Founding Volunteer Team — Help Launch a Youth Sports Nonprofit (Fundraising, Outreach & Events)

RECOVER THE DREAM is a newly approved 501(c)(3) on a mission to make sure no young athlete's potential is limited by lack of access to proper healthcare, nutrition, recovery, equipment, education, or mentorship. We serve underserved youth athletes across Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland Counties with programming out of Oakland Fieldhouse in Rochester, MI.

Our programs include natural healthcare, nutrition education and food access, sports recovery and injury prevention, mental performance coaching, sports camps and training, scholarship opportunities, financial literacy classes, and mentorship from professional athletes and community leaders.

We're a startup nonprofit led by a Naturopathic Doctor and Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, a 35+ year athletic performance coach, a mental health advocate, and a corporate partnerships director — and we need mission-driven volunteers to help us get off the ground.

What you'll do (pick what fits your strengths):

• Fundraising support — researching grants, helping draft corporate sponsorship outreach, identifying potential donors, and supporting individual donor campaigns • Event planning & execution — helping organize fundraising events, community days, sports camps, and sponsorship activations • Community outreach — connecting us with schools, youth leagues, churches, and community organizations across the tri-county area • Social media & marketing support — content creation, posting, engagement, and helping grow our online presence • Scholarship program support — helping build out our scholarship application process, reviewing applications, and connecting with college counselors • Financial literacy instructors — teaching money management, budgeting, and financial planning classes to youth athletes (banking, accounting, or finance background a plus) • Tutoring & academic mentorship — supporting student-athletes with schoolwork, college prep, and educational goal-setting • Administrative support — donor database entry, research, writing thank-you letters, and helping build our operational backbone • Volunteer recruitment — helping us bring in more coaches, mentors, and program volunteers as we scale

Who we're looking for:

People who care about youth, sports, mental health, education, or making their community stronger. Experience in fundraising, development, marketing, event planning, nonprofit work, sales, teaching, or finance is a big plus — but passion and reliability matter most. Students looking to build experience, retirees wanting to give back, and professionals wanting to use their skills for good are all welcome.

Time commitment: Flexible. Remote, hybrid, and in-person options available depending on the role. Even a few hours a month makes a real difference for a startup nonprofit.

Location: Much of the work can be done remotely. In-person volunteering happens at Oakland Fieldhouse (2139 Austin, Rochester, MI) and at community events across Wayne, Macomb, and Oakland Counties.

Why it matters: Sports injuries, food insecurity, lack of healthcare access, missing mentorship, and no pathway to college or financial stability send too many talented young athletes off track. We're building an integrated model that addresses all of it — and the volunteers who help us launch now will be the foundation the whole thing is built on.

Ready to help? Reach out and let's talk about where your skills fit best.