Join The Narrative Project: Volunteers & Board Members Needed

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