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No matter your background or skillset, Mount Zion Black Cultural Center can use your help. Our mission will not be accomplished by our board alone, but by the culmination of our community’s efforts. Here in Athens, Ohio we have a special spirit of giving and collaboration that can propel our non-profit forward. We appreciate every act whether big or small.
Social Media and Digital Design
Work with Mount Zion Board of Directors and Administrative staff to help:
- Design marketing material for program campaigns.
- Contribute to social media branding and public awareness of the organization on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIN, etc.
- Website maintenance and consultation (GoDaddy & WordPress).
- Newsletter design and distribution.
Archival Research
Help Identify and Preserve Mount Zion History by:
- Assisting in the organization and scanning of vast resources and treasures related to the Mount Zion Baptist Church and its community.
- Roaming through the archives of Ohio newspapers for reports chronicling events involving Mount Zion.
Programming
Event Planning:
- Offer and develop ideas for Mount Zion to present unique cultural, artistic or recreational activities to the Southeastern Ohio community.
- Recent programs and events include Heritage Square tours, Juneteenth celebration, and the 2nd Annual Berry Day Week
Fundraising
Seeking donors is crucial to our operations, and we are always interested in hearing new ideas on how we can reach the public.
Mount Zion will launch a capital campaign in 2025-2026 to raise the remaining $1 Million dollars needed to complete rehabilitating the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center.