S. Military Veteran is given an opportunity to explore , connect and discover through nature.
explore: to examine carefully; to travel to new places (internally and externally)
connect: to provide experiences that show the world, events and actions to be interrelated and interdependent.
discover: to create realizations through direct experiences and understanding.
Explore, connect and discover....
- themselves : to develop a confident understanding of who they are and what they are capable of achieving.
- mentors : to maintain a positive role-model to provide support and guidance.
- nature: to create alternative, healing experiences outside the normal urban environment.
- c ommunity : to facilitate meaningful changes in the neighborhoods where we live.
VALUES:
We believe that youth and veterans can prosper through meaningful mentor relationships instill confidence, compassion and hope.
We recognize that each youth and veteran maintains inherent potential and capability to attain and maintain a thriving life.
We seek to provide uniquely powerful wilderness experiences that focus on play, health, empathy, and inclusion .
We are united by the shared responsibility to foster environmental stewardship and to value diversity .
We believe in providing opportunities for youth and veterans to understand their unique role in creating positive community connections through the development of cultural awareness and ecological sensitivity.
We are united by a commitment to work with veterans, youth and their families by providing opportunities throughout middle school and high school to help students achieve their personal and academic best.
Description
Spring 2015 Fundraising Development Volunteer
This vital volunteer will help build, maintain and grow WYLD’s fundraising program to help accelerate our mission of empowering underserved urban youth and U.S. Military Veterans through transformative wilderness leadership programs and mutually beneficial mentor relationships. YOUR help will impact this mission!
Responsibilities may include:
- Drafting correspondence with donors
- Supporting our grant writer with research and collecting stats
- Database management
- Assist with social media and email campaigns. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Nationbuilder, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Youtube
- Assisting with preparation and execution of crowdfunding campaigns (Indiegogo)
- Researching and connecting with potential sponsors
Desired Qualifications:
- Comfortable with Window & Mac (preferred) operating systems
- Proficient with Gmail, Google Docs, Dropbox, and MS Word, Excel, & Powerpoint
- Telephone and in-person conversational skills a must
What’s in it for you?
Other than helping our mission, you will:
- Be exposed to all aspects of managing a non-profit organization, management and governance
- Gain hands-on experience with all aspects of traditional and modern fundraising including grant writing, donor events, crowd-funding
- Learn advanced office and administrative skills from letter writing to marketing automation.
- Receive School Credit for Internship requirement
- Work remotely
To Apply, please contact the Executive Director,
Chris Chandler: chris@wyld.org, 310.614.6678, Los Angeles, California www.wyld.org
Include a short note explaining why you want to partner with us.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
651 Clover StLos Angeles, CA 90031
DATE POSTED
May 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Bookkeeping
- Office Management
- Social Media / Blogging
- Grant Writing / Research
- Event Planning / Management
- Program Management
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 20-40 hours/week