Not only do our students find great value in the expert advice that our volunteers contribute, but the volunteers themselves also find the experience to be very rewarding.
A year-long commitment where you will advise, support and guide a YES company. As a mentor, you will engage and challenge the students, and act as a sounding board for their strategies and ideas.
A shorter time commitment where you are "on-call" to answer any questions and share insights with YES companies on an ad-hoc basis. If your schedule allows, you may like to make some school visits to lead a session in your area of expertise. While this is less time consuming than a year-long mentor, you are still able to be involved in the students' YES journey.
A 1.5 hour commitment where you will use your personal experience to provide valuable feedback to help students discover the potential of their product or service at the ideation phase. You will be speech coaching in 10-minute blocks, listening to their ideas, asking them thought provoking questions and providing feedback on the viability of their concepts.
These events happen regionally, so there are plenty of opportunities to be involved across the country.
A three-hour commitment to provide quality feedback on the students' product/service concept. There are plenty of opportunities and events to volunteer as a judge across the country throughout the year.
What's required?
Feeder Experience Judge
You can also judge at one of our Feeder Experiences for our younger students:
• 3-hour commitment
• One-off commitment according to schedule
• Opportunities available across the country
Event Volunteer:
We have so many events throughout the year that could always do with a few extra hands on deck as general helpers.
• YES Spark Tank (February - March)
• BP Business Challenges (February - November)
• Young Navigators (April)
• Entrepreneurs in Action Weekend (June)
• YES Regional Finals (October)
• YES National Finals (December)