Individual Organizations
Please note: the list below is meant as a guide only, not an exhaustive list of opportunities. To submit additions to this list, please email Kathleen Joyce.
Junior Achievement
Organization seeking to educate & inspire kids to value free enterprise, business, and economics. Topics include personal finance, entrepreneurship, classroom facilitation, and job information. Individual and Group opportunities are available.
Julie Cabral, Education Manager
Phone: (617) 368-3566
jcabral@ja-easternmass.org
Susan Green, VP Education West
Phone: (508) 429-0089
sgreen@ja-easternmass.org
The Women's Union
This organization, with diverse programs, advocates for women and their families. Programs include job training workshops and economic education. Varied individual opportunities available; generally of a semester-long or yearlong duration.
Individual opportunities only.
Contact: Heather Carpenter, Acting Manager
Phone: (617) 259-2940
hcarpenter@liveworkthrive.org
Boston Catholic Schools CONNECT
This organization seeks to increase student achievement by providing student and family support services and expanding cultural enrichment opportunities. It partners with BC, Jackson Mann Community Center, and St. Anthony and St. Columbkille elementary schools in Brighton. Volunteer opportunities include after-school programs, summer programs, and one-time engagements in social activities or school presentations.
Contact: Adam Gray, Program Coordinator
Phone: (617) 782-7170
info@bostoncsc.org
People Making A Difference
Organization with variety of volunteer opportunities, both business-related and other. New opportunities arise frequently and there are opportunities for individual and group volunteers.
Apply through either of the following Web sites:
www.pmd.org OR www.volunteersolutions.org
O.N.E. Organization for a New Equality
This organization seeks to expand economic opportunities for people traditionally excluded from the financial mainstream. Volunteers facilitate workshops on a variety of financial topics.
Apply through website: www.newequality.org
ALS Association, Massachusetts
This grassroots organization addresses ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) through support groups, patient care, fundraising, and awareness educational programs.
Apply through website:ALS Association of Massachusetts
Phone: 1-888-CURE-ALS
Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring
This organization builds relationships between adult volunteers and children between the ages of 7 and 14 who have adoption, foster care, or other out-of-home care experiences. Their goal is to connect youth with mentors who can offer enough emotional and social support to enable the youth to confidently define and achieve success on their own terms.
Contact:Abby Austin, Recruitment and Volunteer Coordinator
Phone: (617) 224-1302
Email: abby@afcmentoring.org
Boston College Eagle Eyes Project
This organization creates opportunities for disabled people to access computers for economic and personal improvement. This program is already affiliated with the Carroll School of Management.
Contact: James Gips
Phone: (617) 552-3981
gips@bc.edu
Girl Scouts OF Eastern Massachusetts
Various volunteer opportunities available. Business-related programs include “From Badge to Business” and “How to Become a Successful Businesswoman”.
For more info, please visit their website:Girl Scouts of Eastern MA
Phone: (781) 893-6113
Career Collaborative
Career Collaborative ends poverty for working-class families by helping adults get and succeed at good jobs. Volunteer opportunities including helping individuals prepare for job interviews.
Contact: Priscilla McCarthy
Phone: (617) 259-1516
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Through entrepreneurship education, NFTE helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity. NFTE is currently looking for volunteers to serve a variety of roles. Guest speakers are needed to speak about entrepreneurship and/or business-related topics. Business Plan Coaches are needed to work one-on-one with students while they are writing their business plans. Alumni Business Mentors are needed to work with alumni of NFTE who are interested in starting or growing their business>
Contact: Laura Scarlett
Phone: (781) 239-5863
laura.scarlett@nfte.com
Boston EITC Coalition
The Boston Earned Income Credit Tax Coalition is comprised of 22 community organizations that provide free tax preparation to low and moderate income Boston residents.
They have multiple volunteer positions available during tax season, including tax preparer, credit advisor, cash advisor and intake screener. Volunteers are needed during the day, after 5PM and on Saturdays. All volunteers receive training and do not need tax experience.
Contact: Amy Siech
Phone: 617-918-5360
Greater Boston Food Bank
The Greater Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New Englad, and one of the largest food banks in the country. They distribute more than 25 million pounds of food annually to a network of more than 600 member hunger-relief agencies. For information on volunteering as an individual or as a group, please visit their website:
http://www.gbfb.org/
**Group volunteer programs sponsored by the Carroll School, such as Invest N Kids, do not require individual form submission, as participation is already tracked for these programs.