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| Awards/Benefit Committee Members | Annual Awards/ Benefit Committee – This ad hoc committee is responsible for planning and executing our major fundraiser of the year. The committee typically forms in March to plan for the first Sunday in November event. This event helps to raise funds, awareness for the organization and recognition to outstanding individuals, organizations in the early childhood community. |
| Board Members for CNE | Join the Board of Directors at Childcare Network of Evanston…Make a difference in the lives of young children and their families. The Childcare Network of Evanston (CNE) would like to invite those interested in joining the Board of Directors. Serving on the Board is a rewarding and fulfilling experience that provides opportunities to give back to the community and secure the continuing existence of a valuable resource for young children. We are searching for volunteers who are interested in high quality early childhood education and care. The Board's main objective is to oversee CNE operations, and to raise sufficient funds for continued provision of programs and services. CNE asks for a two year term commitment for members serving on the Board of Directors. Attendance at monthly meetings and special events is also required. Board members participate in ongoing committee work between monthly meetings. |
| Computer Skills Teacher for Seniors | We need volunteers to help with teaching basic computer skills: Intro. to Computers, to the Internet, and to Microsoft Word. |
| Docent | Docents receive training and then help give tours of the Park, slide lectures in schools and retirement communities, churches and houses of worship, local business and community organizations and private groups |
| English Tutor | Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Ministries is seeking English Tutors for the benefit of our refugee and immigrant clients. While many are pre-literate, others simply need help improving reading and writing skills. We are looking for individuals who offer compassion and commitment and who seek to learn new life lessons of their own. We encourage sessions that are creative, relative, and fun. A commitment of two tutoring hours per week over the course of a three-month time frame is requested. Session schedules are arranged between Tutor and Tutee, and can take place at your local library, park, coffee shop, etc. Tutors are equipped with an English Language Training workshop provided by Literacy Works. Positions are voluntary. Please give us a call- We look forward to speaking with you! |
| Fundraising support | Money Masters can use multiple volunteers for fundraising support as this is an essential function for a nonprofit, but it isn't our particular area of expertise. Interested volunteers can basically create their own job description. |
| Grants Writing/ Management | Help the Executive Director write grant applications and maintain correspondence with grantors. Duties will include fiscal work on grants. Can work from home, occasional meetings. |
| Helpline Volunteer | Assist Porchlight Counseling Services with our helpline calls. We receive calls from potential clients or people wanting more information about our services. Past experience in the field of sexual assault or social work is required. This opportunity can be done from home- though the volunteer will need to come to our office for training and materials. |
| Lawrence Hall Junior Board | The Lawrence Hall Junior Board is a group of young, urban professionals who volunteer their time to mentor the children and youth in our Residential Treatment Program. They plan and participate in monthly recreational, educational and social activities. The LH Junior Board organizes 1-2 fundraising events each year to raise money to support the activites they plan with our children. |
| Library Assistant | Assist Library staff in carrying out Library functions |
| Marketing/ PR Coordinator | Coordinate and work with pro bono marketing firm to promote organization through website, ads, blogs, newsletter, print media. |
| Office Assistant | Help organize and maintain fiscal systems, Board correspondence, staff scheduling, general office work. Duties include accounting, bookeeping, budget maintenance. |
| Research Center volunteer | Are you interested in mysteries? Weekly (Wednesdays) a group of volunteers meets to keep the archives of the historical society up-to-date. We file and catalogue, but we also are involved in solving history's mysteries. When someone calls about Indian Trail Trees or a significant person in Glencoe we're the ones who find the answer to questions by looking things up, delving into old telephone directories or maps. You don't have to know history to work here; we'll teach you. But if you like knowing about the beginnings – and even the middle and modern – days of the Village, we'd love to have you join us. The major project right now is organizing the huge photo collection, but if you'd rather read old newspapers for clippings or organize a person's life using old documents like a jigsaw puzzle, this is for you. |
| Sign-In Team (SIT) | In this position, volunteers check in individuals who are registered for our joint NSSC/OASIS programs. (Program topics include art, music, politics, religion and spirituality, history, etc.) The SIT volunteer arrives one hour before the program to organize enrollment lists and welcome registrants. Once everyone is signed in (about 15 minutes after the class starts), the volunteer joins (and enjoys!) the program for no charge and is "on call" if the presenter needs assistance (i.e. with the lights). After the class ends, the volunteer returns the sign-in materials to the office. Training is provided. |
