Immediate Needs

We have a critical need to fill the followng positions. Please consider helping us by assuming one of these key roles in our team. If you can help please email sivybridge@google.com. If you are not able to do so personally, but can offer a recommendation, that too would be appreciated.

We also need volunteers in other capacities. Please consider volunteering.

Volunteer Coordinator

Responsibilities:

Learn the inner working of the SiVY Organization in order to identify areas where volunteers are needed
Communicate with the existing pool of volunteers to ensure each is assigned an area of responsibility that suits their abilities, schedule, and desires
Recruit new volunteers as needed to fill gaps
Communicate volunteer status to SiVY Board of Directors

Desired Skills/Experience:

Organized, excellent communicator, persuasive and passionate
Computer savvy – able to use excel or equivalent to track and report status
Well-connected in the Silicon Valley Bridge community, good relationships with a large number and variety of players

Outreach Committee Chairperson

Responsibilites:

Understand the program parameters as defined by the BOD (number of programs, location, type, ages) and communicate these parameters to the Outreach Team
Lead the team who follow-up on any schools or clubs that have expressed interest in SiVY Bridge
Identify prospective new schools/clubs which may be interested if needed to fill the open slots
Ensure regular communications are taking place with prospective programs and track activities and results (i.e. the tracking spreadsheet)
Create and update a prioritized list of potential programs to fill the number of slots and type of program (ages, dates/times, locations) that are required
Based on how suitable a program is and how likely to sign up, maintain a list of highest priority schools or clubs and communicate this list to the BOD

Desired Skills:

Self-motivated, organized, great leader, excellent communicator
Well-connected in the Silicon Valley Bridge community, good relationships with a large number and variety of players
Persuasive and personable
Passionate about Youth Bridge

Event Coordinator

Responsibilities:

Design events held outside of schools. E.g., Monthly Pizza Party Play Bridge parties.
Coordinate all details to ensure they are successful.

Desired Skills/Experience:

Detail-oriented
creative
energetic
prior event management experience.

Kids’ Events Committee Chairperson

Responsibilities:

Lead the team which designs and puts on monthly kids’ events, a key component of the success of the SiVY Programs
Create overall event schedule, design each event’s agenda and theme, and lead the team which produces the event
Specific duties of the committee include: recruiting speakers and volunteers, creating and sending invitations and follow-ups, designing agenda/flow, buying food, procuring prizes, producing a report afterward – everything needed to ensure the success of each event.

Desired Skills/Experience:

Self-motivated, organized, great leader, excellent communicator
Well-connected in the Silicon Valley Bridge community, good relationships with a large number and variety of players
Persuasive and personable
Passionate about Youth Bridge
Experience running events is a big plus