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Faith-Driven Nonprofit With Programs in Malawi Recruiting New Board Members

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ORGANIZATION: RISEUP MALAWI INC

  • 28 people are interested
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RiseUp Malawi is a small but growing faith-driven nonprofit based out of Denver, CO with programs in Mangochi, Malawi. We are actively recruiting kingdom minded professionals to join our board in 2024 to grow our networks and share the RiseUp story with more individuals, companies and communities looking to do good. Board members must be willing to fundraise and bring their professional expertise into an advisory role to help guide future decision making and help us scale intentionally and responsibly.

We are looking for committed board members with backgrounds in the following areas: creative/tech, legal, medical, music, education or previous nonprofit work. Board members do not need to be based in Denver. This is a remote opportunity to sit on the board of a growing organization and witness and be a part of life-changing programs in one of the most economically challenged corners of the world. A passion for the world's poor and poverty alleviation efforts are a must.

ABOUT RISEUP MALAWI
Everyday children in Malawi face major barriers to education that keep generations of families locked into cycles of extreme poverty. Some of these barriers include health crises like HIV/AIDS and malaria, high rates of child marriage, long distance commutes to school and economic insecurity in the household, to name a few. Our goal as an organization is to remove these barriers through interventions that promote sustainable development and independence. We do not give hand outs but are committed to walking with our community in relationship in the long term through education. We are a faith driven organization with ministry out reach in Malawi with education as our primary mission. To learn more, please visit riseupmalawi.org.

Please get in touch if this opportunity interests you by answering the following questions in your reply. Inquiries that do not include answers to the questions below will not be reviewed or responded to:

1. What is your background that would be relative to our work in Malawi?
2. Have you sat on a board before? If so, please list the names of organizations you have served.
3. From a heart perspective, why are you interested in this opportunity?

We thank you for your time and interest and look forward to hearing from you!

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About RISEUP MALAWI INC

Location:

3705 Pico Blvd. #2551, LOS ANGELES, CA 90019, US

Mission Statement

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit providing educational support to orphaned and at-risk children in Mangochi, Malawi. Every year the people of Malawi face life-threatening diseases in the form of malaria & HIV/AIDS, leaving thousands of children orphaned or struggling to pay for daily needs & education. Our goal is to provide the educational and livelihood support necessary for these children to have a future of self-reliance and hope.

Description

RiseUp Malawi currently serves over 300 children in our free afterschool program, supports 20 secondary school (highschool) students with full scholarship, and has provided free farming training for over 60 local farmers. We also have a music program where children can explore difficult subjects like HIV and child marriage awareness through song and dance, and a monthly girls empowerment program and annual retreat. Our goal is provide relief from extreme poverty and hunger through education initiatives that empower children and their families to lift themselves up from within. We do not give handouts, but believe education is the key to liberating our community from generational cycles of economic hardship.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Faith-Based
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Faith-Based

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

SKILLS

  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Development
  • Child Advocacy
  • Donor Management
  • Fundraising
  • Community Outreach

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training
  • Required attendance at Annual & Quarterly Board Meetings. Beyond that time commitment is person dependent to meet board objectives.
  • A passion for the world's poor and poverty alleviation efforts. Prior in-country experience in Africa preferred.

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