| Teleconference Coordinator | Solicit and set up VoIP sites and service for local and national conferences. Assist with conference program registrations, site set up, and coordination with conference instructors. Can work from home with Skype capabilites. |
| Tutor | Wonderful oppourtunity to make a real difference in the lives of school-age children. The ABC Polk Brothers Youth Center (part of the Chicago Youth Centers organization) needs volunteers to tutor students, helping out with their homework, at their after-school program. The ages of the children range from kindergarten through high school. Tutoring for college entrance exams also will be offered. We would like a weekly commitment from our volunteers to provide consistency to the children. Any training or assistance, if requested, will be provided to the tutors. This tutoring program is organized by the Northern Board of Chicago Youth Centers, based in the north suburbs, and members of the Northern Board usually will be tutoring on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, along with other volunteer tutors. Our members can help arrange transportation for other volunteers from the north suburbs. |
| Tutor/Mentor | We are seeking tutors/mentors for our after-school program who are willing to make a serious commitment to the program and the students. We prefer that tutors and mentors be able to volunteer on a regular basis so that students feel like the mentors are truly invested in them and available to them on a regualr, stable basis. |
| Visitor Services Assistant | Welcome visitors to the Garden! Assist with directions and inquiries, confirm scheduled programs and events. |
| Volunteer at Our Place of NTT | Our Place of NTT realizes the importance of volunteers as an essential part of the learning process with our participants. If you are someone that enjoys having fun and can assist us with a positive social environment, then Our Place is the place for you. |
| Website maintenance | Money Masters is looking for an individual, or individuals, to keep our website up-to-date. This primarily requires the occasional inputting of new information, but may sometimes require adding, modifying, or deleting applications. |
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| Non-profit organizations Name : | Mission : |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes | The mission of the Alliance for the Great Lakes is to: "conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife." |
| American Indian Center of Chicago | Our Mission: To promote the fellowship among Indian people of all Tribes living in metropolitan Chicago, and to create bonds of understanding and communication between Indians and non-Indians in this city. To advance the general welfare of American Indians into the metropolitan community life; to foster the economic and educational advancement of Indian people; to sustain cultural, artistic and avocational pursuits; and to perpetuate Indian cultural values. Our Vision: We envision the American Indian Center as the authentic primary resource for urban American Indian culture, and a welcoming home for all American Indians. |
| Arlyn School | Private Special Education School |
| Art Odyssey | |
| ASSE | |
| Avoca School District 37 | Public School District |
| BackYard Nature Ctr/Skokie Lagoons | The mission of BYNC is to promote, facilitate, and strengthen the bond between the nature environments in New Trier Township and the children and adults who wish to enrich their lives with direct experiences in nature. |
| Career Resource Center | "Career Resource Center, established over 20 years ago, is a regional, nonprofit career transition center that provides professional assistance to adults seeking employment. Our team of professionals energize and empower job seekers by offering education, training, and mentoring. CRC's comprehensive re-employment services focus on helping candidates optimize their search efforts and maximize their results. CRC members receive access to private individualized advisory sessions, group programs featuring professional experts in their fields, networking sessions, interview and resume preparation and critique, reference materials and access to workstations, computer lab, Internet, office equipment and more." |
| Carleton Washburne Middle School | To involve our Middle School students in meaningful service opportunities as part of their maturation into adult life |
| Center for Cultural Interchange | CCI is a nonprofit international exchange organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development, environmental consciousness, and world peace. |
| Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation | The mission of the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation is to alleviate hunger in Metropolitan Chicago through distribution of high-quality food; education; advocacy; culinary arts and other employment training. |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | The mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of plants and the natural world. |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | The Chicago Humanities Festival's mission is to create opportunities for people of all ages to support, enjoy and explore the humanities. We fulfill this mission through our annual festivals, the fall Chicago Humanities Festival and the spring Stages, Sights & Sounds, and by presenting programs throughout the year that encourage the study and enjoyment of the humanities. |
| Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network COURT WATCH | The mission of COURT WATCH is to make the justice system more effective and responsive in handling cases of violence, particularly against women and children, and to create a more educated and informed public. |
| Chicago Youth Centers | CYC invests in youth in underserved communities in Chicago to help them discover and realize their full potential. |
| Childcare Network of Evanston | Childcare Network of Evanston is committed to fostering a community where children of all abilities, from birth to age five, and families of all income levels, have access to high quality care and early education and arrive at school ready to succeed. |
| Children's Home + Aid | To give children help, hope and opportunity. |
| Council of International Programs | To promote world peace through international training and cultural exchange |
| Do Your P'Art Foundation | Our mission is to bring young people together from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds through artistic collaborations. |
| Educ. Surrogate Parent Training Program | Provide educational advocacy to disabled students who are wards of the state. |
| Erika's Lighthouse | At Erika's Lighthouse we are dedicated to raising awareness about adolescent depression and mental health for young people. We strive to break stigma and educate our community about mental health issues through various community programs. In our organization both adults and teens help to bring our mission to life. |
| Evanston Hospital | The Parent-Sibling Program is a hospital-based early intervention (prior to the birth of a new sibling) service of The Perinatal Family Support Center. The primary focus of the program is to provide expectant families with information, encouragement and acceptance of the older child's needs and feelings concerning the birth of a newborn sibling into his/her family. |
| Family Focus Center | The mission of Family Focus—one of the nation's flagship family support programs since 1976—is to promote the well-being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their communities. Family Focus offers innovative, community-based programs that help parents, grandparents, and foster and adoptive parents, gain confidence and competence as the primary educators of their children. |
| Family Network, A family Focus Center | Family Network, a Family Focus Center, is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, family support agency open to all regardless of ability to pay or geographic location. Our mission is to promote the well being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their community. |
| Friends of the Glencoe Public Library | |
| Friends of the Library Winnetka-Northfield | The purpose of this organization is exclusively Charitable and Educational within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It shall raise funds to enhance the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District in developing and maintaining library services commensurate with the interests and needs of its residents. The disposition of funds raised will be determined by the Friends in consultation with the Library Board and Director. |
| Glencoe Historical Society | Founded in 1937, the Glencoe Historical Society is devoted to the collection, protection and preservation of items pertaining to the Village of Glencoe, its residents and its formal and informal institutions. While focused on Glencoe, Illinois, our collection also includes materials related to Glencoe, Scotland. In addition to presenting exhibits based on our collection, we also hold informational meetings and social events for residents and visitors. |
| Glencoe Junior High Project | The Glencoe Junior High Project is a Youth Non-Profit housed in Central School dedicated to providing young people with social and social service opportunities. |
| Glencoe Public Library | |
| Glencoe School District 35 | Public School District |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County | Habitat for Humanity Lake County is a Christian housing ministry which welcomes all people dedicated to building decent, affordable housing for families in need, while empowering families to help themselves. HFHLC builds partnerships with diverse members of the community which break down the walls that divide and builds a sense of community among all people. HFHLC seeks to make safe, simple, decent housing for all people a matter of conscience and action. |
| Heartland International | Heartland International designs, implements and manages international training programs focusing on strengthening democratic institutions and promoting economic development in emerging democracies around the world. |
| Heller Nature Center | |
| Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Learning Skills | IC-21 is a consortium of Illinois education and business leaders committed to preparing students for living, learning, and working in the 21st century. |
| Infant Welfare Society of Evanston | The Infant Welfare Society of Evanston is committed to the care and early education of infants and toddlers and to supporting their families' efforts to be self sufficent and effective parents. |
| Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Ministries | Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries creates opportunities for refugees fleeing war, terror and persecution to build new lives of safety, dignity, and self-reliance. |
