Professional volunteers
Become a Financial Literacy volunteer
United Way Toronto’s Financial Literacy strategy is aimed at helping low-income individuals make sound financial decisions while providing them with access to banking services and a means to deal with debt reduction and saving. Financial Literacy helps alleviate the deepening poverty and potentially return financial revenues back to benefit our city’s economy. As a volunteer, you will help increase the capacity of agencies to deliver workshops directly to low-income people who are looking to build the skills they need to better manage their money and make informed financial decisions. Visit our Financial Literacy web pages or contact us by email at provol@uwgt.org to learn more.
United Way Toronto professional volunteers
As a professional volunteer with United Way Toronto, you will utilize your career skills to assist our member agencies as they deliver vital community services. Professional volunteers use their skills and an innovative approach to help build the capacity of our member agencies’ staff and volunteers, making them more effective and efficient. And that means more lives are being changed by the work you do in the community.
Why should you become a professional volunteer?
Because of you, many of our member agencies will be able to achieve goals in their neighbourhoods, making a positive impact on the people who live there. By donating your time, skills and knowledge, you can make a true difference in the lives of others.
As a professional volunteer, your skills will help United Way Toronto’s member agencies deliver vital community services. Professional volunteers offer expertise in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Information technology
- Human resources
- Marketing and communications
- Strategic planning
- And much more
If you are interested in becoming a professional volunteer, you can contact us at provol@uwgt.org and we’ll inform you if any volunteer opportunities are available.
Pro bono consultants
The Capacity Building Unit at United Way Toronto offers pro bono consultation services that are designed to strengthen the capacity of volunteers and staff that then enhances the effectiveness of their organizations. Pro bono consultants have been assisting United Way funded agencies for more than 20 years. As a consultant, your specialized skills are considered when matched with an agency that needs specific expertise to build their organizational capacity. Expertise in areas such as:
- Risk management
- Strategic planning
- Program evaluation
- Board governance
- Financial management
- Grant writing/fundraising
- Organizational development
Others assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of projects. As advisors, facilitators and/or trainers, pro bono consultants are matched with agencies or neighbourhood groups for the duration of projects that can range from one month to a year. Contact us by email to learn more.
Current volunteer opportunities
Professional Volunteer
East Metro Youth Services
East Metro Youth Services is seeking a Professional Volunteer to create a development strategy which focuses on potential individual and corporate donors. Within that strategy, we hope to execute a fundraising event within the next 12 months, which would also raise the agency’s profile in the East Toronto, form relationships with local businesses and high potential donors, and develop the EMYS brand. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual with expertise to initiate a new development endeavor, with considerable scope and autonomy. This position is an opportunity for a take charge individual who has a successful track record in fundraising/development and/or a corporate executive who wishes to expand his/her skill set. Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills are required, as is a talent for engaging people in philanthropic relationships in support of their community. EMYS offers flexibility, with the option of working when and where it is most convenient for the Professional Volunteer. Occasional meetings will be required at our head office. If interested, please contact Julie Gircys at 416-438-3697 ext. 264 or jgircys@emys.on.ca.
