Advisory Council - Jumpstart
ORGANIZATION: LA WORKS RSVP
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Jumpstart is a national early childhood education organization that works towards the day every child in America enters in Kindergarten prepared to succeed.Jumpstart provides language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promotes quality early learning for all.
Description: Volunteers are needed to make recommendations to Jumpstart by serving on the Board Advisors, skills in the following areas are desired;
- Social work/case management- experience of older adult programs/services in the area
- Public relations - to spread the word about Jumpstart and raise our community profile
- Government relations - to engage elected officials and community leaders to educate about our program and include in recognition of our volunteers
- Human resources/management/leadership
- Education - Retired educators/school counselors - especially early childhood education and/or social emotional development expertise
- Older adult knowledge/gerontology - especially experience with older adult learning/training and knowledge of older adults workforce development
More opportunities with LA WORKS RSVP
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About LA WORKS RSVP
Location:
570 W. Ave. 26 Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90065, US
Mission Statement
Founded in 1991, our mission consists of three principal pillars: - INCREASE volunteer participation in community service projects; - PROVIDE our nonprofit partners with access to volunteer labor and other RESOURCES; and - EDUCATE and encourage people to engage in the broader social issues affecting the greater Los Angeles Community. The RSVP Program at L.A. Works is a federally funded program free to members, with the mission of mobilizing 55 and older volunteers for a large variety of projects with nonprofits all over Los Angeles. Consider us a one-stop-shop for finding different ways to volunteer and help smaller local nonprofits accomplish their missions.
Description
OUR MISSION
Founded in 1991, our mission consists of three principal pillars:
- INCREASE volunteer participation in community service projects;
- PROVIDE our nonprofit partners with access to volunteer labor and other RESOURCES; and
- EDUCATE and encourage people to engage in the broader social issues affecting the greater Los Angeles Community.
Tens of thousands of committed volunteers together with thousands of civic, nonprofit, and business partners have enabled L.A. Works to make a significant, visible, and lasting contribution to Los Angeles.
Since 1991, L.A. Works has mobilized and led volunteers to contribute over a million hours to Los Angeles through unique volunteer programming, which has included:
- Serving meals and preparing emergency food provisions for over 425,000 homeless and low-income individuals;
- Providing educational and enrichment activities for over 65,000 disadvantaged youth;
- Revitalizing schools, parks, and community centers for more than 200,000 volunteer hours;
- Offering companionship to seniors and friendship to abused and homeless women for more than 20,000 volunteer hours;
- Conserving, cleaning, and restoring urban and natural environments in and around Los Angeles for more than 75,000 volunteer hours;
- Caring for animals in shelters and sanctuaries at over 1,200 volunteer projects; and
- Training more than 900 Angelenos in the project and volunteer management.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1625 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1050Los Angeles, CA 90015
DATE POSTED
August 6, 2018
SKILLS
- Program Management
- Capacity Planning
- Marketing Strategy & Planning
- Business Development
- Group Facilitation
- Market Research / Analysis
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 55
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours once a month + a few hours a month
- Volunteers must provide their own transportation