FILIPINO CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
HELP US WITH OUR MISSION AND BE RECOGNIZED AS A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SUCCESS OF FILCANPROS
Are you a FilCanPro who is passionate about elevating our community by sharing your time and talent?
Do you want to have a say as to the direction of the organization?
THE PERKS OF VOLUNTEERING
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Explore new careers. Interested in becoming an event planner? Think you might be a great CFO? Want to change from finance to marketing? Volunteering can provide a “safe harbor” for trying your hand in new areas to gauge whether it’s something you really do want to pursue – and expose you to other professionals in that field that have the connections to help make your transition a reality
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Elevate your current skill set and showcase your talent. Volunteering enabled me to apply my “technical” (aka finance and marketing) and transferrable (communications, project management, people management) skills in new ways. For one organization, I leveraged my finance skills to create a new financial model. For another, I applied my marketing skills to refine how they were using social media
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Expand your network and raise your visibility. Volunteering is a great way to meet people from outside your company and field, which adds important depth and breadth to your professional network. (Remember the old adage: don’t put all your eggs in one basket). Serving as a committee chair or board member, co-chairing an event, speaking on a panel and contributing to the organization’s blog are all great ways to build name recognition and establish your presence. The connections I’ve made through volunteer service have proved invaluable professionally, from gaining fresh insights to identifying fabulous job candidates to uncovering new business opportunities.
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Enhance your ability to influence. The staff and boards of nonprofit organizations tend to be from diverse backgrounds, so being able to communicate and influence effectively to such a diverse audience can be a challenge. For me, it was a tremendous opportunity to focus on how to craft a message that is meaningful and relevant to both the board member who’s an accomplished CEO and to the executive director who has little finance background, and so forth. Those are valuable skills in a company like Citi with such diverse businesses.
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Experience leadership. Rising through the leadership ranks in today’s increasingly flat organizational structures can be a challenge. Fortunately, many nonprofit organizations are hungry for energetic volunteers who are willing to step up and take a leadership role on a committee or board. Take advantage of those opportunities to build and flex your leadership muscle.
A few other points to consider. First, don’t ever say “yes” simply to enhance your resume or because someone you respect asked you to get involved. I only got involved with organizations whose missions aligned with my passions and values. Second, before signing on, I always did my homework to make sure the organization was credible and to understand the various ways they engaged with volunteers. And, last but not least, if you decide to serve on a board, remember that board members have important legal and fiduciary responsibilities that require a commitment of time, skill and resources. In other words, it’s not something to entertain lightly.
SOURCE:
Linda DescanoInfluencer
Managing Director and Global Head of Content & Social at Citi https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/perks-volunteering-linda-descano?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0
ARE YOU A SOCIAL MEDIA JUNKIE WITH IMPECCABLE COMMUNICATION SKILLS? WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!
Position Description
The Social Media Manager will implement the Filipino Canadian Professional Network Social Media Strategy, developing awareness of the organizations mission and programs and to increase membership in the organization. This role coordinates with the Board of Directors to support the mission of FILCANPROS and to ensure consistency in voice across social media platforms.
Duration: One-year commitment
Time commitment: 10 hours per week (approximately one hour per day)
Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with the Board of Directors to implement the social media strategy.
• Manage presence in social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other similar community sites, posting on relevant blogs to increase awareness of Filipino Canadian Professional Network activities and events and to increase membership in the organization.
• Seek out, respond to and engage all relevant inquiries on social sites, and build engagement via social media activities.
• Become an advocate of the organization in social media spaces, engaging in dialogues and answering questions where appropriate
• Monitor effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media programs, and analyze, review, and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize results
Qualifications:
• Enthusiastic and avid social media junkie
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management or organizational skills
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and their respective participants (Facebook, Digg, Youtube, Twitter, Flickr etc.) and how they can be deployed in different scenarios
• Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas in written and verbal format, and build and maintain relationships
• Community Management experience a plus
Benefits:
• Educate young professionals in Canada about the vital work of FILCANPROS
• Strengthen your professional network and experience with a membership organization
• Develop strong relationships with members from leading organizations in community affairs
• Develop relationships with key figures from the Filipino Canadian Professional community
• Establish yourself outside of your current work place and interact with like-minded individuals
Send a resume and cover letter to filcanpros@gmail.com by March 20, 2015, with the subject line: "Social Media Manager application". This is an unpaid volunteer position.