Volunteer for a startup democratizing funding and expertise for women entrepreneurs! 🚀👩🏾 💼

VUKARA empowers women entrepreneurs from the Global Majority by combining crowdfunding and crowdsourcing support to bridge the global capital and resource gap.

Global funding landscapes remain deeply unequal, systematically excluding women entrepreneurs from the Global Majority—who represent 85% of the world's population. While running out of cash is the leading cause of startup failure, women-led businesses receive less than 2% of global venture capital. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, up to 90% of small businesses fail within five years due to a lack of early-stage growth capital, traditional lending models that demand collateral many women do not own, and institutional biases that cut founders off from essential professional networks.

VUKARA levels the playing field by integrating crowdfunding and crowdsourcing into a single digital platform and community network. Built on the principle that "time is money," the platform allows Global Majority women entrepreneurs to raise vital financial funding alongside high-impact volunteer hours from skilled professionals worldwide. By democratizing access to both investment capital and specialized human talent, VUKARA dismantles systemic funding barriers, equips founders with the strategic support needed to scale, and turns entrepreneurial potential into lasting economic independence.

Role (Volunteer, unpaid): Social Media Manager

Role Description: You'll be one of the first storytellers of VUKARA. Together with us, the founders, you'll translate our mission, our founders' journeys and our community's wins into content that builds a movement.

You'll own and shape the content calendar end to end (deciding what gets told, when, and where) working from founder interviews, community moments, product milestones and real-time learnings.

User Engagement

• Founder spotlights, journeys and testimonials
• Content that speaks to and onboards potential backers
• Impact, contribution and progress storytelling
• Community shoutouts and recognition

Community Building

• Channel strategy across platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, X, TikTok, etc.)
• Comment, DM and community engagement
• Partnerships and collaboration content
• Events, launches and campaign support

Brand & Impact

• Communicating impact beyond the numbers
• Building trust and reputation through content
• Growing an engaged, mission-aligned following

What you'll actually do

• Own and shape the content calendar: planning, sequencing and prioritizing what we post and when.
• Turn founder and backer stories into scroll-stopping content.
• Work closely with founders during product and community discovery.
• Build a content engine from scratch and iterate based on real engagement.
• Use Al tools where they genuinely improve speed and quality
• Help define the content and community roadmap-not just execute it

You're probably a great fit if you...

• Love building brands and communities from zero to one.
• Think in stories and audiences, not calendars handed to you.
• Have experience planning and owning a content calendar independently.
• Can move between strategy, content creation, copywriting and community management.
• Are comfortable with modern social platforms and Al content tools.
• Value authentic, resonant storytelling over polished but generic content.
• Are excited by startups and uncertainty.

Bonus points if you have experience with:

• Growing social channels for a mission-driven brand or startup
• Video content creation and editing
• Community management for platforms or marketplaces
• FinTech, crowdfunding or impact/community platforms
• Al-assisted content tools that accelerate production

Our culture and way of working

We don't believe social media managers simply "post content," we'd like you to understand the mission, want to grow, learn and love to explore with us. We consider ourselves rebels & friends by challenging and pushing boundaries from a place of purpose, exploration, radical candor, and thinking bigger.

You'll join product and community discussions, challenge assumptions, talk to users and help shape what gets shared. We work with Design Sprints, User Stories, rapid and continuous testing, Al-assisted content creation and iterative releases.

If you're excited by building a voice for technology that creates systemic change, we'd love to meet you.

Time Commitment: Volunteer 7-9 hours per week for 6+ months remotely 💻

If you want to make change happen, apply to volunteer with VUKARA now!