For the past few months, I have been working mainly as a volunteer, and helped with the Junior Achievement of Kansas "Invest in Success" Benefit Auction, to take place on November 23rd. Recently, I have been given some opportunities to get involved with the volunteer recruiting and programming of JA. I have been finding classroom information from all of the elementary schools in USD 501, finding the teachers, classrooms, grades, and students in each, so that JA can start asking teachers and planning on getting programming into those classes in the spring.
I have also gotten the chance to begin helping with a project for the 2013 Business Laureate Announcement. Every year, JA announces Laureates to be put in the Junior Achievement Business Laureate Hall of Fame for their contribution to Junior Achievement or the Topeka Community. It is to inspire students to go big and try to make a difference out in the world. I think it is not only a great way to recognize great people in our community, but it is great publicity for Junior Achievement, and may even inspire someone in the future to follow in their footsteps.
I, as a neutral nonmember of Junior Achievement, have to administer a survey to the board, because I am evidently unaffiliated with Junior Achievement (a.k.a they don't pay me). I'm a little confused why they are having me do it; I think it is to just get an idea of things they are doing right, and things they could do better. It is good to get feedback, because criticism really does even help good programs improve. It will be interesting to sift through all of the opinions and learn from them to see what works and what doesn't, when running this particular non profit organization.
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