Professional Volunteers

By joining the team of Professional Volunteers at the United Way Toronto, you will be a respected member of a group of truly committed individuals that want to make a difference in their communities. Your skills in finance, human resources, legal matters, graphics, communications, etc. will be so important in helping to make that change.

Weekly, we will be meeting with our Agency Partners and finding new opportunities to work with you on. We will continue to refresh this site with new postings, as well as giving you updates on how projects are coming along, profiles of some of the members of this great team, and opportunities to simply network!

Because of you, many of our Partners will be able to achieve goals in their neighbourhoods that will make a positive impact on those that live there. Simply by giving of yourself, you can make that difference. Welcome, and Thank you.

Current Opportunities

For the following opportunities, please contact the Professional Volunteer Coordinator at United Way Toronto: provol@uwgt.org.

• Direct Marketing

  United Way Toronto, Wellington/Yonge

  United Way is looking for a Direct Marketing volunteer. The volunteer responsibilities are: make outbound phone calls on behalf of United Way Toronto to prospective medium sized companies, asking for their support; perform online research on all potential donors; document and track all calls, responses and leads in MS excel; follow up with potential companies in a timely manner; other duties as assigned. The volunteer should have strong communication skills, written and verbal; excellent telephone manner; ability to develop and maintain positive relationships; effective time management and ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines; proven customer service skills; working knowledge of Microsoft Office; good organizational skills; previous experience with telemarketing or customer service an asset.

  Calls are made from UWT office during regular business hours. Hours are flexible – minimum commitment of 6 hours a week for 8 weeks or a minimum commitment of 48 hours over a course of 8 weeks.

• Board Members

  For Youth Initiative, Eglinton/Dufferin

  For Youth Initiative is looking to recruit board members for its vacant positions. These individuals, along with other members of the board, are responsible for the overall strategic direction of the organization.

  FYI is looking for board members with backgrounds in these areas:

  • Public Relations experience. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of what is required to build and maintain a strong organizational brand
  • Human Resource experience and a knowledge of employment legislation.
  • Fundraising experience.

  The time commitment is about 10 hours per month including board and committee meetings.

• Employment Placement/Job Development

  St. John's Bakery, 155 Broadview Ave.

  Establish a link with other Bakeries who would agree to employ graduates from our Bakery apprenticeship program. Skills required – An employment placement/job development background, experience with apprenticeship programs and an ability to make cold calls to potential employers.

  Time commitment – Once the program is setup, commitment would be approx. 6 hours per month

• Social Media Strategist

  Christie-Ossington Neighbourhood Centre, 973 Lansdowne Ave

  Multiservice centre including information and referral, youth drop-in and employment program, and alternative education drop-in for high needs children, parenting workshops, queer families’ positive space. Also services for people who are homeless, including drip-in with showers, laundry and daily lunch, hostels for men including transitional housing, street outreach and transportation, case management and support to find permanent housing.

  Social Media Strategist: To guide the organizationin the use of social media as a tool to effect social change and engage varying stakeholder groups including employees, volunteers, participants, youth, funders, donors and community partners. We need assistance on usage, integration of Web 2.0 tools, best practices, rules of engagement and measurement of social media and platforms to achieve our marketing andcommunications objectives.

  Duties: This would require assistance in planning and executing the organization’s digital presence across social media and social networking platforms and integrating innovation, creativity, and awareness through relationships with our stakeholders, external bloggers, participants, partners and national stakeholders. This includes integrating our website with social networking tools, blogs, creating a facebook cause page for our organization; Analytics, Monitoring & BackEndDigital Help (e.g. Wordpress.org; update plug-ins/badges/widgets;spam/flow/trackback screening; reputation mgmt; blog optimization, SEO etc.) and engaging a pool of partners/funders/followers. There is a potential this may become a long-term volunteer advisor opportunity as our resident technical expert on public web-based technologies.

  If interested, please contact Lynn Daly (416) 516-8642 ext. 32 or email lynn@conc.ca

• Communications and Marketing Specialist

  Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre, 973 Lansdowne Ave

  Multiservice centre including information and referral, youth drop-in and employment program, and alternative education drop-in for high needs children, parenting workshops, queer families’ positive space. Also services for people who are homeless, including drip-in with showers, laundry and daily lunch, hostels for men including transitional housing, street outreach and transportation, case management and support to find permanent housing.

