POWER OF GIVING Volunteer Fair Digital Guide
Duke Energy is partnering with SHARE Charlotte to host this event and help our employees to find engagement and volunteer opportunities.
SHARE Charlotte is an online platform designed to make it easy to find and support local nonprofits through sharecharlotte.org. They have over 740 nonprofits on their site that serve Mecklenburg County!
ARTPOP STREET GALLERY
ArtPop Street Gallery showcases local artists while equipping them to achieve sustained success, while making art accessible to the entire Charlotte region
EVENTS:
4th Annual ArtPop Upcycled Fashion Show Fundraiser on 9/14, Class of 2024 Artist Market at Le Meredian Hotel on 11/2
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
A variety of volunteer opportunities are available
BOARD POSITIONS:
We have 3 committees where there are open positions, strategy, development and Event/PR.
CONTACT: Wendy Hickey, wendy@artpopstreetgallery.com
ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL
We are a resource hub to artists in and around the Charlotte Mecklenburg community.
EVENTS: Halloween Fundraiser Mixer on 10/25
Arts and Science Council Holiday Fundraiser on 12/6
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: None at this time.
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Sasha Banks, sasha.banks@artsandscience.org
BEST BUDDIES NORTH CAROLINA
Offering One-to-One Friendship, Integrated Employment, and Leadership Development programs for individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in North Carolina.
EVENTS: Champion of the Year Gala on 11/8 Friendship Walk- May 2025
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Friendship Pair Volunteer Opportunities.
BOARD POSITIONS: Young Professional and Advisory Board and general board members
CONTACT: Kelsey Warlick, kelseywarlick@bestbuddies.org
CAROLINA RAPTOR CENTER
Carolina Raptor Center is a hospital and zoo with a mission to ignite a passion for raptors and a responsibility for our shared natural world.
EVENTS:
Birds & Brews, Raptor Rendezvous in late May 2025
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
We welcome both corporate groups and individual volunteers as a docent, aviary caretaker, rehabilitation, resident bird feeder, property, and raptor rescue team
BOARD POSITIONS: General Board Member
CONTACT: Robert Koch, rkoch@carolinaraptorcenter.org
CHAMPION HOUSE OF CARE PROJECT ONE
Fighting hunger and supporting kids who are homeless
EVENTS: Homeless Kids toy drive
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
After school reading buddies, Champion Village After School Teacher Workday, Look Good, Feel Better (toiletry packing)
BOARD POSITIONS: Finance Committee leader
CONTACT: Janette Kinard , Championhouseofcare@gmail.com
CHARLOTTE BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL
Preparing Spanish-speaking preschoolers for Kindergarten and beyond
EVENTS: None at this time.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Not at this time.
BOARD POSITIONS: Grandes Sueños event committee members needed: (committee chair, auction item solicitation lead, committee members)
CONTACT: Meneika Helms, meneika.helms@bilingualpreschool.org
DIGI-BRIDGE
Digi-Bridge sparks interest and persistence in STEAM learning, ensuring students in under-represented communities have access, opportunities and skills to succeed in a rapidly changing world.
EVENTS: Community STEAMkit Build
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
We have a variety of volunteer opportunities
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Kaity Scruggs, kaity@digi-bridge.org
DOTTIE ROSE FOUNDATION
Our mission is to set the standard in computer science education while bridging the gender gap in the technology field.
EVENTS: Dazzle the Dot Gala on 9/19
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
We need program volunteers to assist our girls with hands-on activities, share your career experiences, and host them in your office for a Girls in Tech Day.
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Holly Harris, holly@dottierosefoundation.org
FEEDING CHARLOTTE
Feeding Charlotte rescues surplus, prepared meals from professional kitchen to feed the hungry and reduce food waste.
EVENTS:
Food Sustainability Summit on 9/28
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
We need volunteers to help us at our Food Sustainability Summit
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Richard Armenia, Rich@FeedingCharlotte.org
FREEDOM COMMUNITIES
We work holistically with families in the Freedom Drive Corridor in West Charlotte in the area of education, affordable housing, employment and health and wellness.
EVENTS:
None at this time
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Moms Moving Forward Workshop Dinner Host, Campus Beautification and Snacks for Mom’s Moving Forward
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Eugenia Washington, eugenia@freedomcommunities.com
GARDHOUSE
A workforce training program for under-served college students
EVENTS:
None at this time
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Mentoring, Resume Editing, Mock Interviews
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Jonathan Gardner, jonathan@gardhouse.org
GIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER CHARLOTTE
We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experiencebased curriculum which creatively integrates running.
