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Volunteer Advisors for Small Businesses

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ORGANIZATION: NYPACE

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 3 people are interested
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NYPACE connects growth-ready entrepreneurs with a team of volunteer advisors to work on a dedicated project that will support their business. Entrepreneurs leave our program with tangible materials, strategies, and documents that will propel their growth or stabilize their current business. We are always seeking to expand our volunteer pool and are looking for skilled volunteers who are passionate about problem-solving and are looking to be in a cohort with like-minded individuals.

You'll use your skillset over the course of 8-weeks and work alongside a team of 2-3 others to deliver results for the entrepreneur. You will join a network of hundreds of volunteers who come from top financial firms and other institutions and our volunteers have mentioned that this is a great resume-building and networking opportunity. You are expected to commit about 2.5 hours per week during this 8 week period.

We have five of these 8-week cohorts per year so you are welcome to return for another project or wait for one that aligns better with your schedule!

You would make a great advisor if you:

  • Are able to commit 2.5 hours a week for 8 weeks
  • Are comfortable with a full virtual setting
  • Have expertise in at least one of the following skills: Finance & Budget, Business Development, Strategic Planning & Analysis, and/or Marketing & Communications
  • Want to make an immediate impact in the New York small business community
  • Know how to ask good questions
  • Have a high EQ and cultural competency
  • Are comfortable with ambiguity
  • Know that the best teams work because the people trust each other

You can learn more or apply directly here: https://nypace.org/volunteer-advisors

More opportunities with NYPACE

No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.

About NYPACE

Location:

580 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY 10036, US

Mission Statement

NYPACE mobilizes high-impact professionals, recruited from top firms in NYC, to provide customized, pro-bono consulting to help local under-resourced and minority-owned small businesses become more profitable, sustainable and growth-ready. By promoting meaningful connections between our volunteers and entrepreneurs, we are building both a brighter and more equitable small business ecosystem and a more purposeful and engaged corporate environment.

Description

For the impact-driven professional interested in skills-based volunteering, NYPACE offers the opportunity to work directly with under-served, local entrepreneurs to help solve their business challenges through a cohort-driven program. Our services include 8-week cohort-driven programs with project-specific deliverables, peer networking opportunities, topical business workshops, and 1-day entrepreneur "sprints". All NYPACE programs focus on four essential areas of business growth and resiliency:

  • Financial literacy and planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Operations
  • Marketing and customer relations

We know there are many places to donate your time and talent, so we thank you for considering NYPACE. We are a unique program because our pro bono projects are highly bespoke, fast paced and high impact. Our entrepreneurs are referred to us by program partners and go through a rigorous application process in order to meet you.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Education & Literacy
Employment
Community, Education & Literacy, Employment

WHEN

Wed Oct 08, 2025 - Wed Dec 10, 2025
09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

DATE POSTED

June 5, 2025

SKILLS

  • Strategic Planning
  • Capacity Planning
  • SWOT / GAP Analysis
  • Business Planning
  • Market Research
  • Business Analysis

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 25
  • Orientation or Training
  • 8 weeks, 2.5 hours per week
  • Must be based in NY/NJ/CT area. Must be available for orientation (45 min), connector call (15 min), launch (1.5 hrs), weekly check-ins with your team (at the teams schedule), and close (1.5hrs)

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 1 - 50+
  • Event can be held virtually
  • No Donation
  • In the event you want a dedicated cohort of entrepreneurs for your company, we can discuss and may require a donation.

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