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Volunteers are needed for proposal review during September.
We are looking for experienced entrepreneurs, business experts and social innovators to support KERNEL www.unitedwaytarrant.org/kernel, a new United Way social innovation initiative.
With a 10-15 hour volunteer commitment, you can support the first year of the KERNEL program as an external reviewer of the proposals submitted from 27 social innovators in Tarrant County.
What is KERNEL?
KERNEL, United Way of Tarrant County’s new social innovation fund has the primary purpose of making significant changes in key community issues by working with a cross-sector of people, organizations, non-profits, for-profits and entrepreneurs to solve problems!
KERNEL was established in 2016 in response to investors seeking creative solutions to Tarrant County’s education, income and health issues. KERNEL exists to encourage new approaches and strategies to find solutions to these social challenges in our community.
You can see the full timeline and commitment in the file titled "KERNEL_Volunteer Review" and see if this will be a fit for you.
If you are interested, please complete the application www.unitedwaytarrant.org/kernel -volunteer-apply no later than Friday, Sept 9. Send any questions to: kernel@unitedwaytarrant.org
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About United Way of Tarrant County
Location:
201 N. Rupert St., Ste. 107, Fort Worth, Texas, TX 76107, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide leadership and harness resources to solve Tarrant County’s toughest social challenges.
Description
For more than 100 years United Way of Tarrant County has worked to improve the lives of those in the communities we serve. As a nonprofit leader, we unite companies, organizations, schools, religious institutions and city/state and local governments to address the most crucial causes to build a stronger Tarrant County. We also serve as the regional grantee for Tarrant County’s Area Agency on Aging (AAA).
As we enter our second century, we are focused on:
- Community Response - providing the basics for daily needs, disaster relief and veterans.
- Community Health - ensuring a community where everyone can be safe and healthy, with a particular focus on underserved neighborhoods, women, children, older adults and those with disabilities
- Financial Empowerment - equipping individuals with the tools for independence, from financial literacy to stable housing and transportation
- Education and Learning - preparing the current and future workforce to contribute to their own success and to their community
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WHERE
1500 N MainSuite 200Fort Worth, TX 76164
DATE POSTED
August 12, 2016
SKILLS
- Program Management
- Accounting
- Case Work / Management
- Business Development
- General Education
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 20
- Orientation or Training
- Approximately 6 1/2 hours total time
- Those interested will be asked to complete a volunteer application form