Volunteer Opportunities
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Thank you for your interest in volunteering to work with Greenwood Project Scholars. We are grateful for all the volunteers who worked with Greenwood Project Scholars this Summer, and we will post future opportunities when they arise.
Examples of Past Volunteer Activities
Scholars engage with professionals centered around a particular career focus.
Volunteers engage to provide insight into specific areas or roles within the industry.
Scholars gather in small groups to learn from an industry professional with particular expertise.
Scholars practice interviewing for financial services positions with industry professionals.
Consider sharing your expertise with our scholars. Here are a sampling of areas they need exposure to:
- Compliance
- Distribution, Product Specialists, Investment Consultants
- ESG & Impact Investing
- Financial Advisors/RIA’s
- FinTech
- Investment Banking
- Operations
- Private Credit
- Private Equity
- Public Finance
- Real Assets
- Software Engineers and Data Scientists
- Trading
- Venture Capital
Consider sharing your experience with developing any of the following soft skills:
- Behavioral Biases
- Building an Employee Brand
- Building Inclusive Networks
- Emotional intelligence
- Entrepreneurship Drive & Leadership
- Personal Branding and Professionalism
- Soft Skills That Matter
- The Unwritten Rules of Corporate Culture
We are hosting a series of events:
- College Final Ceremony – In Partnership with Chicago Fed
- Fintech Fest – In Partnership with World Business Chicago
- Women of Wall Street (WOW) Panel
- Ascend: Pioneering Paths to the C-Suite, A Networking Event for Emerging Leaders – In Partnership with Greenwood Project’s Young Professional Board