Agency Liaison Volunteer - Winnipeg, Canada - United Way Winnipeg

United Way Winnipeg

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Winnipeg, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Number:

156
Job Type:
Volunteer
Close Date:
05/24/2024
Professional Areas:
Volunteer Opportunities
AGENCY LIAISON VOLUNTEER

Are you looking for a great way to get involved in our community and have a meaningful role in the work of United Way Winnipeg?
Consider becoming an Agency Liaison Volunteer (ALV).

This volunteer role is an excellent opportunity to share your knowledge and skills as well as enhance and develop your leadership, problem solving, and critical analysis skills.- United Way Winnipeg (UWW) invests in about 115 agency partners - non-profit, charitable organizations in Winnipeg that are aligned with UWW's focus areas of helping kids be all they can be; moving people from poverty to possibility; and inspiring healthy people and safer neighbourhoods.- Together, ALVs play an essential role in getting to know the work of UWW agency partners, assessing the overall health of agency partners, and asking key questions to better understand the impact agency partners have in our community as a result of UWW funding.

Work with United Way's staff to play an essential role in the process of renewing funding agreements,

Be assigned to an ALV team for at least two UWW agency partners. Along with other volunteers and UWW staff, you will meet with your assigned agencies at least once per year to review recent progress and activities,
Represent your team's funding recommendations at UWW's Community Investment Committee meetings,
Be offered networking and learning opportunities throughout the year to help you fulfill the ALV role, and
Commit to a minimum of approximately 22 hours/year (6 hours of training and about 16 hours of agency renewal/monitoring work).
Experience with Winnipeg's nonprofit sector, in the capacity of current or former staff, volunteer, program participant, and/or service recipient
Finance and accounting
Board governance
Outcome and evaluation measurement
Bilingualism in French/English to support the work of francophone agency partners
An interest in learning more about and giving back to our community

- United Way Winnipeg is committed to achieving and maintaining volunteer involvement that reflects the demographics of the communities we serve. Applicants are asked to self-declare.-*