EVENTS:
End-of-season 5K Celebration: December 8th at Symphony Park
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
End-of-season 5K Celebration: December 8th at Symphony Park
BOARD POSITIONS:
5K Committee, Program Committee, Fund Development Committee
CONTACT: Adera Carter, acarter@girlsontherun.org
HEART MATH TUTORING
Heart Math Tutoring gives young students successful experiences in math through one-on-one, volunteer-delivered tutoring during the school day.
EVENTS:
None at this time
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Spend 1 hour per week with an elementary student playing math games and building students’ confidence.
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Padgett Vaughn, padgett.vaughn@heartmathtutoring.org
HELPING EDUCATION
Helping Education equips learners of all ages to build new trajectories and achieve lifelong success through evidence-based literacy programs.
EVENTS:
None at this time
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Join us one-hour-a-week in promoting literacy as online tutors! Tutoring opportunities will begin in late September.
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Kate Llewellyn, k.llewellyn@helpingeducation.orgm
PFLAG CHARLOTTE
We are an LGBTQ+ ally and support organization.
EVENTS: Pride and Purpose 2025
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
None at this time
BOARD POSITIONS:
Development Committee, Advocacy Committee, Program Committee, Marketing, AAPI, Black, Latine, Indigenous and other diverse populations for board membership.
CONTACT: Melinda Lilly, melinda@pflagcharlotte.org
PROJECT OUTPOUR
Project Outpour provides mobile showers and hygiene services to individuals moving through homelessness.
EVENTS:
Outpour Fest Fundraiser on 10/5
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Shower Squad and Donation Drive Hosts
BOARD POSITIONS:
We have both board and committee positions in the area of accounting, marketing/ communications, and fundraising.
CONTACT: MaShonna Hughes, hello@projectoutpour.org
PROMISING PAGES
Promising Pages (The Charlotte Are Book Bank) collects new and donated books and shares them with children living in the Charlotte Area Book Desert: those with few, if any, books at home.
EVENTS:
Books & Boos: A Book Fair for Grown-Ups on 10/24
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: None at this time
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Eric Law, eric@promising-pages.org
TAILS OF THE UNWANTED
Foster based non-breed specific rescue for cats and dogs.
EVENTS: None at this time
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Foster help or Administrative volunteers
BOARD POSITIONS: Fundraising committee
CONTACT: Tori Frizzell, Info@totuanimalrescue.org
THE INDEPENDENCE FUND
The Independence Fund is a non profit dedicated to helping Catastrophically wounded Veterans and their families.
EVENTS: Operation Resilience on 11/07-10
Feeding Independence on 11/15
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We need volunteeers to help with Operation Resilience on 11/07-10 and Feeding Independence on 11/15
CONTACT: Gosia Reszka, g.reszka@independencefund.org
TREESCHARLOTTE
TreesCharlotte is a public/private nonprofit collaboration to grow, diversify, and steward the city’s iconic urban forest.
EVENTS: Tree Walks in Waddell Park and Little Sugar Creek Greenway.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
None at this time
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time
CONTACT: Mara Lind, mara@treescharlotte.org
TURNING POINT
Turning Point exists to end domestic abuse, sexual assault, and child abuse through safe shelter, advocacy, prevention, and social change.
EVENTS: Holiday Wish 2024
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We have a variety of volunteer opportunities
BOARD POSITIONS: None at this time.
CONTACT: Kristen Dickson, kdickson@turntoday.net
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
As a strategic partner for the Power of Giving Campaign, United Way of Greater Charlotte works to lift challenged families, children and neighborhoods toward real, sustainable change for the better.
EVENTS:
Nonprofit Board Service 101: The Foundations of Equitable Governance on 9/26 Governance 201: Perspectives on Racial Equity and Nonprofit Board Service on 1/29
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Live United Day of Service on 9/19 and 10/4,
BOARD POSITIONS: Positions available!
CONTACT: Leanne Skipper, lskipper@unitedwaygreaterclt.org
WAYFINDERS
We need mentors for 4th grade scholars, we pair an adult mentor who provides year-round support and encouragement to the scholar, assists with outfitting the scholar for camp, and, if able, drives the scholar (and possibly other scholars) to and/ or from camp if needed.
EVENTS:
Happy Camper Night on 9/28
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
None at this time
BOARD POSITIONS:
If you are interested in joining our Board or any of our committees, please reach out to our Executive Director, Mollie James, at mjames@wayfindersnc.org
CONTACT: Mollie James, mjames@wayfindersnc.org
