Needs From: HandsOn Blue Ridge

Advocate

Location: Nationwide (Telecommute Volunteer Role)
Salary: Unpaid
Duration: 3-months
Hours: 4-hours per week
Start Date: New programs begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start

This is a great entry-level volunteer position for someone looking to be part of The Borgen Project. Advocates can operate from anywhere in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as an ambassador for the world’s poor. Build awareness of the issues and ways people can help. Manage and implement fundraising campaigns. Represent The Borgen Project in your city – attend events and engage people in the cause. Contact congressional leaders in support of key poverty-reduction programs.

Qualifications:

Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation. Ability to self-manage and prioritize assignments.

How to Apply: To apply, send your resume to hr@borgenproject.org

 

Regional Director

Location: Nationwide (Telecommute Volunteer Role)
Salary: Unpaid
Duration: 6-months
Hours: 4-6 hours per week
Start Date: New programs begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start

You don’t need to be a lobbyist to help influence foreign policy. As a Regional Director, you’ll serve as a Borgen Project Ambassador in your city – mobilizing your friends, family and colleagues to contact Congress in support of key poverty reduction legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

Meet with local congressional leaders and lobby for legislation that improves living conditions for the world’s poor. Mobilize people in your community to contact their congressional leaders to support poverty reduction legislation. Manage and implement fundraising campaigns. Build a network of people engaged in the cause. Serve as The Borgen Project’s ambassador in your city.

Qualifications:

Basic understanding of U.S. Politics and international development. Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple functions and tasks while managing their work time efficiently. Strong team player that loves to bring new ideas to the table. Ability to demonstrate frequent independent judgment with decisiveness. Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation.

How to Apply: To apply, send your resume to hr@borgenproject.org