Associate

Nonprofit Finances and Legal

This team manages the financial backbone and operational integrity of Inspire Columbia. Responsibilities include overseeing annual event budgets, tracking revenue and expenditures, managing grant allocations, and coordinating event contracts with external venues and vendors. Members also ensure compliance with non-profit governance, legal guidelines, and insurance requirements for city-wide operations.

Technology and Web Development

This team builds and maintains the digital infrastructure that powers the organization. Responsibilities include designing UI/UX for the official Inspire Columbia website, managing backend application systems, and supporting technical execution for event platforms.

Marketing and Press Strategy

This team crafts the public voice of Inspire Columbia and drives attendee engagement across the city. Responsibilities include managing press releases, coordinating with local news outlets, developing media strategies, and overseeing promotional campaigns across digital channels.

Sponsorships and Corporate Partnerships

This team generates the capital and community partnerships that make our events possible. Responsibilities include identifying potential corporate sponsors, pitching local businesses, securing grants, and maintaining long-term relationships with regional partners.

Speaker Curation and Mentorship

This team is the heart of the event because without compelling speakers, meaningful ideas, and strong talks, there's ultimately nothing to put on the stage. Curation shapes the core content and intellectual vision of our events, most notably our TEDx events, and has a direct role in determining what our audience experiences and remembers. Responsibilities include scouting and interviewing compelling speakers, vetting and refining talk proposals, building mentorship panels, hosting speaker training and speech-review sessions, coaching speakers through stage preparation and rehearsals, and cross-checking presentations against TEDx and organizational guidelines.

Logistics and Operations / AV Production

This team brings our events to life by managing the physical, logistical, and production details behind each experience. Responsibilities include event setup and breakdown, vendor and venue coordination, decorations and space design, AV and lighting production, crowd management, equipment management, and day-of event management.