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Register to Participate for Venture Fund Application Review

Volunteer reviewers will learn about and evaluate innovative strategies for solving problems in their community in partnership with United Way. The opportunity has an estimated time commitment of 8-10 hours in March, 2019, which includes training, reading and scoring applications, and a team discussion meeting.

* First Name

* Last Name

Company or Organization

* e-mail Address

Phone Number

* I work in (City)

* I live in (City)

Help us place you on the right team!
Though reading and scoring can be done virtually, there are two in-person meetings that will take place during this process, including a kickoff/training and a review team discussion meeting. In order to assign you to a great team of volunteers with similar availability and interests, we need to collect a little information from you.

I am willing to be available for my review team discussion meeting (check all that apply)

Evenings: Weekdays from 6 to 8 pm

Daytime: Anytime during business hours

Mornings: Weekdays from 8 to 10 am

Midday: Weekdays from 11 am to 1 pm

I would prefer to review organizations from the following regions (check all that apply, do not include a region you would be unable to visit)

Greater Boston

Greater Attleboro/Taunton

Merrimack Valley

North Shore

South Shore

Seacoast (NH/ME)

I am willing to help my team in the following role(s) (check all that apply)

Team Leader (check-in with teammates, schedule review team meeting, help your team stay on track)

Review Group Host (utilize your office conference room to host a meeting)

I am a subject matter expert in the following areas (please check all that apply and know that expertise in these areas is not required in order to be a volunteer reviewer)

Early childhood development and education

K-12 education or college & career readiness

Employment and workforce development

Homelessness prevention or affordable housing

Financial management in low-income households

Philanthropy

Supporting and mentoring innovators

Please list any nonprofit organizations with which you could have a conflict of interest by reviewing their grant application on behalf of United Way. (i.e. organizations that employ or contract with you and/or your immediate family or have appointed you or members of your family as a board member)

How did you find out about this opportunity?

I learned about this opportunity directly from United Way

I learned about this opportunity from my company

I learned about this opportunity from a nonprofit with which I'm affiliated

I found this opportunity on Volunteer HQ or another website

Other: I learned this opportunity from:

Why are you interested in this opportunity (check all that apply)

I'm hoping this activity will be a networking opportunity and resume-builder

I'm interested in giving back through civic/volunteer engagement

I'm looking forward to learning about my community and work happening on the ground

I want to be sure my perspective is represented in how United Way invests in my community

I want to be a stakeholder in how United Way invests my philanthropic gift

Other:

Do you have any questions you need answered at this point?

Venture Fund Application Review with United Way