High School Volunteer Program: Creating Education and Social Impact

Mission Statement:

Minds Beyond Measure (MBM), a nonprofit, strives to inspire purpose and passion, to empower and cultivate great minds in children, youth and teachers to improve educational outcomes in New York and developing countries.  

Background of Our Organization: 

Minds Beyond Measure (MBM), is a nonprofit, newly established in 2019. It was birthed from the founder's traveling experiences and living abroad across Asia, and seeing a lack of educational resources and the lack of access to education in some very impoverished communities.  The journey included  training teachers, teaching children and youth, visiting rural schools with limited or no resources, experiencing children and youth who were hungry for small things, often taken for granted in the Western world, such as pencils and paper to write and books to read. This experience then evolved into a passion to serve the underserved, at risk and provide access to quality education for both teachers and students through pathways that inspire for life.  This is when MBM was born.

The Positive Impact of Volunteering at Minds Beyond Measure:

We are aligned with the goals of the partnership between Service in Schools, New York and the NYC Department of Education, which strives to expand the number of NYC students engaged in transformative service-learning and community service experiences that enable students to use their voices, skills, and critical thinking abilities to affect positive change in their communities and the world. 

1 - Renewed Sense of Purpose and Direction

What if you could go to your place of employment with a renewed sense of purpose and direction, confident in the knowledge that the work you do contributes to a great cause? 

2 - Create lasting positive impact across New York City and the Philippines

This 3 month program is designed for students who want to create positive social change in education and create a positive impact with students across New York City and the Philippines.

3 - Empower other students and become empowered

When you work with us in one of the needed roles, you will not only impact and empower other students, but you will also become empowered while raising awareness of our organization’s cause and create impact within education and drive social change. You will hold a vital role in helping us move toward our goal of inspiring and empowering students. A commitment to our organizational values and vision is key.  

4 - Play an Active Role in Civic Engagement

You will play a key role in contributing to MBM’s vision and mission to inspire and empower students as well as provide access to quality education in underserved communities across New York City and the Philippines.

5 - Grow Your Resume and Develop 21st Century Skills

You will work closely with the CEO/Founder, to meet and exceed goals, and in turn, grow and improve your development of the following skills in your selected pivotal role:

• Organizational 
• Critical thinking 
• Creativity
• Citizenship
• Growth mindset
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership

A recommendation/reference letter will also be provided for you as well as a ‘Certificate of Participation’.

6 - Accumulate Community Service Hours for ‘The Seal of Recognition’

The NYC Department of Education offers a locally approved diploma seal of recognition for youth service. The Seal of Recognition for Service, or Service Seal, recognizes high school students who accumulate a minimum of 100 hours of service over their high school years. Service hours may include community service completed independently or as part of service-learning and/or a school-led service program. 

Volunteer Opportunities:

• Grant Writer
• Fundraising Campaign Ambassador
• Youth Program Leader (introducing and leading our programs at your school)
• Business Partnerships and Outreach
• Social Media

Commitment and Expectations:

Must be willing to commit  a minimum of 2 hours a week and be willing to make a 3 month commitment.

Job Skills & Qualifications

Required Knowledge and Skills: 

You commit to bringing and/or growing in the following skills:

• A passion for philanthropic work (preferably in Education) and commitment to the nonprofit sector
• Exemplary communication abilities
• Strong interpersonal and team skills to work with other team members Excellent research and data management skills 
• A desire to drive change and create education and social impact across New York city and internationally
• Excellent organizational abilities and strong attention to detail
• Self-starter who uses initiative 
• Ability to effectively complete tasks and meet deadlines

To Apply

If you’d like to get involved in our High School Volunteer Program and begin to create lasting impact in Education, please email a resume and a cover letter of why you’d like to join MBM and hope to gain to info@mindsbeyondmeasure.org.  Please include the volunteer role that you're interested in, alongside your name in the subject line. To learn more about MBM, please visit www.mindsbeyondmeasure.org

MBM is an Equal Opportunity Employer