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2 people are interested
GRCB Outreach Team Volunteer - Help Build Supportive Community
ORGANIZATION: Boston Raising Powerful Musicians
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2 people are interested
Position Overview:
Do you excel at interpersonal connections? Is talking to new people and forging relationships what you thrive on? Do you think people in your neighborhood or community would benefit from GRCB’s mission of empowerment and confidence? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, you’d probably enjoy being on the GRCB Outreach Team. Together we’ll work to build connections and relationships all across the Boston area in order to bring the mission of GRCB to more people. We’ll do this through intentional community participation and engagement.
Ideal candidates for this role have strong ties to their own neighborhoods and communities and can utilize those to help GRCB make meaningful connections. A passion for empowering girls and gender-expansive youth and spreading that to new communities is a must!
Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with members of the Outreach team to identify opportunities/events where GRCB can build relationships.
- Help plan tabling activities/engagement strategies.
- Be the face of GRCB at regular community events.
- Devise and implement other methods of outreach. How do people interact and communicate in your community?
- Help foster new relationships between GRCB and community partners.
Time Commitment
- Meet 3-5 times a year with the Outreach Team and the Operations Coordinator virtually or in person when conditions permit.
- Year-round participation in identifying outreach opportunities, and attendance at events as a representative of GRCB based on your availability and capacity .
Qualifications
- Outgoing and comfortable speaking confidently with new people.
- Great interpersonal skills
- Reliable and punctual
- Knowledge of GRCB and its mission. Past experience as a participant, volunteer, or participant guardian is a big plus!
- Strong community ties.
Support: Onboarding will include an orientation to GRCB and to the Outreach Team, as well as group training in effective community outreach. GRCB is committed to providing ongoing training and support needed to help volunteers be successful in their roles.
Benefits
The Outreach Team is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable community building experience while helping the organization increase our ability to impact girls, women and youth and adults with marginalized gender identities! As a volunteer in this role, you will have opportunities to strengthen your communication and relationship building skills while having access to ongoing GRCB training opportunities.
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About Boston Raising Powerful Musicians
Location:
PO Box 301526, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130, US
Mission Statement
Boston Raising Powerful Musicians (BRPM) empowers girls, women, and gender-expansive youths and adults to believe in themselves by building a supportive community that fosters self-expression, confidence, and collaboration through music education and performance.
Description
Boston Raising Powerful Musicians (BRPM) works to eradicate all the limiting myths about music and gender by helping girls, women and gender expansive youth and adults to speak up, sing out, and make a lot of noise!
In a world that frequently minimizes these voices, BRPM believes in creating an enriching and supportive environment that celebrates our core values: Expression, Creativity, Collaboration, Inclusivity and Joy
BRPM is a volunteer-driven music education and mentorship organization that offers innovative and transformative programming to over 230 girls and youth with marginalized gender identities, ages 8 to 17, in the Boston area each year.
Our programming leverages hands-on music education and performance as vehicles to encourage confidence and collaboration while fostering creativity, self-expression, and social impact.
Youth Summer Sessions
BEATS, after-school program
Youth Activism Project
Adult Sessions
Each program is facilitated by women and gender-expansive adults who guide participants in instrument instruction, band formation, song composition, and performance. No musical experience is necessary to attend; BRPM provides all instruments and equipment.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
DATE POSTED
September 13, 2021
SKILLS
- Music Arts
- Community Outreach
- Networking
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 19
- Meet 3-5 times a year with the Outreach Team and the Operations Coordinator virtually or in person when conditions permit. Year-round participation in identifying outreach opportunities, and attending events as a reps of GRCB based on availability.