Balakun - Volunteer registration

Are you currently either a mentor or a student at Balakun?

Email Address^*

First Name^*

Last Name^*

Social Media Profile Link^*
_{Please provide the full URL to your publicly accessible social media profile (e.g., https://twitter.com/yourusername).
Examples of Social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.}

City, Town or Village of Residence^*

Region (State, Province, or Territory)^*

Country of Residence^*

Year of Birth^*

Your English Proficiency Level^*

Your Ukrainian Proficiency Level

What do want to help with?

Mentor Verifications

^{Verifier must be a fluent or native English speaker.}

Student Verifications

^{Verifier must be a native Ukrainian speaker.}

Matching

^{Monitor the status of matches;
Gather data about the mentoring process;
Create and manage surveys.}

Student Registrar

^{Tracks student success;
Assist with group class participation (Must be proficient in Ukrainian).}

Social Media Moderator

^{Monitor and respond to comments and messages across 5 social media platforms in English and Ukrainian;
Guide queries to appropriate resources or team members;
Flag sensitive or urgent messages for escalation;
Fluent in written English and Ukrainian
Familiar with social media platforms;
Suggest engagement opportunities (e.g., posts, campaigns, collaborations);
Monitor social media analytics to track successful trends and refine future strategies.}

Trends and Topics Research

^{Research and identify trending topics, hashtags, and events relevant to the organization’s mission;
Suggest engagement opportunities (e.g., posts, campaigns, collaborations);
Monitor social media analytics to track successful trends and refine future strategies;
Strong research and analytical skills.}

Bookkeeping and Accounting

^{Provide support and guidance to establish a chart of accounts, and review proposed budgets;
Monthly collation of receipts and report generation, or teach others how to do this.}

Grant Operations

^{Advise on potential fundraising streams, diversify income opportunities, and work towards financial sustainability;
Familiar with non-profit accounting and fundraising;
Can work well in an international volunteer team, organized, empathetic, and believes in our vision.}

Legal Operations

^{Review and advise on key documents such as partnership agreements, volunteer agreements, bylaws, and registration applications;
Understand non-profit organization legal structures, contracts, and registration requirements;
Apply your legal expertise to our processes and policies;
Help us create robust employment and volunteer contracts/agreements;
Participate in risk assessment activities;
Familiarity with non-profit or NGO legal obligations, particularly in Ukraine and the rest of Europe.}

Teaching Materials

^{Prepair teaching materials for mentors;
Search for materials online;
Participating in organising curriculum.}

Training Mentors

^{Training mentors how to mentor;
Making workshops for mentors;
Training mentors on how to interact with people from different culture and bad life experience.}

Web Improvement

^{HTML, CSS;
Javascript (especially JS frameworks);
Databases (RDBMS/NoSQL);
Python.}

PHP development

^{HTML, CSS;
PHP (MVC Framevorks);
Databases (MySQL);
Javascript.}

UI/UX Design

^{Experienced UI/UX designers - are always welcomed, the more the prettier.}

Project Management

^{Lead and coordinate technology projects, including website development and potential app creation.}

QA Specialist (Web)

^{Help with testing and ensuring the quality of our web properties, including external websites, intranet, and online survey.}

Technical Support

^{Helping users to set up and use Google Workspace;
Ukrainian native English native or fluent;
(OR/AND) English native or fluent}

Skills and Expertise^*

How did you learn about us?^*

We’d love to hear more about your main motivation for volunteering with Balakun.
Please provide as much detail as possible.^*

How many hours would you like to help per week

What is your perspective on the territorial status of Crimea?^*

Please provide three preferred usernames in order of preference for your account creation.^*

I hereby confirm that information provided herein is accurate and complete.
I give my consent to the processing of my personal data and confirm
that I was informed about following:
1. My personal information may be used by Balakun to contact me.
2. I understand this policy of Balakun
_{We care for each other and we will protect our Balakun community.

Therefore we will not tolerate any illegal, pornographic, profane or violent content.

Nor will we allow any threatening, harassing or bullying behaviors towards our members.

Since Balakun's aim is to assist Ukrainians who wish to practice English,
spamming and/or making commercial offers to other Balakun members is not allowed.}

I voluntarily consent to the recording of my verification call
for quality assurance, training, and monitoring purposes.

Volunteer Registration