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24 people are interested
Board Member/Volunteer Bokamoso Youth Foundation
ORGANIZATION: BOKAMOSO YOUTH FOUNDATION
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24 people are interested
Position
Bokamoso Foundation Board members support the work and functioning of the Bokamoso Life Centre located in Winterveldt, South Africa by providing strategic, financial and operational support to aid the center’s goals. The US-based Bokamoso Youth Foundation board is a working board, comprised of committed volunteers who are passionate about promoting cross cultural connections and supporting the work of leaders on the ground in South Africa as they provide opportunities for youth in the Winterveldt community to further their education, receive college scholarships, and experience the creative and performing arts.
The Ideal Candidates:
The Washington DC area based Bokamoso Youth Foundation is seeking energetic, passionate and talented individuals to join our work in supporting the Bokamoso Life Center in Winterveldt, South Africa. We seek to build a diverse, vibrant board and ideal candidates will have knowledge of one or more of the following: Fundraising, Financial Management, Website and Social media Management. We seek candidates who wish to leverage their networks to advance the mission of the Bokamoso Life Center and impact the lives of students in the Winterveldt community.
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About BOKAMOSO YOUTH FOUNDATION
Location:
5614 Connecticut Ave NW #167, Washington, DC 20015, US
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Bokamoso Youth Foundation is to support the Bokamoso Life Centre in Winterveldt, South Africa become a self-sustaining, community oriented organization serving disadvantaged youth, ages 18-24, through financial, technical and human resources.
Description
The Bokamoso Youth Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Washington, DC. It was founded in 2008 to support the Bokamoso Life Centre (BLC), a non-profit organization in Winterveldt, South Africa. The BLC provides youth development and empowerment through social service programs, cultural arts, computer training, tertiary educational scholarship and employment assistance.
The Foundation also facilitates an annual cultural exchange trip between the Centre Youth and St. Andrews Episcopal School, Potomac, MD and a variety of churches and civic organizations in the greater Washington, DC area. St. Andrew's Episcopal Students also travel annually to South Africa to visit the Centre and other important historical and cultural sites in South Africa. The exchange program started in 2002, prior to the formal organization of the Foundation. It ran continuously until 2021 when it was suspended due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
Since its inception, 1500 youth have graduated from BLC's Youth Development Program; 350 youth have traveled to the United States as part of the Cultural Exchange Program; 120 St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolStudents have traveled to South Africa. Since 2008 BLC has awarded 550 scholarships benefitting 400 local youth and provided books and transportation for many others. Bokamoso Youth are employed in a variety of fields including, nursing, engineering, education, social work, banking, film production, and computer technology.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
5614 Connecticut Ave NW #167Washington, DC 20015
DATE POSTED
April 12, 2024
SKILLS
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Interactive/Social Media/SEO
- Donor Management
- Fundraising
- Legal (General)
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Approximately 10-15 hours per month to attend Board meetings, either in person or virtually, participate in committees, reply to emails and phone calls.
- There is a greater time commitment during the Cultural Exchange trip each January, which involves car pooling, planning and attending events.