| Jazz for Peace | Our immediate goals are to: Continue our benefit concert series which this past year raised money and awareness for over 500 Organizations which we have listed on our website as well as created the foundation for further collaboration. Expand Jazz For Peace™ Concerts to other Cities, States, and Countries. Help to bring music back into the schools and Jazz into schools (many for the first time) so that children of today will gain the exposure, understanding and acknowledgment of America's greatest art form that previous generations did not have. Donate musical instruments to underprivileged children World-Wide. |
| JJ's List | JJ's List helps businesses and people with disabilities build productive and positive interaction in the community. |
| Joseph Sears School | Playground Build Scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2009 Dust off your tool belts! The planned Playground Build project will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We are looking for friends of the Joseph Sears School community (age 18 years and older) to help us with this community project. For this project to be successful we need everyone who is able to participate so that the school community's children have another safe place to play. The playground architect will be on hand with the main groundwork already done and will be overseeing the day's activities. All materials and tools will be provided. If you would like to participate in this project please access the online volunteer form that may be accessed on the homepage of the District website www.kenilworth38.org. We welcome and encourage everyone to come out and spend some time with your neighbors on a very worthwhile project. It is not necessary to help out the whole day just sign up for whatever time frame you have available. (Please note; for obvious safety reasons no one under the age of 18 years may be present.) |
| Kenilworth School District 38 | Public School District |
| Kohl Children's Museum | Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago nurtures a love of learning in young children. |
| Lawrence Hall Youth Services | Lawrence Hall Youth Services is a not-for-profit child welfare agency established to assist through a seamless delivery of services, at risk youth and their families, to develop the self-worth, knowledge, and skills they need to lead independent and productive lives. |
| League of Women Voters of Winn-Nfld-KW | |
| Learn Charter School | To provide students with the academic foundation and ambition to earn a college degree. |
| Literacy Works | Literacy Works' mission is to fulfill the promise of a basic human right: to read, write, and interpret the world. |
| Loyola Academy | Catholic High School - Coeducational |
| Lydia Home Association | LYDIA is a national, Christ-honoring organization whose mission is to strengthen families to care for children and care for children when families cannot. |
| Mallinckrodt/Meskill Active Adult Center of the Wilmette Park District | The mission of the Center is to facilitate recreational and life enrichment opportunities for older adults, so that life might be enjoyed in all its fullness. |
| Mary Lou's Place - YWCA Evanston/NS | The mission of Domestic Violence Services of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore is to provide information, support, and resources to women who have survived domestic violence so that they are empowered to take control of their lives and to live a violence-free future. In addition, the Program strives to challenge cultural tolerance for violence against women and their children through community education and public policy advocacy. |
| McGaw YMCA Project Soar | Mission of McGaw YMCA: Welcome All, Inspire Youth, Activate Families, Impact Community Project SOAR seeks to provide adult role models who will foster positive and stable relationships with youth, ages 9-14. |
| Money Masters Foundation | Money Masters' mission is to build a financially literate society by educating every child in basic personal finance and financial responsibility before 18 years of age. |
| New Trier High School District 203 | Public High School District |
| New Trier Township Prevention Council | The goal of this coalition is to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth and teens in the New Trier Township community. |
| New Trier Twp. Employment Counseling | |
| North Shore Academy | Help students become successful, happy adults in home, work and community. Provide education that fosters acquisition and utilization of knowledge and skills, meaningful and satisfying interaction with others, appropriate self-advocacy, social conscientiousness and participation, and lifelong healthy life styles. |
| North Shore Country Day School | Private School |
| North Shore School District 112 | To inspire every child to become a contributing member of the community. |
| North Shore Senior Center | The mission of the North Shore Senior Center is to support the independence and well being of older adults, ehnance their dignity and self respect, and promote their participation in all aspects of community life. |
| North Shore United Way | United Way of the North Shore, a member of United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, engaes caring people thourghout our city to invest time and resources where they are needed most. United Way provides the leadership and resources it takes to make long-lasting change, so that people can become independent. We are all connected in our community. When children succed, when families become stable, when individuals stay healthy, our community is stronger. That's why United Way focuses on Income, Education and Health - the building block of independence. Our goal is to provide the leadership and resource it takes to make long-lasting change the advances the common good. |
