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Volunteer
PROGRAM VOLUNTEERING:
This is an individual volunteer opportunity. Each BIO Girls program location requires two types of volunteers: Site Directors and Mentors.
Site Directors — Each BIO Girls program location requires 2 volunteers to lead their community’s BIO Girls season and facilitate the lessons.
Mentors — Each BIO Girls program location requires 10 volunteer mentors to lead small group discussions and participate in the physical activity.
Follow the link to below to learn more about our volunteers and their why:
Interested in learning more about these volunteer roles? Tune in to our next Virtual Lunch & Learn. We walk through the BIO Girls program, these volunteer roles, and how you can get involved with BIO Girls in your community.
EVENT VOLUNTEERING:
This is an individual, group or business volunteering opportunity. BIO Girls has a handful of events in Fargo, ND each year that we require many helping hands to bring them to life:
We also have opportunities throughout the year to lend a hand with programming projects: packing programming totes, writing thank-yous, sorting supplies, and more! See all volunteer openings.
Want to stay in the loop? Throw your name, your workplace, or your favorite group of pals in the form below to hear about upcoming volunteer opportunities with BIO Girls.
Support
SUPPORT OUR MISSION:
The BIO Girls’ mission is to increase the self-esteem of adolescent girls. Join the community of businesses and individuals who not only believe in putting an end to the self-esteem crisis in adolescent girls but are the first to take action to help us grow through monetary generosity.
Become a Faithful Friend!
Faithful Friends is our generous group of monthly givers. Their financial support empowers us to provide our proven, preventative mental wellness programming to girls in need… at no cost. With recurring monthly donations of any amount, our Faithful Friends support the BIO Girls’ scholarship fund allowing girls to participate regardless of financial barriers.
Inquire about Sponsorship Opportunities!
Our business sponsors believe in the BIO Girls mission. Learn more about our available business sponsorship opportunities, from event-related opportunities to programming-related ones.
Site Director
BIO Girls programs are 100% volunteer-facilitated. Every program location begins with one volunteer raising their hand to bring BIO Girls to their community. These volunteers are called Site Directors. (Also known as change-makers.)
Back in 2013, BIO (Beautiful Inside & Out) Girls began as one program location in Fargo, North Dakota. BIO Girls has since grown to have program locations across the Midwest, in five states: North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
Our Site Directors:
Advocate for the BIO Girls mission within their community
Plan their program’s details
Lead their community’s BIO Girls program
Need to learn more? Sign up for an upcoming Virtual Lunch & Learn to hear more about the BIO Girls mission and the role of Site Director in your community. You can also preview a sample lesson:
Interested? Fill out our Site Director Interest Form.
Ready to make a difference? Follow the steps to apply below.
steps to apply:
Check out our Program Leader Overview
Review the BIO Girls Volunteer Eligibility Policy
Choose Program Type (Physical Activity): Running, Yoga, or Cross Training
For Yoga or Cross Training, review the Program Leader Requirements
Register for a Virtual Lunch & Learn
Apply to be a Site Director below!
“Best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve been changed forever by the experience of working with BIO Girls.”
“Smiles, relationships, growth, fear, success, tears, and laughter are a few of the reasons why I love this program. Bringing young girls and women together to build confidence, perseverance and so much more has been one of the more meaningful and powerful things that I have done in my life.”
“BIO Girls is more than just a program for girls, it is an experience that is unmatched by the others.”
come peek Behind the Scenes!
Passion, leadership, and dedication empower our Site Directors to successfully establish our program as a community resource, with the goal to instill confidence in girls as they navigate their adolescent years. Throughout our last decade of 100% volunteer-facilitated programming, we have formulated a timeline for success. Check it out!
leading a program timeline:
From application to program completion, here’s the timeline of what our Site Directors are up to!
More Details:
Month 1: Apply & interview!
Month 2: Learn more about BIO Girls, and how to ensure you have a successful season.
Month 3: Decide on where and when you’ll host your BIO Girls season in your community.
Months 4, 5 & 6: Share your “why”, fundraise & recruit volunteers.
Months 7 & 8: Prepare for your season.
Months 9, 10 & 11: Execute your BIO Girls season!
Month 12: Celebrate the impact you made.
application submission timeline:
We went ahead and created a chart showing the correlating months for applications due and program start dates.
Example: You would like to lead a BIO Girls program that begins in May of 2024. Your Site Director application would need to be submitted in November of 2023 at the latest.
“I’m super impressed with how organized and easy the training and steps are to become a Site Director!”
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Mentor
BIO Girls mentors leave a lasting positive impact on participants. In fact, many participants chose “relationship with mentor” as one of their favorite things about BIO Girls!
Each BIO Girls program requires several volunteer mentors to successfully run the program alongside the program leader.
Mentors:
Attend all 12 BIO Girls program sessions
Lead small group discussion with particpants
Participate in physical activity
Need to learn more? Sign up for our upcoming Virtual Lunch & Learn to hear more about the BIO Girls mission and the role of mentoring in your community.
Ready to make a difference? Apply to mentor at a BIO Girls site location that works for you!
What is mentoring?
Didn’t find a BIO Girls location that worked for you?
Need to learn more?
Fill out the form below to stay up to date on mentoring opportunities!
“I spent the last 12 weeks as a mentor with the BIO Girls program and all I can say is wow. My heart is so incredibly full. How lucky am I that I got to meet all of these young ladies? I know for a fact, the girls taught me more than I taught them.”
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