Volunteer Opportunities in Vaughan

A great post can inspire someone to volunteer, support a project, or bring free art to their community. Help us tell those stories!Hands & Canvas is a youth-founded, volunteer-led initiative based in Toronto that makes art more accessible through free workshops and community projects. Through Beyond the Studio, volunteers also create donated artwork, handmade gifts, colouring pages, and art kits.We’re looking for a Volunteer Marketing & Social Media Lead to join our executive team and help more people discover and get involved with our work.If you enjoy designing graphics, writing captions, making videos, or finding creative ways to get people interested, we’d love to hear from you!YOUR ROLE:Working directly with the founder, you’ll help shape how Hands & Canvas shares its work online. You’ll create content that introduces our programs, celebrates volunteers, and encourages people to participate.You’ll also help promote recruitment, fundraising campaigns, and chapter activities as they develop.WHAT YOU’LL DO:• Build a manageable content calendar and consistent posting schedule.• Design social media posts, recruitment graphics, flyers, and promotional materials.• Write engaging captions with clear information and calls to action.• Turn approved photos, clips, and updates into stories, reels, or short videos.• Promote workshops, Beyond the Studio projects, and volunteer opportunities.• Gather updates from chapter leads and highlight their work.• Collaborate with fundraising and communications leads as those roles are filled.• Track basic engagement and inquiries to understand what encourages participation.• Keep our visual style, tone, and information consistent.There’s room to experiment! Pitch a volunteer spotlight, a behind-the-scenes series, an art challenge, or another idea that fits our mission.HOW WE’LL SUPPORT YOU:You’ll receive an introduction to our programs, audience, and priorities, along with available brand materials and approved content.We’ll choose priorities together, review drafts, and check in regularly. You’ll have room to develop ideas and take ownership of agreed projects.Content will be reviewed before publication. Photos, stories, and artwork must have appropriate permissions, and program details will be confirmed before promotion.You won’t need to attend every workshop or create everything from scratch. We’ll work with program and chapter leads to gather available material.WHO WOULD ENJOY THIS ROLE?This could be a great fit if you:• Enjoy social media, storytelling, design, or video editing.• Can write clear, friendly captions for different audiences.• Know Canva or another design tool, or are willing to learn.• Keep track of deadlines and communicate reliably.• Are open to feedback and excited to try ideas.• Care about making creative opportunities more accessible.High school students, university students, and adults are welcome. School projects, club accounts, personal artwork, and informal content creation all count as experience. You don’t need a professional portfolio or a large following.You don’t need to be equally skilled in graphics, writing, and video. Tell us what you enjoy most and what you’d like to learn!WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:Join an executive team and gain experience in social media, graphic design, storytelling, and campaign planning. Create work for your portfolio, meet creative people, and help shape how Hands & Canvas reaches volunteers and supporters.Completed volunteer hours can be documented and verified. Students should confirm eligibility with their school.YOUR FIRST STEPS:You’ll get to know Hands & Canvas, review our current content with the founder, and choose a few priorities. Then we’ll build a simple content calendar and develop your first posts together.We value accurate, welcoming content that helps people understand our work and take part. We’ll look at volunteer interest and useful inquiries alongside engagement.LOCATION AND COMMITMENT:This is an unpaid, remote volunteer opportunity open across Canada, including Vaughan and York Region. Meetings take place online. Local photography or event attendance would be optional and arranged separately.Expect approximately 2 to 4 hours per week, with some additional time around agreed campaigns. Scheduling is flexible around school or work, with reliable communication and follow-through expected.A commitment of at least three months is preferred so you can develop content, learn from the response, and build consistency.HOW TO APPLY:Email brianlu086@gmail.com with the subject “Marketing & Social Media Lead” and include:• Why this role interests you.• Your city or town and province or territory.• Your availability and expected length of commitment.• Any experience or interests in social media, design, writing, or video.• One content idea you’d like to explore for Hands & Canvas.Examples of your work are welcome, but a portfolio is not required.Learn more at handsandcanvas.com or contact Founder & Operations Executive Brian Lu at brianlu086@gmail.com

