SchoolBOX Inc

More kids are heading back to #school in Ontario today and yet many First Nations kids in our own province don't have #equalaccess to basic tools to feel #safe and thrive at school. Kids are going back without #books (at all, or ones that don't reflect their families), a school #lunch, essential technology, are driving hours from home or even moving away as young teens because there simply are no schools in their communities. This is Ontario in 2021. Terri Meekis, Director of SchoolBOX North, is charting a new way forward and helping to make sure every kid in our province has equal access to a safe education. You can read about the next SchoolBOX North project in the September issue of the theHumm or visit www.schoolbox.ca/kizhiik to give! #firstnations #education #equality #WeLoveKids #Treaty3 #library #schoollunch #TRC #backtoschool #nonprofit

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We are hiring a Community Engagement Coordinator! Enjoy working from home with a flexible schedule while making an impact in the lives of First Nations Youth and Children in Canada! Key Responsibilities of our Community Engagement Coordinator: 1. Community Partnerships: Communicate with potential Treaty 3 partner communities and individuals, coordinate with First Nation Bands and stakeholders to secure their support for SchoolBOX projects, determine project budgets and help fulfill shared funding agreements. 2. Learning Centres: Conduct phone, online, and in-person visits to partner communities in Treaty 3 to gather information for learning centre proposals. Collaborate with SchoolBOX colleagues and volunteers to create project cases for support, order books, furniture, and other resources, equip and install library projects, and host volunteers for project installations and openings. 3. Team & Community Impact: Attend weekly team and quarterly board meetings to report on activities. Recruit, train & empower SchoolBOX project volunteers. 4. Finance: Ensure project expenditures track sustainably against their budgets, monitor and evaluate variances, and report any overages to the ED. 5. Operations: Help to implement the 2023 SchoolBOX Work Plan with colleagues - including serving as our point of contact for third-party fundraising initiatives and identifying new community engagement opportunities. Evaluate project impacts with ongoing surveys and feedback, and integrate data into improvements to project operations. Evaluate risks associated with our operations and foster a “risk-aware culture” to mitigate, manage, and respond to risks. 6. Marketing & Communications: Collect project stories, images, testimonials, and community feedback from Treaty 3 on SchoolBOX projects (new and existing) and share them with the Marketing & Communications Coordinator. Work from home with a flexible schedule! If you are interested in this position click the link below for the full job posting. We look forward to hearing from you! https://lnkd.in/gUfyc_Tp #hiring #community #engagement #coordinator #nonprofit #recruitment