To keep us running at our best, we’d like to maintain a certain number of leaders, mentors, and volunteers.  We know they’re out there but can’t always connect!  We’re looking for someone who likes to work independently to play matchmaker.  This role can operate at either the national or local level.  Our biggest recruitment season is late spring through early fall.

We love bringing together students from a variety of schools and volunteers from all walks of life.  While word-of-mouth has served us well, we would like to establish more formal relationships with schools to communicate volunteer opportunities for students, leader recruitment drives, and promote other engagement.  This role is at the local level.  The need is greatest for the spring semester.

The HoP family is real, and we’d like to help graduated leaders and former guests/volunteers stay connected many years after their leadership years or High School days.  The alumni liaisons would keep our graduate lists up to date, communicate current news and ways to help, and eventually begin coordinating reunions.  This role can be at both the local and national level.

To both involve more of the community and strengthen our foundation to expand programming, we would like to establish annual or semi-annual fundraising events in each city.  This role is at the local level.  The time commitment and timing depend on the type and size of the event chosen.  We currently need steering committee members but will fill smaller roles as the events approach.

We would like to revive our hospital pamper packs (name subject to change) to brighten teens’ hospital visits.  Volunteers on this committee would solicit donations, assemble packs, and/or deliver them to our partner hospitals.  This role is local to our affiliate hospital cities (currently Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas (TX), Greenville (NC), Jackson (MS), Knoxville, and Savannah).

This could include tax accounting, legal advising, PR strategizing, grant writing/reviewing, etc, and is a national level role.  Professionals in the medical field (doctors, nurses, PAs) are needed for advising and for volunteering as chaperones at Red Carpet Retreats (four-day commitment in Atlanta, Charlotte, or New Orleans.  No cost to attend if traveling from an affiliate city.  Background check required).

Our leaders practice and perform their pitches so they can be comfortable meeting with businesses.  They submit both their written and video pitches.  Judges review these based on a provided rubric to identify the top written pitch, top presentation, and top overall.  This role is on the national level and requires a self-scheduled, several-hour commitment in the late winter.

The HEART in HoP beats for the hundreds and hundreds of guests and volunteers that have joined us over the years.  We would like a person or small team to help us (1) find and share stories past and present, and/or (2) help us establish and measure data points to better tell our quantifiable story.  This role is on the national level and will work closely with the executive team.