One conversation can lead to a new workshop, a creative partnership, or a team of volunteers ready to make a difference. Help start those conversations!Hands & Canvas is a youth-founded, volunteer-led initiative based in Toronto that makes art more accessible through free workshops and community projects. Through Beyond the Studio, volunteers also create donated artwork, handmade gifts, colouring pages, and art kits.We’re looking for a Volunteer Communications & Partnerships Lead to join our executive team. If you enjoy connecting with people, writing thoughtful messages, and keeping everyone informed, we’d love to hear from you!YOUR ROLE:Working directly with the founder, you’ll help connect Hands & Canvas with schools, community spaces, and organizations interested in hosting workshops or receiving creative donations.You’ll also help volunteers and chapter leads stay informed, find suitable contacts, and build relationships in their communities.WHAT YOU’LL DO:• Research potential workshop hosts and Beyond the Studio recipient organizations.• Draft personalized introductory emails and follow up on conversations.• Help respond to enquiries from organizations and prospective volunteers.• Coordinate meetings, prepare discussion points, and record next steps.• Maintain a contact tracker to keep conversations and commitments organized.• Help chapter leads identify local opportunities and prepare outreach.• Create volunteer updates, welcome messages, and communication templates.• Work with the founder to confirm partner needs and arrangements.• Collaborate with fundraising and marketing leads as those roles are filled.You might introduce our workshops to a community centre, ask an organization what creative donations would be useful, or help a new chapter make its first local connection.HOW WE’LL SUPPORT YOU:You’ll receive an introduction to our programs, current relationships, and outreach priorities, along with background information and sample messages.We’ll prepare your first outreach together, review drafts, and check in regularly. You’ll gradually take ownership of agreed conversations while keeping the founder informed.Workshop dates, donation arrangements, and other commitments will be confirmed with the founder and relevant program lead before being promised to an organization.You’ll also help chapter leads develop their outreach skills so they can build local relationships with our support.WHO WOULD ENJOY THIS ROLE?This could be a great fit if you:• Enjoy writing, connecting with people, and learning about community organizations.• Communicate warmly and professionally.• Keep track of details and follow up reliably.• Are comfortable using email, shared documents, and spreadsheets.• Want experience in communications, partnerships, or community engagement.• Care about making creative opportunities available to more people.High school students, university students, and adults are welcome. Experience with clubs, customer service, outreach, or community projects is helpful, but not required.You don’t need an existing network or to be naturally outgoing. Thoughtful listening and clear writing matter just as much!WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:Join an executive team and build experience in professional writing, outreach, relationship-building, and volunteer communications. Meet people who care about art and help turn conversations into creative opportunities.Completed volunteer hours can be documented and verified. Students should confirm eligibility with their school.YOUR FIRST STEPS:You’ll get to know our programs and existing conversations, help organize our contact tracker, and identify a small group of organizations to approach. Then we’ll prepare your first messages and agree on a follow-up plan.We value respectful communication, thoughtful connections, and keeping everyone clear on next steps.LOCATION AND COMMITMENT:This is an unpaid, remote volunteer opportunity open across Canada, including Vaughan and York Region. Meetings take place online; any local visits would be arranged separately.Expect approximately 2 to 4 hours per week, with flexibility around school or work. Timely replies and reliable follow-through are important.A commitment of at least three months is preferred so you can help conversations develop into lasting relationships.HOW TO APPLY:Simply apply on Volunteer Vaughn or email brianlu086@gmail.com with the subject “Communications & Partnerships Lead” and include:• Why this role interests you.• Your city or town and province or territory.• Your availability and expected length of commitment.• Any relevant experience or interests: school, club, and personal projects count!• One type of organization you’d like to connect with and why.We’d love to hear what you’d like to contribute!Learn more at handsandcanvas.com or contact Founder & Operations Executive Brian Lu at brianlu086@gmail.com.

