Timeraiser is organized by the independent, not-for-profit Framework foundation which organizes Timeraiser events in Canada from coast to coast.

Timeraiser is part volunteer fair, part art auction and part networking event for young professionals. Timeraiser brings young professionals to a gala evening where they can network and explore volunteer opportunities with needy community organizations.

Local organizations undergo volunteer resource training through the Framework Foundation in order to ensure the skills young professionals can give are put to good use. These local organizations gain volunteers, receive training on volunteer resource management best practices and benefit from exposure through materials and the gala event.

Young professionals bid volunteer hours in a silent art auction on pieces of art. If the winning young professional completes the hours they promised to complete within one year then they win that original piece of art for their budding private collection.

The art is selected by a jury and is paid for and displayed for one year in a prominent location by sponsors of the timeraiser event. This provides the emerging artist with money for their art, with a juried art show to add to their resume, and with public exposure for their art.

The sponsors donate money to the Timeraiser event and are provided with one of their preferred pieces of art for one year, an accompanying plaque explaining their charitable contribution to the community and publicity in all event promotional materials.

There are Timeraisers all across Canada in cities including: Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa.

• Provide young lawyers with volunteer opportunities that will allow them to have greater work-life balance;
• Make it easy for firms to support their young associates to give, volunteer and participate in the community;
• Young lawyers have a tremendous amount of skills and motivation that they are willing to use to benefit causes that are important to them
• Early career lawyers are often looking for ways to give back to the community and get involved in causes
• Law firms value initiatives that support volunteerism amongst young associates.
• The CBA is actively supporting young lawyers to seek a work life balance and has a resource centre on work-life balance for Young Lawyers.

One-day volunteer commitment

@Community Day - a Saturday in mid-October volunteers come to hear a motivational speaker, learn how to spread the word about Timeraiser in the Community, visit local business in teams to promote the event and give out promotional materials, and enjoy a thank you meal to network and celebrate a successful volunteer day.

@Timeraiser Gala Night - the Saturday night following Rememberance Day. Volunteers attend a one hour trianing session one evening before the big night, on the night of the gala volunteers help greet guests, welcome VIPs, and assist with the gala.

TO VOLUNTEER: Contact the Timeraiser Coordinator to sign up!

Executive Positions - multi-month commitment

Elected at the YLD Annual Elections in Spring of each year - send in your nomination form, campaign and run for office! CONTACT OBA-YLD coordinators to get information about the next election in Spring 2010.

***NOTE**** Fundraising begins in the Spring of 2010 - elections for new Fundraising coordinators will be held in early March 2010. Contact the Timeraiser Coordinator without delay to run for one of these fundraising positions!

FUNDRAISING COORDINATORS (two positions - two month commitment) - network with private law firms in Eastern Ontario to fundraise for Timeraiser.

KICK-OFF COORDINATORS (two positions - two month commitment) - help coordinate the media and VIP kick-off night where VIPs, sponsors, artists, community partners and young professionals network at the invitation-only kick-off event.

COMMUNITY DAY COORDINATOR (one position - two month commitment) - work with a volunteer coordinator from the Ottawa United Way to plan community day, find motivational speakers, and coordinate volunteers.

TIMERAISER NIGHT COORDINATOR (one position - two month commitment) - coordinate YLD-east's volunteers to attend and participate in the Timeraiser gala night.

TIMERAISER COORDINATOR (one position - one year commitment) - liaise with Framework Foundation, the United Way, and all other Timeraiser executives to monitor the progress of Timeraiser and ensure it goes off without a hitch!

Links

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