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The Literacy Cooperative Fellow Opportunity
Business Volunteers Unlimited is pleased to announce a Fellow Opportunity with The Literacy Cooperative.
Literacy Cooperative is seeking a Volunteer Director to help develop a system for managing volunteers and communicating with them. They would also create an orientation and training program, which tracks volunteer hours and contributions, by perhaps developing new and future volunteer roles (e.g. drafting scripts for public speaking and outreach and more).
The Literacy Cooperative began as a joint initiative of the Cleveland, George Gund and Martha Holden Jennings Foundations with a goal of addressing literacy levels, determining need, identifying solutions, and implementing a collaborative literacy plan to create an effective, seamless pathway for lifelong learning.
To learn more about The Literacy Cooperative, please visit https://www.literacycooperative.org/
Fellow role will include:
– creating the volunteers training manual
– Develop orientation and training system for volunteers
– Determine best approach or system for managing volunteers (screening, sign-up system, communication, acquiring nametags or t-shirts for identification)
– Develop system for tracking volunteer hours
– Develop means for volunteer recognition
– Possibly assist with development of new volunteer roles
Term: 300 hours over a 3-month period (September 2021 – November 2021)
Location: 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 248 Cleveland, OH 44115
Stipend: $6,000
The ideal candidate will have significant professional experience in curriculum development, project management, and working with volunteers. Experience in the nonprofit sector is a plus.
To be considered for this opportunity, please contact Sarah Castle (scastle@bvuvolunteers.org) for application materials.
The BVU Fellows Program matches the talents of highly skilled professionals with local nonprofits to engage a transformative project that benefits the community.
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“We had somebody who could dedicate their time and energy to an initiative that we just weren’t ready for from an internal standpoint.” — Ron Soeder, Former President, Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland
“We get someone of exceptional quality at an amount that we can afford. We can focus on projects that are high priority that we don’t have the professional resources to complete.” —Jean Polster, Former President and CEO of Neighborhood Family Practice
“I wouldn’t have been able to fill the position, hire somebody who had the depth and breadth of knowledge and have the ability to truly be an independent and functioning person. I wouldn’t have been able to afford that level of person.” — Melanie Hogan, executive director of LEAP
Fellows help nonprofits build capacity, grow strategically and ultimately, have a broader impact on the community. Here’s How It Works.
Step 1: Identify the Need
With guidance from BVU, the nonprofit will identify and outline the strategic project and skills required. The nonprofit will complete a project request form.
Step 2: Recruitment
BVU will recruit, screen and interview candidates to learn more about their background, skills and fit for the project.
Step 3: Selection
The nonprofit will interview candidates from BVU and make their selection.
Step 4: Engagement
BVU will bring together the nonprofit and candidate to review project details and finalize the engagement.