Grad Bag

While classes are just beginning for many students, Grad Bag is ready to give its summer session report card! This summer, we were able to divert ♻️ 21 TONS of material from landfills! Those items were distributed to 📚 700 STUDENTS heading to college this semester. Grad Bag is so honored to have had the support of local colleges and universities, businesses, transportation and storage companies, laundry facilities, location partners, and businesses. Their support and financial contributions from donors like you help make our mission possible.

Every year, Grad Bag works with colleges, student success programs, transportation companies, cleaners, storage specialists, volunteers, and location partners to bring gently used dorm items into the hands of incoming dorm-bound first-year students. We could not do this without our partners, and we are so grateful for the assistance we receive from each and every one of them. To Our Boston area partners: UNITS® Moving & Portable Storage of Northeast MA,Piece By Piece Moving and Storage, LLC, Temple Shalom of Newton, Suffolk University and the Suffolk University Center for Community Engagement, Emerson College, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Wellesley College, Lasell University, College Bound Advising (CBA), Saltwater Canvas Our partners in New York: A.B. Richards Storage Equipment Rentals, Go Minis Moving & Portable Storage, Westchester Reform Temple, Westchester Community College, Barnard College, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Fordham University, Iona University, New York University, Sarah Lawrence College, Trinity College, And a very special shoutout to Unitex who provides the high grade sanitation and cleaning services for our linens to students at both locations! Thank you all for making this year's donation season a success!

Job description Grad Bag Boston Area Regional Project Manager Work Agreement The mission of Grad Bag is twofold: to support underserved college-bound students and to advance sustainability. Grad Bag provides a more equitable transition to college by collecting, refreshing, and repackaging lightly used dorm room essentials for redistribution to incoming students in-need.  The Grad Bag Regional Project Manager will plan and oversee the day-to-day operation of Grad Bag 2024, including management of staff and volunteers, supplies and inventory, college pick-ups in May, distribution at end of July and clean-up in early August. Responsibilities are outlined below.   Hiring and Supervision of Staff & Volunteers  Advertise, interview, and hire college and high school students.  Process background checks, applications, keep track of hours.  Work with Grad Bag bookkeeper to administer weekly payroll, tax forms and year-end W-2.  Work to enlist community volunteers (outside organizations, corporations, etc.) to help with community folds.  Oversee community folds.  Train and supervise staff and volunteers to prepare goods. Storage and Supply Management   Develop a storage plan. Price container options, order and oversee placement, maintenance, and pick-up.  Oversee inventory of cleaning and packing supplies and order supplies as needed.  Maintain inventory of all goods boxed and ready for distribution.  Oversee quality control of dorm items.  Keep track of expenses and send all invoices to Grad Bag bookkeeper. Scheduling  Plan and execute the college pick-up schedule and confirm with colleges prior to pick up.  Schedule crews of volunteers and employees for pick-ups at each college and drop off at host site.  Confirm Trucking schedules.  Coordinate laundry pick-up and drop off with Unitex.  Create staffing schedule for cleaning, packing and distribution of goods.  Schedule and advertise the community volunteer days.  Schedule the warehouse clean-up/storage at the end of the summer.  Coordinate give-away/shopping days with recipient organizations. Arrange staffing and trucking as needed.  Arrange publicity, photography of giveaway events. Work Space Management  Maintain a safe and clean warehouse.  Store equipment (power washers, buckets) when not in use.  Enforce required break times/ lunch schedules.   Keep space locked and lights/AC off at the end of each day.  Enforce staff building and parking regulations.  Maintain a fun, productive and safe work culture. Administrative Responsibilities  Maintain records of volunteer emails and participation.   Arrange to give away left over and damaged goods periodically.  Organize and separate items for small organizations to collect from workspace.  Maintain schedule of worker hours, invoices, inventory.  Work with social media intern to create publicity.     Please email Nancy Brown at thompsonbrown2@gmail.com with a cover letter and resume.