Mission

The Project Lighthouse is an international non-profit organization offering pro-bono consultation services to support and empower non-profit agencies that align with our vision and values. It was founded with a passion to give back and the desire to share our skills and talents and address capacity and programming issues to optimize impact on communities and society.

The Founders of The Project Lighthouse come from various private, public, and non-profit backgrounds accumulating 30+ years of experience in transformational change projects and social justice issues. 

We collaborate with organizations to identify their needs and determine how The Project Lighthouse can support them. We believe that success comes from working together to solve problems. Through working together, we can develop strategies, capacity and resource building activities, and support for implementing projects.

The Project Lighthouse is seeking a volunteer Blog Writer to help make a positive difference in the world with words. The Blog Writer will play an integral role in supporting communications that build national visibility for The Project Lighthouse, its programs, initiatives, and grantees. As a member of our communications team, the Blog Writer will be an engaging storyteller, creative thinker, and resourceful researcher who will draft a range of written communications for varied target audiences through tone and style with a high acumen for grammar, syntax, and proofreading. The Blog Writer’s work will support The Project Lighthouse’s programs and advance the vision, mission, and core values of our organization. In addition to technical skills and experience, the ideal candidate will possess a passion for non-profits, social justice issues, and social impact. This is a volunteer position that reports to the Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Through content creation in a variety of formats (blog, eblasts, website, etc.), compellingly share the social and economic impact of The Project Lighthouse’s programs in communities and people’s lives, as well as stories informed by data and research surrounding outcomes and impact

• Generate content for blog series and articles, eblasts, web content, research summaries, presentations, marketing collateral, and other writing needs as assigned

• Write, edit, and proofread blog posts on a weekly basis

• Cultivate sources within The Project Lighthouse’s network of partners and grantees to identify and generate unique story ideas that showcase their work in communities and multiple layers of impact while advancing The Project Lighthouse mission

• Actively seek out and develop content that inspires and motivates audiences to embrace our mission

• Stay abreast of social justice issues in Canada and globally, and emerging topics of interest to inspire story ideas

• Collaborate with The Project Lighthouse’s Founders to ensure content integrity and accuracy across multiple platforms and formats

• Manage projects involving story development, email marketing, website content, and social media messaging

• Curate photo/multimedia selection to complement written communications and projects

• Implement fundamental knowledge of marketing communications, positioning, and messaging

• Adhere to highest standards of excellence regarding grammar, proofreading, and accuracy that are 100% original plagiarism-free SEO-friendly articles

• Submitting your writing to our Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations for review

• Writing articles/stories ranging from 500 to 1500 words, in your own style while staying well formatted

• 2 blogs per month

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism, or related field or an equivalent combination of experience

• At least 5-7 years of experience in journalism, public relations or marketing, producing content in a variety of formats including print, web, social media, and advertising

• Genuine passion for writing and expert wordsmith

• Critical thinker who excels at connecting themes and synthesizing information; sound judgement a must

• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

• Superior editing and proofreading skills

• Gifted and creative storyteller, with the ability to craft clear and engaging narratives for general as well as target audiences

• Demonstrated commitment to mission-driven work in the non-profit sector with a passion for social justice

• Experience writing about social justice issues and the role of non-profits in the sector

• Superior attention to detail and accuracy

• Creative, flexible and proactive mindset with the ability to quickly adapt to the needs of a growing non-profit organization

• Ability to adapt to shifting priorities

• Highly motivated individual who also excels in a collaborative setting

• Working knowledge of multimedia formats to accompany written content, i.e. curation and editing of photos and basic video editing, a plus but not required

• Experience working in communications within the non-profit sector, a plus but not required

• Working knowledge of SquareSpace, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Creative Suite

If this role resonates with you, we encourage you to reach out to set up a preliminary call with our Founders to learn more about The Project Lighthouse and the Volunteer opportunity. This could be your first step towards making an impact on the communities we live in.