Volunteers

We would first like to thank all our previous volunteers for generously and selflessly giving their time to ABL. ABL Utilizes the talents of over 500 volunteers to produce its life changing results.  Each summer, over 300 volunteers from diverse industries and backgrounds contribute.

Overview: ABL recognizes the time pressures on today’s professionals.  Therefore, volunteer opportunities are tailored to suit each individual’s time schedule.  Volunteer opportunities can range from a one-time one hour presentation (during the Summer Business Institute) to up to 10 hours per month as a ML BOLT (Building Outstanding Leaders Today) mentor.  ML BOLT is a follow-up ten-month program targeting the top 20-25% of the SBI graduates (student ranking is based on overall performance during SBI).

Skills Necessary to Participate:  Passion to make a difference in the life of an underserved youth; prior presentation and facilitation skills are helpful.  All volunteers are asked to fill out an ABL volunteer survey that assesses their availability and areas of interest.  One-on-one mentors are matched based on shared interests.  Business attire is required for SBI and ML BOLT speakers.  Business casual is acceptable for Saturday seminar mentors.  An orientation and a training workshop are provided by ABL for the ML BOLT one-on-one mentors.  In addition, all one-on-one mentors are fingerprinted for their and their mentee’s protection in compliance with the rules and guidelines set forth by the California Governor’s Mentoring Partnership.  All SBI and BOLT volunteers are invited to attend the students’ presentations and graduation at the dates listed below.  If you are interested in attending any of ABL’s special events, please contact Nadia Khawaja or Anna Ouroumian.

Volunteer Activity	Brief Description	Number Needed	Frequency / Duration	Start /  End Date	One-Time / Recurring
ABL Ambassador as part of the Speakers’ Bureau	Conduct workshops at local middle and high schools to recruit students for SBI 2004.	No Limit	Scheduled daily by ABL at over 150 local schools	Year-round	One-time and/or recurring
ABL Ambassador	Represent ABL at various educational workshops that address the need for corporate involvement; and attend outreach meetings and special functions with ABL President.	5	As need arises for 1-2 hours	Year-round	One-time or recurring
SBI Orientation Presenter	Give parents “a taste of SBI” by introducing them to general concepts of financial planning and investments.	2-4	Saturday for 3-4 hours	6/24/06	One-time
SBI Orientation Booth Host	Share with parents the various financial services offered by your company.	2-4	Saturday 8AM-2PM	6/24/06	One-time
SBI Guest Speaker	Enhance the innovative hands-on SBI business curriculum by sharing personal insights and/or industry expertise.	Up to 100	M-F For 1.5 hours between 8AM-2:30PM	6/26/06-8/11/06	One-time and/or recurring (speak at one site or multiple SBI sites)
SBI Field Trip Host	Expose students to a variety of opportunities. Students learn how the corporation functions, the different roles and responsibilities of personnel, and how to interact with key decision makers.	Up to 30	Multiple field trips for all students if possible	6/26/06-8/11/06 from 9AM-1:30PM (4-5 hour minimum time commitment)	One-time and/or recurring
SBI Business Plan Group Mentor	Advise and steer small groups of students in the development of a Business Plan for a real start-up.	Up to 100	M-F For 1.5 hours between 8AM-2:30PM	TBA	One-time and/or recurring
SBI “Beyond ABL” Panelist and Workshop Presenter	An-all-site event at USC where over 200 students hear from college and industry panels.  They also participate in a fun all-site basketball tournament.	2-4	9AM-1PM	TBA	One-time
SBI Oral Business Plan Judge	Become both audience and evaluator to the students’ oral business plan presentations—criteria provided by ABL.	25	1 Day, 4-6 hours Between 8AM-2:30PM	TBA	One-time and/or recurring
SBI Written Business Plan Judge	Evaluate students’ written business plans at the comfort of your own home or office – criteria provided by ABL.  Written business plans will be distributed by 8/05/04 and results must be submitted by 8/13/04.	25	Up to 10 hours	TBA	One-time and/or recurring
SBI Overall Inter-site Business Plan Judge	An executive with extensive business plan experience can volunteer to be on a panel of judges to determine the inter-site Overall Grand Champions!	2	8:00AM-2:00PM	TBA	One-Time
ML BOLT Team Building and Leadership Development Retreat Coach	Join ABL staff and ML BOLT students and act as a volunteer coach at a ropes course training in beautiful Malibu for a two day retreat where students face their fears, overcome obstacles, and learn to trust themselves and their teammates in the process.	10	Friday morning – Sunday afternoon	TBA	One-time
ML BOLT Saturday Seminar Guest Speaker	Further enhance the knowledge gained during SBI by covering a variety of cutting-edge topics.	1	Once a month on Saturdays 10AM-12PM	TBA	One-time
ML BOLT Weekday Seminar Guest Speaker	Further enhance the knowledge gained during SBI by covering a variety of cutting-edge topics.	1	Once a month on first Tuesday 5PM-7PM	TBA	One-time
ML BOLT Group Mentor	Join ML BOLT participants during        lunchtime to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to the monthly ML BOLT seminar themes.	10-20	Saturday Seminars 11:30AM-1:30PM or Weekdays Seminar 5PM-6PM	Saturday & Weekday Seminar Dates from Above	One-time and/or recurring
ML BOLT One-On-One Mentor	Bond and enjoy a positive relationship with eager and focused students; and provide guidance pertaining to your mentee’s school, ML BOLT, college preparation, and career exposure at a critical time in their personal development.	20	Attend lunch discussions once a month on Saturdays; establish contact with mentee (via email, phone, or face-to-face) at least once a week.	TBA	Recurring
ML BOLT Money Management Workshop Presenter (New Component)	Provide students with the foundation to help make investment decisions; identify financial goals and risk; determine asset allocation; build a stock portfolio for the Advanced Stock Competition; and monitor performance.	5-10	Monthly on Saturdays 9AM-10AM	TBA	One-time and/or recurring
ML BOLT Advanced Stock Market Competition e-Coach (New Component)	Answer students’ investment questions; monitor performance.  All e-coaches are invited to attend students’ presentations and graduation.	At least 20	Variable and flexible 2-3 hours per month	March, 2006	Recurring
ML BOLT Advanced Stock Market Competition Judge (New Component)	ML BOLT students will be expected to write a final report on the performance of their stock portfolio, and present their findings to a panel of judges.	3-5	One Saturday	TBA	One-time
ML BOLT CEO Round Table Host	Tap into young talent early on by introducing students to opportunities at the hosting corporation and its industry.  In addition, CEO Round Tables allow senior executives and BOLT students to interact with each other directly and work on company specific issues.	1-2 (Round Tables)	M-F For 3 hours between 4:30PM-7:30PM	TBA	One-time and/or recurring
ML BOLT Internship Host	Host a dedicated and trained ML BOLT student at your site; students are to be exposed to a variety of operations under the supervision of an assigned host mentor.	5-10 (Interns to be placed)	Varies per student’s schedule 10-20 hrs. /wk.	TBA	Recurring
ABL Board of Directors	Senior Executive to serve on the Board of Directors to affect policy decisions and mission of ABL.	1	Quarterly	TBA	Recurring
ABL Committee Member	In order to help strengthen the delivery of ABL’s programs, serve on the following committees: fundraising, school/community outreach, education, special events, volunteer recruitment, media/PR, and curriculum development.	6	Monthly	TBA	Recurring