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Public Relations Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Asante Africa Foundation
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1 person is interested
Position overview:
We are seeking an experienced, passionate Public Relations Volunteer to join our Marketing and Communications team. A Public Relations Volunteer will play a key role in building awareness of Asante Africa Foundation programs, campaigns, and thought leadership.
Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Developing a strategic PR plan in conjunction with head of marketing team
- Identifying appropriate media audiences for various initiatives.
- Building a US and International media relations database.
- Contributing to updated messaging guidelines.
- Writing and submitting press releases, building and maintaining relationships with media to foster placement of stories and other content.
- Assisting with other marketing communications (website, annual report, etc.) as needed.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas, in a corporate, non profit or agency environment:
- Identifying and initiating opportunities for effective publicity in the media
- Arranging media opportunities, serving as media spokesperson, cultivating media relationships, developing and maintaining updated media directory, and coordinating media archives.
- Designing tactics to enhance organization’s presence with newspaper, radio, television, online and other media outlets in the local, regional and national arenas.
- Setting, reviewing and updating organizational guidelines on style (for correctness, accuracy and branding)
- Implementing and overseeing preparation of and editing all promotional materials to ensure that they fit within the marketing and public relations plan, conform with organizational style guidelines, and meet established timelines.
To be successful as a member of the Asante Africa Foundation team, you will also:
Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact an up-and-coming non-profit organization
Be an innovative and creative thinker - you are not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
Have a strong work ethic, take initiative, and require minimal direction
Work well independently as well as part of a team
Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment
Benefits:
Directly impact Asante Africa’s efforts to fund education-related projects that enhance knowledge, skills, and opportunities for hundreds of children in East Africa
Be part of a highly-motivated nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers
Gain insight into the day-to-day operations of a nimble, results-orientated, high-growth nonprofit organization
Have the opportunity to see your ideas and contributions implemented
Build your resume and gain references for future employment opportunities
Compensation:
Initially, this is an unpaid, volunteer position.
The position is part-time with an expectation of 5 - 10 hours of work per week, including a weekly meeting.
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About Asante Africa Foundation
Location:
1141 Catalina Dr, Livermore, CA 94550, US
Mission Statement
Asante Africa Foundation, Inc. is an East African Children's Education Fund. We are a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing quality education to children in East Africa. Every child deserves an education and the opportunity to choose their future, regardless of the latitude or longitude in which they are born. Through education, every child can make their dreams a reality, help their families struggle less, and help their communities become self sustaining. Our Vision We envision African communities and families in which the children have the opportunity to received QUALITY education to define their futures. Our Mission Quality Education will be made available by providing physical infrastructures for all children attending school, providing teaching resources and educational materials and scholarships/sponsorships for highly motivated and academically gifted children.
Description
We form partnerships with African communities and work with passionate local program managers who are deeply committed to creating change in their African villages. We envision African communities and families in which children have the opportunity to receive QUALITY education to define their futures. Generous contributions from Asante Africa Foundation donors bring these dreams to life.
Local villagers define their needs for achieving quality education, through infrastructures for all children attending school (such as construction of schools and sanitation facilities, serving a daily meal), providing teaching resources and educational materials, and funding scholarships / sponsorship for highly motivated and academically gifted children.
Asante is the Swahili word for thank you. We are thankful to be active members of the communities we serve and we are grateful to our donors who fund projects that bring opportunity, choice and possibility to African villages.
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
October 29, 2019
SKILLS
- Business Development
- Management
- Market Research / Analysis
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
- 5 - 10 hours/week