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America Needs You
America Needs You (ANY) fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first-generation college students.
Looking for: Professionals with at least one year of work experience to volunteer. Priority deadline is April 15.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● New York
● New Jersey
● Chicago
● Los Angeles
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Basta
Basta is committed to closing the employment gap for first-generation college students of color.
Looking for: Volunteers who want light-touch ways to get involved.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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Braven
Braven supports first-generation college students from college to career.
Looking for: Leadership coaches, professional mentors, and mock interviewers.
Commitment:
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● New York
● Chicago
● San Jose
● Atlanta
● Virtual
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Candoor
Candoor helps professionals connect with underrepresented talent for career conversations.
Looking for: Volunteers for one 30-minute conversation per month.
Commitment:
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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Center for People in Need
Center for People in Needs provides services and programs to people from low-income backgrounds. Join their volunteer programming and help their participants achieve economic independence.
Looking for: Volunteers who can conduct a mock-interview, provide resume feedback, or coach a job-seeker on professional acumen.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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Climb Hire
Climb Hire is a skills-based training program that places diverse talent in entry-level roles.
Looking for: Volunteers to help Climbers build social capital.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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COOP
COOP connects underemployed college graduates to in-demand skills and networks. For more information, please email partnerships@coopcareers.org.
Looking for: Volunteers to help COOPers practice their interviewing and networking skills.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● New York
● Los Angeles
● San Francisco
● Chicago
● Virtual
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JVS
JVS transforms lives by helping people build skills and find work to achieve self-sufficiency.
Looking for: Bay Area professionals, especially corporate groups, to participate in volunteer activities such as mock interviews, resume feedback, and guest speaking.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
Location:
● San Francisco
● Virtual
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#OfferingAdvice
Many LinkedIn members have experienced layoffs or unplanned unemployment, and many jobseekers lack access to connected networks and guidance to advance their careers. To address this, LinkedIn is piloting #OfferingAdvice - a program to connect jobseekers with members offering career advice on LinkedIn.
Looking for: Any LinkedIn member in the U.S. interested in giving career advice to jobseekers.
Commitment:
● Ongoing
Location:
● Virtual
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MENTOR
MENTOR aims to drive equity and close the mentoring gap through quality mentoring relationships for young people everywhere.
Looking for: Volunteers for a wide variety of programs and opportunities.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Various locations
● Virtual
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New Door
New Door is a workforce development nonprofit with a mission to prepare opportunity youth (18-24) for work and life, by providing the jobs, training, education, and support they need to discover and achieve their potential, so that they can transition to independent adulthood.
Looking for: Volunteers to help with resume building, mock interview prep and student tutoring.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
● San Francisco
● Oakland
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NPower
NPower creates pathways to economic prosperity by launching digital careers for military veterans and people from underserved communities.
Looking for: Volunteers willing to commit to one to two hours a month in the NPowerMATCH program.
Commitment:
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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RISE
RISE is the largest nonprofit organization in Nebraska focused solely on habilitative programming in prisons and reentry support. At RISE, transformation starts pre-release and continues post-release.
Looking for: Volunteers to provide honest and in-depth feedback on personal statements, cover letter, resumes, and business ideations.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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StreetWise Partners
StreetWise Partners advances economic equity by connecting underrepresented talent to mentorship and career opportunities.
Looking for: Volunteers to mentor and conduct mock interviews.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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The Opportunity Network
The Opportunity Network builds the confidence and networks of first-generation college students.
Looking for: Volunteers for speed networking and mock interview prep.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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Upwardly Global
Upwardly Global creates employment opportunities for highly skilled immigrants and refugees.
Looking for: Volunteers from all professional fields willing to offer career advice to program participants.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Virtual
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Year Up
Year Up strives to close the opportunity divide for young adults without a four-year college degree.
Looking for: Volunteers for local chapters across the country.
Commitment:
● One-time engagement
● Ongoing engagement
Location:
● Various locations
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