We are searching for a volunteer who can lead our development of a new and improved mission and vision statement that will communicate our purpose and vision to a variety of stakeholders. Our ideal volunteer partner will be a creative communicator who is ready to dive into messaging strategy with our team!

We will work together to complete the project through three meetings in three weeks. The first meeting will be an opportunity for our team to provide you with a briefing on our core stakeholders and goals as an organization. We will provide the volunteer with our existing mission or value statement and orient the volunteer to discuss our current vision and the way we deliver on it through our programs. In our second meeting, the volunteer should present a first draft. We will provide feedback. We may work asynchronously for continued feedback, and in our final meeting together, the volunteer will deliver the final, copy-edited version.

What started as a neighborhood block party in the summer of 2015 for the purpose of bringing neighbors together has evolved organically into the Leimert Park Jazz Festival, drawing a steadily growing audience that is multicultural and diverse in age and socioeconomics. It is a celebration of jazz, community and the cultural heritage of the historic Leimert Park neighborhood in South Los Angeles. Through this festival, we aim to:
• preserve, nurture and promote jazz and jazz culture in Los Angeles through the free festival held annually on the last Saturday of August as well as through educational programs that will appeal to seasoned jazz lovers and new jazz audiences alike;
• provide access to high quality jazz programs to diverse audiences in a historically underserved communities;
• provide a platform and paid performance opportunities for emerging jazz artists;
• provide exposure to local visual artists through the festival's companion art competition;
• contribute to the local economy by supporting small businesses, providing short term employment, paying musicians a fair rate; and
• support local non-profit arts organizations by donating a portion of proceeds from the festival to 1-2 organizations each year.

We will provide the volunteer with our existing mission, vision, or value statement, plus other relevant background materials. Our organization has clearly defined stakeholders and will provide that information to our volunteer partner. We have a designated member of our team available to work with the volunteer on this project.