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Benefits of Volunteering
Not only does volunteering with Maayan Charitable Trust allow you to make a positive impact on your community, but it also has many personal benefits. You can develop new skills, make new connections, and gain a sense of fulfillment from helping others.
Role of Volunteer
As a volunteer, you are an integral part of our workforce, bringing expertise and experience to our work with Maayan Trust.
- You apply to become a volunteer with your details and areas of interest.
- Based on your skill set, interests and the needs of partner organisations, we identify exciting projects for you to work on.
- Once you are assigned to an organisation, your first month of work includes learning and observation, as well as conceptualising your project with the Maayan Trust portfolio organisation.
- Following this, you will help the partner organisation to execute the project, implement systems and processes, and contribute across key areas to enable the organisation to grow their impact.
- Volunteers & Interns receive a certificate
- Volunteering and Internship roles are unpaid
Volunteer with us and you’ll join a powerful movement of people united by one goal – a better tomorrow, for everyone.
The volunteer is expected to learn about our partner organization’s programmes and services and record that information in a detailed operations manual; to ensure that the operations manual can be used as a guideline document by new staff at the organisation with minimal training; and to collaborate with senior leadership to conduct an audit of existing programmes.
The volunteer will be responsible for coming up with new fundraising ideas and business opportunities, establishing ongoing fundraising programmes, researching potential donors and foundations to identify and evaluate potential funding sources, monitoring the programme, tracking and documenting all necessary activities, and meeting all reporting deadlines.
The volunteer is expected to Assess financial needs and cash flow requirements, develop a robust and basic financial management system with a focus on budget preparation, forecasting, financial planning and analysis.
The volunteer will be responsible for identifying the leadership team’s and board’s knowledge and skill gaps, forming an advisory board for our partner organisation, and determining the board’s size and scope.
The volunteer will be responsible for doing a full HR audit for the partner organisation, writing and revising written job descriptions, establishing Performance Appraisal systems, and assisting staff in understanding and monitoring the process.
The volunteer is expected to collaborate with our partner organisations’ senior leadership to develop Leadership Development Plans and develop systems, policies, and training programmes to improve management skills and capacity to better support our partner organisations’ work.
The volunteer is expected to conduct an M&E audit to evaluate our partner organization’s existing tools and processes, recommend improvements to the logical framework/logic model, create outputs and outcome indicators based on the logical framework, and design tools and trackers to track our partner organization’s outputs and outcomes.
The volunteer will conduct market research and develop a customised plan to reach out to our partner organization’s stakeholders via multiple channels, track success metrics (website analytics, social media ROI), and build capacity by training staff in social media communication best practices/communications best practices.
We need an individual that will help generate new ideas and business opportunities to increase fundraising; establish ongoing fundraising programmes; research potential donors and foundations to identify and evaluate potential funding sources; monitor programme, track, and document all necessary activities; complete all reporting requirements according to deadlines.
The volunteer is expected to design collaterals using photoshop, Canva, Microsoft Office; cover events including but not limited to fundraisers, workshops and training; create a bank of photographs capturing the work of Atma portfolio organizations; create photo-stories to be used on platforms and mediums such as Facebook, Websites etc.
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Volunteer Registration
- Making a difference: Volunteering provides the opportunity to make a positive impact on a cause or community that the volunteer cares about. It can be deeply rewarding to see the direct impact of one’s actions on the lives of others.
- Learning new skills: Volunteering can offer opportunities to learn new skills or gain experience in a particular field, which can be valuable for personal and professional growth.
- Meeting new people: Volunteering can be a great way to meet new people who share similar interests and values, and to build new relationships and networks.
- Giving back to the community: Volunteering is a way to give back to the community and support important causes that may not receive enough attention or resources.
- Boosting mental health: Volunteering has been shown to have positive effects on mental health, including reducing stress and depression, and increasing feelings of happiness and purpose.
- Having fun: Volunteering can also be a fun and enjoyable way to spend time, whether through engaging in rewarding activities, meeting new people, or simply giving back to the community.
Maayan Trust is always in need of volunteers for various tasks when we conduct events to raise funds. People of all ages and skill levels are welcome to help us. There are different roles you can take while volunteering for Maayan Trust. We provide volunteering opportunities, helping talented candidates across the world apply their skills in a challenging work environment. A strong and inclusive organizational culture that fosters teamwork, diversity, and empowerment, and values the contributions and perspectives of all staff and volunteers.