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3 people are interested
Volunteer Liaison of Connections w/schools/organizations/businesses
ORGANIZATION: AFS Susquehanna Valley Area Team
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3 people are interested
Volunteer Liaison of Connections w/schools, organizations and businesses:
Help promote international education and global awareness by building connections with local schools, organizations, and businesses. AFS-USA partners with 2,100 schools throughout the country that are committed to global learning. Many of these schools welcome exchange students into their communities as well as encourage local students to study abroad.
Through this role, you’ll encourage educators and community-based organizations to open their doors to international exchange. This is an opportunity to introduce AFS year, semester, summer, and gap year programs to American students. You’ll also promote signature AFS diversity programs and help fundraise for merit and need-based scholarships for local students.
This is your chance to bring the world a little closer to home by helping people in your community become citizens of the world!
What’s Involved:
- Meet with students, educators and community organizations
- Attend and speak at school and community events
- Promote and publicize the wide range of AFS programs and scholarships available to local students
- Outreach to community colleges
- Participate in school and community fairs to spread the word about AFS
- Encourage journalists to write stories about AFS in the local press
- Fundraise for scholarships for local students going abroad on AFS programs
- Help educators meet their classroom goals
Good fit if you’re interested in (but not all of these required)...
- Networking and outreach
- Public speaking
- Communicating
- Meeting new people
- Cultivating learning opportunities
More opportunities with AFS Susquehanna Valley Area Team
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About AFS Susquehanna Valley Area Team
Location:
120 Wall St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10005, US
Mission Statement
100 years of volunteerism. 75 years of exchange. AFS-USA honors the legacy of its founders--volunteer WWI and WWII American Field Service ambulance drivers--who emerged from the wars with a bold mission: to help prevent future conflict through cultural exchange and understanding. As a partner in the global AFS network, AFS-USA offers international exchange and education opportunities in over 45 countries and hosts exchange students from 80 countries. True to the spirit of our founders, these intercultural programs are made possible by the dedicated work of AFS Volunteers--more than 3,000 in the U.S. and over 50,000 worldwide. Our diverse study abroad programs vary in length from a year to a few weeks and cover timely and timeless topics such as sustainability and language learning. What every program has in common is a commitment to fostering intercultural and global competence in our students, host families, schools, and communities.
Description
Challenge yourself while supporting others
By volunteering with AFS you can:
-Work closely with experienced volunteers to find creative solutions
-Take on challenging situations for personal growth
-Polish practical skills to gain a competitive edge at school or work
-Train to become an intercultural learning facilitator
-Learn how to make better decisions and solve problems
-Develop leaderships skills you will use forever
AFS has volunteer opportunities for any schedule. Explore ways to join our worldwide volunteer community, connect with students and AFSers around the world, and make a difference no matter what your calendar looks like.
Engage in meaningful work that matches your skills, interests, and schedule -- for as little as a few hours a month.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
DATE POSTED
April 21, 2024
SKILLS
- Networking
- Organization
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
- Relationship Building
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 20
- Orientation or Training
- Requires a few hours per month (varies from 4 to 8)
- Team oriented, good @ interacting w/others, detail oriented, helpful, positive attitude, interest in other cultures, likes to interact w/families, good problem solver, good at following up w/others (including phone calls, texts, emails), timely.