The Guyana Economic Development Trust

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200 West 39th StreetNew York, NY 10018 United States

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http://www.theguyanatrust.org

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Wordpress Customization

Jun 14 - Aug 31 | Virtual Opportunity

We are seeking someone who has experience with customizing Wordpress themes or plugins and would like to help us make our mission come to life on the web. We already have the theme, much of the copy, and a plan for what the site should include. What we need now is someone who knows their way around Wordpress really well who can apply their creativity and web dev skills to personalizing the selected plugins so they "speak" to our constituents. This is a great opportunity for someone with existing skills and experience working on business related websites, who wishes to apply their knowledge while building up a portfolio as a freelancer. Ultimately, we seek to ensure that our site users have a great online experience with our organization. If you fit this description and are interested, we look forward to hearing from you!

Date Posted: Nov 5, 2017
Public Relations Volunteer

Jun 14 - Aug 31 | Virtual Opportunity

After several years of building our international program, we seek to engage members of the Caribbean and its diaspora and friends in our work. To do that, we wish to raise awareness of our programs and their benefits internationally and in cities around the U.S. with significant Caribbean populations (New York/New Jersey/Connecticut-metro area, Washington, DC-Maryland. Miami-Dade, Atlanta). We are looking for volunteers with experience and/or strong interest in public relations wishing to give back by helping our nonprofit organization to: Develop PR strategies and campaigns for the launch of a new program Prepare press releases and promotional material related to new and existing programs Build positive relationships with media and the public Organize PR events (e.g. press introductory Zoom calls) Seek opportunities for partnerships, sponsorship, and advertising If you are creative, have experience supporting media relations (online, broadcast and/or print), and possess a background in researching, writing and editing publications), we would absolutely love to hear from you.

Date Posted: May 5, 2020
Strategic Marketing Volunteer

Jun 14 - Aug 31 | Virtual Opportunity

Do you have experience in Marketing (Online, Strategic, Content, Product), Business Development, Fundraising or Fund Development, and/or Social Ventures and Social Entrepreneurship? This is a truly unique opportunity to be involved in a new product launch within an existing program. The Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT), a U.S. based venture philanthropy initiative, supports early-stage enterprise and skills development in Guyana, South America. GEDT's signature project is the Guyana Innovation Prize, which is a pre-seed grant to commercialize breakthrough ideas in natural sciences, agriculture and agro-processing, engineering, and technology from higher education institutions in Guyana. Guyana is a new oil producing country. However, its primary exports have been in agriculture and natural resources. The country possesses limited resources for startups as compared to the U.S. The GEDT's Guyana Innovation Prize is not a business plan competition; it is a platform to support startup businesses, groom university and college-based founders, and create new employment opportunities. We are seeking a volunteer to assist with the launch of our new program. The project involves: Strategic Planning Brand Development Content Marketing Public Relations Presentations Successful candidates will have above average written communication skills and creativity. An interest in developing economies is also a plus. We are happy to provide direct experience under the leadership of the organization's founder and board, the opportunity to build a strong portfolio of projects, as well as a performance-based professional reference. If this is you, we look forward to hearing from you.

Date Posted: Dec 2, 2019

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The Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT), an independent U.S. based philanthropic initiative that incubates and accelerates STEM-based startups borne from research in agro-processing, ag-tech, natural and health sciences, engineering and technology from higher education institutions and research centers in Guyana, South America.

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The Guyana Economic Development Trust engages in Venture Philanthropy to tackle social problems through long term investments, and by using strategic management to achieve transformative goals.

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by Ian S. from Atlanta, GA (February 26, 2018)

The Guyana Economic Development Trust is a great organization. It is well operated and the people in charge were great to work with.

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