  Communications and Marketing Specialist: Our organization is in desperate need of marketing materials to reflect our programs and successes and to coordinate consistent messaging and branding. At this time we do not have the marketing talent or resources to undertake this project. We are therefore seeking a Marketing and Communication professional to assist with the development of a communications and marketing plan for the organization and to support the execution of wide-ranging marketing initiatives and in the production of varied print/online marketing creative pieces.

  Duties:

  • Write, design, edit and coordinate production for institutional publications (ie. Bi-annual newsletter, brochure, postcards, flyers, posters, ads, annual report) as well as donor materials (ie. Email blasts, direct mail appeals, feature stories)
  • Write, update and guide strategic direction for the Organization’s main website, as well as campaign microsites, using multiple content management systems. Advise on latest trends and new ways to ensure that web content is fresh and messaging and styles are consistent
  • Draft and edit press materials, including media advisories, press releases, fact sheets, key messages and assist in media outreach.
  • Guide us in coordinating film shoots and manage the editing and production of videos and short film clips of the organization’s work
  • Assist with the conceptualization, organization and promotion of events and campaigns e.g. golf, donor recognition event and identify third party events
  • Monitor and update materials with the latest research and statistics
  • Help us coordinate the work of a wide range of vendors, pro bono partners and volunteers, including graphic designers, printers etc.

  If interested, please contact Lynn Daly (416) 516-8642 ext. 32 or email lynn@conc.ca

• Board Members

  Hoodlinc Youth Organization

  Scarborough

  Hoodlinc Youth Organization is an agency based in Scarborough working with youth involved with the justice system and gang-involved youth for Educational Attainment. This organization is working closely with the Toronto Catholic District School Board to deliver non-traditional programs that encourage youth to continue with their education and set promising goals for themselves.

  The next several years promise to be exciting ones for Hoodlinc. The organization has a positive impact on the communities they serve, and they are seeking to create a new Board of Directors with an open mind who will play a central role in this important work.

  They are looking for professionals with to get involved with the community, bringing your financial, legal and strategic visions to the board to support the growth and development of this vital new organization. A number of one year and two year board terms will be available beginning in October, 2009.

  A primary responsibility for board members are to participate in the development of policy and major decision-making at board meetings held at least four times a year. Another key responsibility is to be active on an ongoing basis on various committees of the board.

  Since its founding in 2004, Hoodlinc Youth Organization has become recognized as an effective provider of support to youth and their families, having real impact within the community. We invite you to become a part of this growing tradition.

• Board Member – Background in HR

  The Good Neighbours Club

  170 Jarvis Street, Toronto

  Their commitment is to provide services that promote well-being, personal growth and community integration to older men addressing issues of homelessness, social isolation and health. They provide these services and promote dignity and respect in a safe and supportive environment.

  Currently, they are looking for someone to join their board with senior experience in Human Resources. This background will be vital for the organization in developing their HR Strategic Plan and supporting the re-vitalized direction of the club.

• Property Manager

  College Montrose Children's Place

  486 Shaw Street @ College

  CMCP is a family support programme that addresses the changing needs of diverse families, creating connections between families, caregivers and local services.

  They are looking at an opportunity to own property, but need your expertise in understanding about what is involved from someone with experience in property management. They are hoping to have someone come in and speak with their team and share what they can and should expect! Please, share your professional experience in Property Management with this excellent organization.

• Community Newspaper Copy Editor

  Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre

  Davenport Rd & Lansdowne Ave - map

  Assist in the production of the paper with editorial planning and/or writing and/or copy editing and/or design. Experience in journalism, communications, graphic design; knowledge or experience with community-based initiatives; exceptional writing and proof-reading skills, knowledge of editorial standards, attention to detail; ability to think creatively and excellent organizational skills; ability to work in collaboration with others. Good working knowledge of Quark Xpress an asset. Time is flexible.

• Public Relations/Communications Specialist

  Community Microskills Development Centre

  Martin Grove Rd & Rexdale Blvd (Etobicoke) - map

  Working with the Director of Resource Development, you will help this agency review its brand and develop a communications strategy that will raise awareness of the amazing work done in the community and help them to spread the message.