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Join The Narrative Project: Volunteers & Board Members Needed
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Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid/Remote opportunities available)
Commitment: Flexible (Volunteers: ~5 hrs/month | Board: 2–5 hrs/month + governance duties)
About Us
Started in June 2025, The Narrative Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit rooted in trauma-informed storytelling, narrative justice, and systemic transformation. We are not just another nonprofit — we are a living altar where story, healing, and strategy meet.
Through circles, media, advocacy, and ritual, we create spaces where Black and Brown men, LGBTQ+ people, youth, and other marginalized communities reclaim authorship of their lives. We are planning to run a program with Harris County Juvenile Probation Department in 2026
Our Core Pillars guide everything we do:
- Narrative Integrity – truth-telling without compromise.
- Healing-Centered Risk – facing harm with courage and care.
- Trauma-Transcending Truth – building futures beyond survival.
Current Openings
🟣 Volunteer Opportunities
We welcome volunteers with skills and heart to support:
- Youth & Community Circles – assist facilitators, take notes, support safe space.
- Outreach & Engagement – community canvassing, phone banking, connecting men to programs.
- Creative & Media Work – photography, videography, digital storytelling, and social media.
- Program Support – logistics, documentation, referrals, and community events.
- Admin & Research – support grant searches, data entry, and communications.
Commitment: 5+ hours/month, flexible schedule.
🟣 Board of Directors – Open Seats
Our bylaws establish a governing board of 5–15 members. Certain seats are already filled (Secretary, Treasurer, Legal Advocate, Fundraising Chair). We are now seeking:
- Chair / President – Visionary leader who presides over meetings, guides governance, and keeps alignment with the mission.
- Vice Chair – Supports the Chair, steps in when absent, ensures smooth operations.
- Program Advisor – Ensures program design, impact, and reporting meet community needs and funder standards.
- Lived Experience Representative – Alum, youth, or system-impacted community member to bring authentic voice and accountability.
- Family & Community Engagement Advocate – Strengthens family support and community partnerships.
- Chief of Security & Intelligence (permanent role) – Oversees safety, risk, and protective protocols (digital & physical).
Board Duties (from our bylaws):
- Attend quarterly meetings (monthly in year one).
- Uphold confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interest.
- Participate in at least one program or event per year.
- Support fundraising at your capacity.
- Complete annual anti-racism, trauma-informed, and LGBTQ+ inclusion training.
- Uphold the Founder’s Covenant, Mission Lock, and Core Pillars.
Term: 3 years (renewable once), unless otherwise specified.
Who We’re Looking For
- People with courage to hold truth and healing at the center.
- Community members, professionals, and leaders ready to bring their skills into governance.
- Individuals with lived experience of incarceration, systemic injustice, or reentry.
- Spanish speakers and those rooted in Houston’s Black and Brown communities.
- Allies with professional skills (youth work, security, finance, organizing, storytelling, advocacy).
What You’ll Gain
- A seat at the table of a founding board — shaping a nonprofit from the ground up.
- Training in trauma-informed, healing-centered governance.
- Direct impact on Black and Brown men, youth, and system-impacted families.
- A community of leaders committed to truth, healing, and systemic transformation.
Website: https://lnkd.in/gCv5kBec
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Application Form or Cover Note – Introduce yourself, your interest in The Narrative Project, and the role you’re applying for (volunteer or board). Must be comfortable with marginalized groups including trans/nonbinary.
Resume/CV – Highlight relevant skills, lived experience, and community involvement.
Work Sample (Optional but Encouraged):
- Writing (storytelling, op-ed, academic, or advocacy piece)
- Creative sample (art, video, design, poetry)
- Program/project summary (for those with nonprofit or professional backgrounds)
- PDF or Word format preferred; max 5 pages.
References (Board applicants only): 1–2 professional or community references who can speak to your character, leadership, or lived experience.
