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You can help to prevent homelessness, help families prevent the loss of a vital utility service, support people in housing transition, and educate and empower people in crisis.

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Here are some of our current volunteer vacancies and requirements:

Board Member opportunity

Become a committed leader with a working board and assist in the expansion of UMAN through board planning, fundraising efforts, and special events. Meetings are the third Thursday of the month over Teams or in Germantown. Great, caring, friendly board!!! We need your help! We could especially use new members with fundraising and grant-writing experience. UMAN is seeking more Board representation from the diverse community we serve. Time Details: 3rd Thursday of each month 7-8 pm via Teams or in Germantown MD, plus committee work when available.

Grant Writer

The Grant Writer will, under the general supervision of the Program Manager, perform a variety of technical writing and research tasks that generally involves moderate responsibility and complexity. The volunteer will assist the Program Manager with duties related to identifying applicable grants, researching qualifications of grants, proposal writing, and program evaluation.

Treasurer

The Treasurer of UMAN is a member of the Board of Directors and has the broad responsibility of ensuring that UMAN operates in a fiscally sound and responsible manner. The Treasurer works with the Program Manager to:

print all checks in a timely manner;
assure that FICA and state withholding payments are made on time;
prints monthly financial statements and other financial reports;
prepares the UMAN annual budget for review by the Board of Directors;
arranges for the annual financial review for UMAN;
assures Form 990 and personal property tax forms are submitted in a timely manner to the State of Maryland.

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