Mentor for a Day
Are you an Afro-Canadian professional (health, engineering, law, finance, research, entrepreneurship)? Host a young person for a day of immersion or a conversation.
Commitment: 1 day per term
BlackGenius Canada runs on volunteers — parents, mentors, teachers, students, professionals — who choose to invest a bit of their time in the community's children.
Whether you can give 2 hours or 2 days a month, there's a place for you. Here are our main needs.
Are you an Afro-Canadian professional (health, engineering, law, finance, research, entrepreneurship)? Host a young person for a day of immersion or a conversation.
Commitment: 1 day per term
Teachers, doctoral candidates or researchers: help us design and grade the Math Games tests, and structure our educational content.
Commitment: 4-8 h / month (intensive June–September)
University students or young professionals in STEM, languages or humanities: co-facilitate our weekly tutoring sessions and workshops.
Commitment: 2-4 h / week
Know how to tell a story in images? Document our events and family portraits, and contribute to our visual identity.
Commitment: at events and ad hoc
Practical organization of the Nuit des Défis, the Merit Walk, Summer Academy: transportation, welcome, supplies, security.
Commitment: 1-2 events per year
Lawyers, accountants, communicators, HR: support our nonprofit on incorporation, compliance, branding, governance.
Commitment: as needed
A coordinator will contact you within 5 business days to discuss your availability and the mission that best fits you.
Volunteering is just one way to join our nonprofit. Enroll your child directly in the programs.