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Pro-‐Bono Corporate Returnship for Advanced Professionals
ORGANIZATION: UniversalGiving
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UniversalGiving(r) is an award-‐winning website allowing people to donate and volunteer with top performing vetted projects all over the world. Unique to UniversalGiving, 100% goes directly to the cause. UniversalGiving Corporate provides Strategy, Operations, and NGO Vetting to scale companies’ CSR programs in more than 120 countries; our Corporate Services allow us to become self-‐sustaining. UniversalGiving has been featured on the homepage of BusinessWeek, Oprah.com, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
The CSR Returnee will be responsible for performing critical CSR Research, preparing outreaches to potential partners, maintaining the Corporate Strategy Spreadsheet, and writing proposals. We are seeking an experienced professional who can work closely with our CEO to expand UniversalGiving’s global presence in CSR. Our ideal candidate has significant experience in sales and client management. He/she is ready to give back to a smart, efficient, and globally impactful nonprofit. Excellent communication skills, relationship-‐building skills and attention to detail are required.
UniversalGiving’s Returnship Program offer exciting opportunities to those wishing to make a significant impact and contribution to our global communities. Returnships are for experienced professionals returning to the workforce who desire to gain new skills, change professions, or simply yearning to give back.
Responsibilities:
Develop key corporate partnerships
Craft communications: outreach and follow up with potential partners
Maintain and update Corporate documents on Google Drive
Post CSR news, trends, and client accomplishments on Social Media
Manage junior team members
Track and communicate team progress and performance With proven track record:
Attend meetings with prospective and current corporate partners
Research and recommend best practices and integrate them into CSR plan
Lead the Corporate Business Unit and manage Corporate interns
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 5 years corporate business experience
Demonstrated success in client service and relationship management
Success in managing teams
Experience with field offices, remote workforces or with remote clients
Excellent verbal and communication skills
Critical attention to detail
Flexibility and adaptability to change
Understanding of the global CSR landscape and best practices is a plus
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Google applications (some training provided)
Prior experience with Salesforce is a plus
Benefits:
Contribute your high-‐level skills to UniversalGiving’s mission;
Gain experience at a unique social entrepreneurship nonprofit that has a global impact
Gain exposure, and experience in the nonprofit industry
Increase your understanding of global issues
Work directly with our CEO, Pamela Hawley
Collaborate with a positive and innovative team
Network with other for-‐profit and nonprofit professionals in an open office environment
Duration: Minimum of 15-‐20 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months. Ideal candidates are available to work in our San Francisco office 2-‐3 days/week (Monday through Friday) with the possibility of some work completed remotely. As this is a leadership position, the majority of work should be done in-‐office.
We value our interns and volunteers and take these positions very seriously. For this reason, we ask for a $200 fully refundable retainer to secure your position. This check pays for the your seat in our coworking space, professional training and management guidance that you will receive. Because our interns are such an integral part of UniversalGiving, we implemented this policy several years ago to ensure the accountability of all team members. We return your full deposit on the last day of your internship. Please do not hesitate to contact us with further questions!
About UniversalGiving
UniversalGiving(r) is an award-‐winning website allowing people to donate and volunteer with top performing projects all over the world. Our projects are vetted through a proprietary Quality Model(tm) to ensure the most effective, trustworthy philanthropy possible. Unique to UniversalGiving, we take no cut on donations. 100% of your donation goes directly to the cause.
UniversalGiving Corporate consults with Fortune 500 companies on the Strategy, Operations and NGO Vetting for their international giving and volunteering programs all over the world. Some clients include Cisco, Symantec, Fluor, Sabre, Gap, BHP Billiton, RSF Social Finance, and inovia.
Located in the heart of San Francisco, UniversalGiving has been profiled on CBS and in FOX Business Network, and has also been featured inBusinessWeek, Fast Company, CSRWire, WomenEntrepreneur, Oprah.com, NBC News, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Financial Times, MarketWatch, CNNMoney.com, Change.org and See Change Magazine. UniversalGiving has been featured three times on Great Nonprofits’ annual Top Nonprofits lists and is a Webby Award Honoree.
CEO Pamela Hawley is a winner of the Jefferson Award (the Nobel Prize in Community Service) and was selected as one of 50 leaders to the White House's Next Generation Leadership and Social Innovation event. She is a Finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and a Colburn S. Wilbur Leadership Fellow at the Global Ethics Institute. She is a Fast Company Expert Blogger on CSR.
UniversalGiving’s Mission: To connect people to quality giving and volunteer opportunities worldwide.
UniversalGiving’s Vision: "To Create A World Where Giving and Volunteering Are A Natural Part of Everyday Life"(r)
Testimonial
"I came to UniversalGiving at a time when I was looking for a way to have more meaning with my work. After years in management consulting, finance, and then home raising two young children, I was ready to give back to the world in a different way. I began as a volunteer in their Returnship program and four years later, am leading Operations. UniversalGiving is a professional environment that has given me meaning, experience in new realms, and flexibility in my work schedule. I am so proud to be a part of this amazing team that is doing great things in the world."
Adriana Rabkin, Former Senior Manager of Operations"UniversalGiving is committed to providing corporations like Cisco with global strategy, policy, operations and rigorous NGO vetting that supports operational excellence. They strengthen our CSR programs locally and around the world."
Michael Yutrzenka, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs Cisco FoundationTo Apply:
Please email your resume, cover letter, a brief writing sample, and three professional references to jobs@universalgiving.org with "CSR Returnship" in the subject line. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone calls please.
UniversalGiving(r) is committed to understanding and representing the diverse populations it serves worldwide. Members of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, nationalities, physical abilities or disabilities, religions or beliefs, and cultures are welcome as employees and volunteers in our organization. We believe that a diverse team will best serve our diverse populations.
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About UniversalGiving
Location:
655 Montgomery Street, Suite 7-102, San Francisco, CA 94111, US
Mission Statement
We envision a world where giving and volunteering is a natural part of everyday life.
Description
UniversalGiving is a social entrepreneurship non-profit that connects donors and volunteers with quality, international organizations through a customized, searchable website. UniversalGiving is unique; it has a Quality Model, a no-cut policy on donations, and the only service targeting both volunteers and donors. UniversalGiving also provides a customized service for corporations who manage international volunteering and giving programs, as well as for investment banks and high net-worth clients interested in strategic philanthropy.
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July 16, 2018
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