Communication & Events Committee

The Ysleta Young Women's Leadership Academy is the only FREE, all girl, college preparatory public school in West Texas. YWLA opened in the 2016-2017 school year with 125 6th grade girls and 98 7th grade girls adding a new 6th-grade cohort and every year after. When at capacity, we will have grades 6-12 (middle school and high school). Our young women are exceeding academic expectations and proving all students, regardless of their background or socio-economic status, can excel if given the right opportunity. Our school has a foundation of STEAM curriculum with a focus on our core values: Responsible Leadership, College and Career Readiness, and Wellness Life Skills.

This volunteer will play a key role in helping support our college prep, leadership and girl empowerment programs by fulling the following duties...

Volunteer Committee Role:

• Assist in fundraising and event organizing.
• Assist with developing content for social media, email newsletters and website
• Aid in designing promotional materials.
• Be active in community relations and outreach events.
• Raise awareness of the organization by distributing brochures and flyers
• Attend events and meetings as needed and report the proceedings.
• Spread the word with community members.
• Answer phone calls and provide good customer service.
• Draft letters and memos as well as grant writing
• Assist with planning fundraising events.
• If bilingual help translating written and verbal communications and documents.
• Help in office management and record keeping.
• Help with event logistics for girl empowerment events.
• Recruit community partners and volunteers.
• Take photos at special events.

Requirements:

• A passion for our mission!
• Must be comfortable with Zoom and Microsoft Office products
• Ability to work in a team environment but also work strong independently.
• Ability to be organized and detailed to balance several projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Skills preferred: Bilingual, social media, writing, creative thinking, critical analysis , curiosity, making connections