What are the responsibilities and job description for the Volunteer Project Manager for Innovative Funding Strategy, Carry for Good Americas with Ashoka - Mexico position at Ashoka?
This is an opportunity to work with an Ashoka Staff
This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity
About The Affiliated Organization
Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000 Ashoka Fellows in 99 countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across nations and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can find and develop our power to create meaningful change for the good of all.
For more information, please visit www.ashoka.org
Job Description
Ashoka is the world largest community of leading social entrepreneurs and changemakers. Leveraging the experience of Ashoka in Europe with the Carry for Good program, we aim at launching Carry for Good in the Americas starting with Mexico and the US. Carry for Good is an innovative fundraising strategy at Ashoka that engages General Partners at PE and VC funds, inviting them to pledge 1-2% of their future "carries" to support and fund leading social entrepreneurs.
We are in the exploratory phase in the Americas and need the support of a volunteer to help coordinate and organize the various activities: desk research, informational interviews, outreach and follow up. In Europe, Ashoka has been able to get 63 pledges of individual GP in PE and VC funds. We see much potential in the Americas! Come and join us for this exciting and impactful project. Learn more at https://www.ashoka.org/es-mx/carry4good
Volunteer Logistics
Estimated hours required per week: A minimum of 5 hours a week
The estimated duration of the project is: 3-6 months
This position is Virtual (Remote)
Language Requirements
English; Spanish
Desired Skills And Experience
This is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity
About The Affiliated Organization
Founded in 1980, Ashoka pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship. We are now the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world, a network of 4000 Ashoka Fellows in 99 countries at work creating systemic change on the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. We find, support and collaborate with our Fellows to help scale their solutions across nations and continents and work with a wide range of partners to create an "Everyone a Changemaker" world, one in which we all can find and develop our power to create meaningful change for the good of all.
For more information, please visit www.ashoka.org
Job Description
Ashoka is the world largest community of leading social entrepreneurs and changemakers. Leveraging the experience of Ashoka in Europe with the Carry for Good program, we aim at launching Carry for Good in the Americas starting with Mexico and the US. Carry for Good is an innovative fundraising strategy at Ashoka that engages General Partners at PE and VC funds, inviting them to pledge 1-2% of their future "carries" to support and fund leading social entrepreneurs.
We are in the exploratory phase in the Americas and need the support of a volunteer to help coordinate and organize the various activities: desk research, informational interviews, outreach and follow up. In Europe, Ashoka has been able to get 63 pledges of individual GP in PE and VC funds. We see much potential in the Americas! Come and join us for this exciting and impactful project. Learn more at https://www.ashoka.org/es-mx/carry4good
Volunteer Logistics
Estimated hours required per week: A minimum of 5 hours a week
The estimated duration of the project is: 3-6 months
This position is Virtual (Remote)
Language Requirements
English; Spanish
Desired Skills And Experience
- Experience in private equity or Venture capital a strong plus.
- Project management experience
- Fluency in English and Spanish
- Keen interest in social change and social entrepreneurship
- Ability to work remotely, team player, structure