Volunteer Opportunities

When recruiting for The Higher Advisory Council, we want to expand our reach to a wider, more skills-aligned pool of candidates. We have the difficulty of reaching candidates outside our usual networks. We are looking for a volunteer with experience in board development to help us build a focused recruitment strategy that targets the right candidate sources and reaches people who may not come from traditional backgrounds. This will help us build a stronger, more effective pipeline of candidates for this role.

A practical recruitment strategy for The Higher Advisory Council that our team can put into action. The volunteer will:

- review the role and our current recruitment approach
- identify the most important skills and qualifications needed for success
- recommend 3-5 candidate sources or outreach channels aligned to those skills

The final strategy will include target candidate profiles, four clear outreach tactics, and simple ways to track responses so we can refine our approach over time.

Organization Mission

The Higher Foundation promotes educational equity by providing basic needs assistance to Georgia students. We help Georgia students secure their basic needs with our financial assistance and direct services. Since May 2018, we have served over 1,300 Georgia students and awarded nearly $40,000 in grants & scholarships. With our direct services, we aim to help Georgia students overcome basic needs insecurity, so they can go higher in their education and career.