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Finance Department Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Afghanistan International Foundation for the Blind (AIFB)
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197 people are interested
The Afghanistan International Foundation For The Blind (AIFB) formally known as "Afghanistan Blind Women and Children Foundation (ABWC)":
Enhancing the lives of blind individuals in the country since August 28, 2009, AIFB has been recognized by NY State as a non-profit foundation. Its mission is to empower Afghan blind women through healthcare and blind children through education and rehabilitation services in Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan International Foundation For The Blind needs your time as a volunteer!
Description of the Position:
One of the important departments in the Foundation is Finance, which provides the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information in order to help the Board of Directors and the Human Resources department make accurate resource allocation decisions. We are looking for people with experience in finance, accounting, statistics, etc.
Qualification and Responsibility:
- Volunteers must make commitments to work with the foundation for 3 to 6 months
- Volunteers are obligated to work 2 hours per week
- Work hand-in-hand with the Treasury of the Foundation in order to keep accurate records of the finances of the Foundation
- Keep the checks and balances, managing all tax-related materials and monitoring the overall financial status of the Foundation
- Gather and maintain all records of bills, receipts, accounts payable, receivable and other financial information pertaining to the Foundation
- Prepare and send tax deductible letters to our donors, utilizing excel sheets for data-base-work, assist Treasurer in writing report s
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Volunteers must commit to work with the foundation 3 to 6 months
- Volunteers are responsible for having a signature on any legal documentations provided by (AIFB) foundation
- Volunteers must protect, respect, and make commitments to confidentialities of the foundation
- Must follow the rules and regulation of the office work
REQUIREMENTS:
- Current resume
- Professional biography
- Three professional reference letters
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About Afghanistan International Foundation for the Blind (AIFB)
Location:
40-10 12th Street, Apt. 1C, Long Island City, NY 11101, US
Mission Statement
With collaboration and partnership of other international organizations, the foundation will offer services for blind individuals in Afghanistan in order to improve quality of life in the area of education, health, rehabilitation and community services.
Description
The foundation’s objective is to provide educational services to all ages, offer life changing services such as providing blind based computer applications and technologies for children, sending much needed blind based equipment and medical supplies from the United States, teaching students how to study mathematics and science using tactile systems, and providing training.
AIFB, by partnering with medical facilities around the world, will offer health services and provide financial support for prescriptions, laboratory procedures and operations as well as focus on access to local medical facilities, mental health treatment, chronic disease prevention, childbirth, and nutritional guidance.
The Foundation provides rehabilitation and evaluation services as well as community services. We collaborate with and support The Afghan Blind Association in Kabul to promote the disability rights movement.
Student interns: Must be college students or have a bachelor's degree. Interns commit to work 4-5 days per week. They will have a project for their time at the Foundation which they must complete.
Volunteers: Work schedule is flexible, so long as the volunteer works for at least 2 hours/week. Their tasks will be based on the department they request. The minimum time commitment is 6 months.
Board Directors and Officers of Departments must serve for one year.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
40-10 22th Street, Apt. 1CLong Island City, NY 11101
DATE POSTED
February 19, 2022
SKILLS
- Accounting
- Data Entry
- Mathematics
- Transactions
- Business Development
- Market Research / Analysis
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 22