A box of paints, a stack of sketchbooks, a child’s first art workshop, help make it happen!Hands & Canvas is a youth-founded, volunteer-led initiative based in Toronto that makes art more accessible through free workshops and community projects. Through Beyond the Studio, volunteers also create donated artwork, handmade gifts, colouring pages, and art kits.We’re looking for a Volunteer Fundraising & Grants Lead to join our executive team. If you enjoy researching opportunities, writing persuasive proposals, or bringing people together around a good cause, we’d love to hear from you!YOUR ROLE:Working directly with the founder, you’ll identify funding opportunities and turn ideas into practical support for our programs. That could mean drafting a grant application, approaching a business about donating supplies, or planning a creative fundraiser.WHAT YOU’LL DO:• Research suitable grants and track eligibility, deadlines, and next steps.• Help prepare grant applications, project proposals, and simple budgets.• Research potential sponsors and draft personalized outreach.• Develop fundraising campaigns and art-supply drives with the team.• Explore donations of materials, printing, and other useful goods or services.• Track confirmed contributions, expenses, and fundraising progress.• Help thank supporters and share what their contributions made possible.• Collaborate with communications and marketing leads as those roles are filled.Have an idea for an art-themed fundraiser or know a business that might help? We’ll work together to explore it!HOW WE’LL SUPPORT YOU:You’ll receive an introduction to our programs, funding needs, and priorities, along with available project information. We’ll choose realistic opportunities together, review drafts, and check in regularly.You’ll take ownership of agreed projects with guidance from the founder. Applications, budgets, and external commitments will be reviewed before submission or confirmation.You won’t be expected to personally fund activities, hold donations in your own account, or authorize spending independently.WHO WOULD ENJOY THIS ROLE?This could be a great fit if you:• Enjoy researching, writing, organizing, or pitching ideas.• Are interested in business, fundraising, finance, or community work.• Feel comfortable drafting professional emails and following up.• Can organize deadlines and basic budgets in a spreadsheet.• Want to help shape a growing initiative.• Care about making creative opportunities available to more people.High school students, university students, and adults are welcome. Experience with clubs, events, sponsorships, fundraising, or budgeting is helpful, but not required. You don’t need to have secured a grant before applying!WHAT YOU’LL GAIN:Join an executive team, earn lots of volunteer hours, meet people who care about creativity, and gain experience in research, proposal writing, budgeting, and fundraising. Bring your ideas to life while supporting free art opportunities.Completed volunteer hours can be documented and verified. Students should confirm eligibility with their school.YOUR FIRST STEPS:You’ll get to know Hands & Canvas, help identify our immediate funding and supply needs, and build a shortlist of suitable opportunities. Then we’ll choose a first project together: a grant application, sponsorship proposal, fundraiser, or supply drive.We value thoughtful ideas, reliable follow-through, and good communication alongside the funds or supplies secured.LOCATION AND COMMITMENT:This is an unpaid, remote volunteer opportunity open across Canada, including Vaughan and York Region. Meetings take place online; any local fundraising activities would be arranged separately.Expect approximately 2–4 hours per week, with some additional time around agreed deadlines. Scheduling is flexible around school or work.A commitment of at least three months is preferred so you can take an idea from its first draft through outreach and follow-up.HOW TO APPLY:Simply apply on Volunteer Vaughn or email brianlu086@gmail.com with the subject “Fundraising & Grants Lead” and include:• Why this role interests you.• Your city or town and province or territory.• Your availability and expected length of commitment.• Any relevant experience or interests: school, club, and personal projects count!• A fundraising or sponsorship idea you’d like to explore.You don’t need a polished proposal to apply. We’d love to hear what you’d like to contribute!Learn more at handsandcanvas.com or contact the Founder & Operations Executive at brianlu086@gmail.com.