YLP Intern


ASPIRE is a non-profit career and leadership development non-profit organization based in the Boston area. Our mission is to empower Asian American high school and college girls with career development and leadership skills through shared experiences and mentoring.

ASPIRE's Youth Leadership Program (YLP) is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic college intern for the Spring 2007 semester. YLP is a competitive leadership development program for underserved Asian American high school girls, and the college intern will be responsible for assisting with community and high school outreach, YLP publicity, and event planning and logistics. There may also be opportunities for input on the program's curriculum and future events. Candidates should be interested in issues affecting young Asian American women, and should have good organizational and interpersonal skills. Time commitment for the position would be approximately 15-20 hours a month.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to ylp@girlsaspire.org.

college student board member


ASPIRE is a non-profit career and leadership development non-profit organization based in the Boston area. Our mission is to empower Asian American high school and college girls with career development and leadership skills through shared experiences and mentoring.

The ASPIRE board is the continuous foundation of the organization and develops and provides strategic guidance on ASPIRE’s mission, structure, development and programming. The board currently consists of 7 members ranging from academia to the professional world. We are currently seeking the addition of a college student to serve as Secretary on our board. Requirements include:

  • Ability to attend bi-monthly board meetings
  • Mature, intelligent and articulate college student – we expect you to provide your point-of-view on issues that arise (e.g., programming, fundraising, etc.), particularly from a college student’s perspective; you will be expected to vote on key issues as a board member
  • Detail-oriented – you will be responsible for recording minutes, distributing to board members via e-mail and scheduling all board meetings
  • Passion for ASPIRE’s mission
  • 10-15 hours/month

If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume, cover letter and 2 references (with their e-mail and phone numbers) to info@girlsaspire.org.

chief financial officer


ASPIRE is a non-profit career and leadership development non-profit organization based in the Boston area. Our mission is to empower Asian American high school and college girls with career development and leadership skills through shared experiences and mentoring.

ASPIRE is seeking a CFO that will be accountable for all aspects of ASPIRE’s finances. This includes the following:

  • Bookkeeping – you will be responsible for monitoring ASPIRE’s balance and paying out/depositing checks as needed
  • Strategic guidance – the board will look to your input and guidance on the best ways to manage ASPIRE’s finances
  • IRS filings – we will expect you develop financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) to our accountant and lawyers for annual filings
  • Periodically attending board meetings – the board expects quarterly updates from you on ASPIRE finances

If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume, cover letter and 2 references (with their e-mail and phone numbers) to info@girlsaspire.org.

advisory council members


ASPIRE is a non-profit career and leadership development non-profit organization based in the Boston area. Our mission is to empower Asian American high school and college girls with career development and leadership skills through shared experiences and mentoring.

We are in the process of building the ASPIRE Advisory Council to serve as ASPIRE’s link to its community, academic and corporate partners. By serving as an ASPIRE Advisory Council, you will be responsible for the following:

  • Serve as Liaison – we ask that you serve as a liaison between ASPIRE and the organization that you represent to keep both organizations aware of major events and happenings
  • Publicity – we encourage you to help spread the word about ASPIRE events and programs to Asian American female youth and adults in your network
  • Support – we ask you to support (and help find support for) ASPIRE in various forms and fashion, whether it be as we seek mentors for youth, sponsorships for our events, manpower as volunteers, etc.
  • Presence – we would like to include your picture and brief biography on our website
  • Time commitment – 1-3 hours/month

If you are interested in becoming a member of the ASPIRE Advisory Council, please submit your resume, organization(s) you represent and 2 references (with their e-mail and phone numbers) to info@girlsaspire.org.

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