Volunteer Engagement and Community Outreach Strategy for KARA

Open Opened on August 9, 2025
Main contact
Kids At Risk Action (KARA)
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Mike Tikkanen
Executive Director
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Portals
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Project
Academic experience
60 hours of work total
Learner
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Community engagement Public health Social media marketing Social work Volunteer organizing
Skills
technical communication community outreach advocacy management
Details

Kids At Risk Action (KARA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for vulnerable children. This initiative works with KARA to grow volunteer and community resources for child advocacy nonprofits KARA is engaged with. Students will work on projects based on their skills sets and learning desire.


The goal is to provide KARA and its nonprofit cohorts with increased volunteer work force and foster stronger community ties.

Deliverables

Project deliverables include a completed task log for different assigned tasks and projects.


Helping volunteers grow their technical, communication, and management skill sets and provide measurable support to child advocacy nonprofit organizations.



Mentorship
Domain expertise and knowledge

Providing specialized knowledge in the project subject area, with industry context.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

Sharing knowledge in specific technical skills, techniques, methodologies required for the project.

Hands-on support

Direct involvement in project tasks, offering guidance, and demonstrating techniques.

Tools and/or resources

Providing access to necessary tools, software, and resources required for project completion.

Regular meetings

Scheduled check-ins to discuss progress, address challenges, and provide feedback.

Supported causes

The global challenges this project addresses, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about all 17 SDGs here.

Good health and well-being

About the company

Company
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
11 - 50 employees
Government, Education, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Public relations & communications, Publishing & printing
Representation
Community-Focused Social Enterprise

KARA’s mission is to support the people, policies, and programs that make life better for abused and neglected children by creating awareness, initiating programs and conversations that involve the community in ending childhood trauma and generational child abuse.