Volunteer

VOLUNTEERING WITH BWB

Fresh Start! Internship Program:

Bikes Without Borders offers an innovative part-time volunteer internship program that appeals to a wide variety of people looking to learn more about who we are and what we do as well as gain valuable experience. Our internships last between three to five months (depending on need and availability) at a commitment of about 10-15 hours per week. Interns also must commit to attend a weekly meeting, but are otherwise expected to work independently.

Bikes Without Borders relies on volunteer contributions to help us successfully implement our projects and campaigns and to grow as an organization. Volunteer Interns lead fundraising events, provide staffing support, programming support and lead campaigns. Interns will receive training and experience working with a non-profit and will have an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our organization. In addition, interns will receive a small honorarium.

Successful applicants should have the following qualifications:
· Able to attend a weekly staff meeting
· A recent graduate or working towards a university/college degree
· Past work/volunteer experience for an NGO is ideal, but not required
· Strong communication skills and comfortable handling multiple projects
· Fundraising experience is an asset
· Project management experience is an asset
· Access to a vehicle is also an asset

An ideal candidate should be creative, outgoing and work in a self-empowering fashion. He or she should be comfortable initiating independent work as well as leading others. He or she will be expected to attend weekly intern meetings, offer insight and engage in the business of the organization as a whole. He or she should be able to handle multiple projects at once as well as being able to work independently as the case may be.

We are not currently hiring. The next round of internships will begin in summer 2012.

Fresh is a proud sponsor of our internship program. Like Fresh, we believe a better world is possible; we believe in the strength of a community and focus our initiatives around collaboration, empowerment and sustainability. For millions around the world a bicycle means cost effective access to basic rights of life like education and healthcare.

Looking to Volunteer with Us this June?

We’re looking for volunteers to help us out with the following events:

May 27, 12 pm – 5 pm – The Great Bike Recycle is now taking place as part of Bike with Mike 2012 with Councillor Mike Layton

June 17, 12 pm – 4 pm – Evergreen Brickworks Ride the Ravines

June 23, 11 am – 5:30 pm – MEC Bikefest in the Distillery District

If you’re interested in learning more, please email Ben at volunteer@bikeswithoutborders.org.

VOLUNTEER ROLES

Below are some of the ways volunteers have helped us in the past. If you have any of the following skills and would like to help out please get in contact with us (see section below) and let us know your interests. If you’ve taken the time to get in contact with us, we’ll take the time to get back to you and let you know what we’re up to. Thank you for your interest.

-Fundraising: There are a wide range of ways that you can contribute to organizational fundraising, and we would be very interested in discussing ideas with you.

-Event Planning: We need creative, energetic people to help us think of and carry out events that will help us expand our Pedal-Powered Hope project and get even more life-saving bikes and bike-ambulances to health care workers in rural Malawi.

-Research: We need volunteers with strong writing and research skills to help us better understand how we can help others and develop further connections in the community.

-Tabling/Staffing Key Events: Help us spread our message and promote the use of bicycles across this city (More spring/summer specific).

-Graphic Design: We need volunteers to help us design a wide range of materials such as posters, pamphlets, banners, and others.

-Street Team: We are looking for volunteers to help us fundraise and share our work with the community by spending a couple of hours of their time meeting and talking to people on the street about who we are and what we do. Training provided.

CONTACT US

To learn more about our volunteer opportunities, email Ben at volunteer@bikeswithoutborders.org.

If you’re interested in volunteering with us, please also take a minute to fill out and return our volunteer questionnaire and let us get to know a little bit about you.