| North Suburban Genealogical Society | Help and inform people researching their families' histories |
| Northern Suburban Special Educ. Dist. | NSSED is committed to the possibilities in every child. NSSED helps students become successful, happy adults in home, school, work and community by providing programs and services that ensure students: a)acquire/use knowledge and skills, b) interact well with others and have friends, c) take appropriate action to meet their needs, and d) care about and contribute to society. |
| Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) | The mission of the Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) is to ensure that recreation opportunities are available for adults and children with disabilities. NSSRA provides year-round recreation and leisure opportunities for people with disabilities. Individuals with physical, cognitive, emotional, social, or other disabilities residing in the northern suburbs are eligible to participate. NSSRA offers more than 150 programs and events each season and serves approximately 1500 different individuals with disabilities in creative arts, sports, drama, dance, cooking and other areas. Programs are offered at park district, school and other locations throughout the Northern Suburban area. |
| Nurture | To help families improve health and nutrition through cooking classes, nutrition and physical fitness education, and philanthropy. The program empowers care givers with time efficient and cost effective means to provide healthy meals for their families. |
| Regina Dominican High School | Private Parochial School |
| Rise International | The Vision of RISE International is to work together to rebuild lives and communities, reflecting Jesus' charge to love others as we love ourselves. Our Mission is to partner with Angolan churches, community leaders and government officials to build primary schools in rural Angola. |
| Ryerson Woods | |
| Sacred Heart School | Private Parochial School |
| Samaritan Counseling Center | To offer hope, healing and restoration to wholeness in a manner that is professional, ethical, caring and accessible to all. In vital partnership with congregations and the community at large, we offer a unique integration of psychotherapy and spirituality in the counseling and educational services that we provide. |
| St. Francis Xavier School | Private Parochial School |
| St. Joseph School | Private Parochial School |
| Sts. Faith, Hope & Charity School | Private Parochial School |
| Sunset Ridge School District 29 | Public School District |
| The Children's Heart Foundation | The Children's Heart Foundation funds the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects. |
| The Grove | |
| The Kindness Connection | We believe that meaningful volunteer experiences have the power to inspire individuals to make a lifelong practice of giving their time and resources to charitable and civic causes. |
| The Volunteer Center | The Mission of The Volunteer Center is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve by promoting volunteerism and by engaging people in meaningful volunteer service. |
| The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago | will update |
| VITA at Oakton Comm College | \The VITA (Volunteers in Teaching Adults) program is dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning. ESL and Literacy volunteer tutors assist the Lead Instructors by working with students one-on-one or in small groups so that they become more proficient in English or improve their reading skills for their personal and professional development. |
| Warming House Youth Center | The Warming House Youth Center provides a safe, supervised, and substance-free atmosphere where teen ownership and decision-making opportunities thrive. Our trained staff encourages growth and acceptance, promotes communication, and helps develop the skills of high school aged teens. |
| West Suburban Access News Association | THE MISSION OF WSANA The mission of WSANA will be to provide information and education on issues and information which will be of assistance to persons with disabilities to live independently and be a part of the community in which they live. The Suburban Cook County area of Illinois shall be given special attention. ___________________________________________ |
| Wilmette School District 39 | Public School District |
| Winnetka Community House | The mission of the Winnetka Community House is to enrich the lives of North Shore residents, their families, and friends by providing educational, cultural, social, and recreational opportunities for people of all ages. This privately supported unique facility does not receive tax dollars. |
| Winnetka School District 36 | Public School District |
| Women's Library Club of Glencoe | |
| Women's Exchange | The Women's Exchange provides programs in a supportive environment for all women to share ideas and information, to learn, to grow, to build relationships, and to have fun. |
| Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | The mission of the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center is to provide a place where survivors of sexual assault and abuse can heal and mobilize the community toward actin to end sexual violence. |
