Volunteer Course Facilitator - Spanish

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Mission and Program

With over 25 years of experience, Ventures has helped launch and grow more than 6,000 businesses since 1995. As a partner in this work, you are empowering local entrepreneurs to move out of poverty and achieve their dreams. As a result of your investment, there will be a shift in poverty, unemployment, and economic growth in our community.

Program

Ventures provides courses in both English and Spanish on business basics, marketing, operations, sales, financial management, and packaged food. We also host monthly legal clinics and a variety of workshops on topics such as digital marketing, wholesaling, and understanding credit.

The Ventures volunteer class facilitator role is a unique opportunity to use your facilitation skills, paired with a passion to empower entrepreneurs to build their business in the 8-week Business Basics Course. Specifically, facilitators help clients ask questions in class and integrate the comments that people leave in the Zoom Chat box in a collaborative and judgment-free space for learning . We will need a total of 2 coaches, one English-speaking volunteer and one Spanish-speaking volunteer, to fill the volunteer facilitator role. To apply, please email volunteer@venturesnonprofit.org and submit your resume by January 30, 2022.

Responsibilities include:

• Attend all 8 of the business classes
• Articulate client questions and help them communicate to the instructor
• Organize the Zoom Breakout Rooms by assigning volunteer coaches with clients

Qualifications include:

• Interest in and enthusiasm for Ventures’ mission to empower low-income entrepreneurs
• Basic knowledge and/or experience that relates to entrepreneurship
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to collaborate on projects and assignments
• Must be able to suspend judgment and listen deeply
• Must be patient and understanding of the many personal and systemic barriers to business ownership that our clients encounter
• You do NOT need to have a background in business to qualify for this role

This position will require an 18-hour time commitment from February 24 - April 14.

• Volunteer Orientation - January 31, 2022