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Our local community offers many volunteer opportunities for people who want to give back to the community. As the Rainbow Center matures, we hope this page will blossom with a broad listing from all of our local glbt & a groups.
RAINBOW CENTER:
For more information on any of these volunteer listings, please go to the "Contact Us" page of this web site and send us an email.
GOZINE Contributors
GOZINE the Gay Olympia E-Zine is on hiatus.
If you would like to contribute articles, stories, art or poetry of interest to the local gay, lesbian, bisexual transgendered and allied communities, please contact us.
Website design work:
We would love to have the assistance or consultation from web designers on ideas to improve our website.
Rainbow Center Committee
New volunteers are welcome to join us in our primary mission to build community through out the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and allied communities. Our two primary activities include, 1) the Virtual Community Center - guiding this new virtual community center web-site to greater heights; and 2) hosting community building events through out the year, culminating with an annual volunteer recognition event.
BLACK HILLS PRIDE:
For more information on any of these listings, please call Marion at 360-456-5697
Co-Chairs:
Each year we select two Co-chairs, with one co-chair having experience. Their duties include preparing agendas, chairing the meeting, ensuring there are meeting minutes, tracking tasks, handling communications, and other general coordinating activities. Co-Chairs are responsible for picking up all critical details not managed by other committee members
Grants Review Team Co-coordinator
This volunteer works with Pride Foundation staff to facilitate the Grants Review Team for Black Hills Pride. Once a year in the fall, our Grant Review Team works to read, rate and ultimately awards grants. The minimum qualification is to have some experience with BHP, or with a very similar organization that makes grants.
Grant Review Team member
Committee members are responsible for reviewing, rating and discussing grant applications during the annual cycle in fall. Time commitment: roughly 3 - 7 hours to read the grant applications during a two week period, and then one grant review session scheduled for a day/evening of 4 - 5 hours
Scholarship Review Committee Co-coordinator
This volunteer works with Pride Foundation staff to facilitate the Scholarship Review Committee. The minimum qualification is to have some experience with BHP, or with a very similar organization that makes scholarship grants. The Coordinator is expected either to make direct reports to the BHP committee or to submit reports via a committee member. In the past, coordinators have not always been regular BHP committee members. Time commitment: roughly 1 -3 hours per week for one month, then approximately one interview day/evening of 4 - 6 hours and then 1 - 2 hours of follow-up with Pride Staff.
Scholarship Review Committee member
Scholarship Review Committee members are responsible for reviewing, rating and discussing scholarship applications during the annual cycle in spring. Time commitment: roughly 3 - 7 hours to read the scholarship applications during a two week period, and then approximately one interview session scheduled for a day/evening of 4 - 5 hours. The number of applications range from 4 - 12, and are between 6 to 12 pages long
CAPITOL CITY PRIDE:
For more information about any of the listed volunteer opportunities, please call Anna Schlecht at 360-943-7469
Co-Chairs: Each year we select two Co-chairs, with one co-chair having experience. Their duties include preparing agendas, chairing the meeting, ensuring there are meeting minutes, tracking tasks, handling communications, and other general coordinating activities. Co-Chairs are responsible for picking up all critical details not managed by other committee members
Treasurer: The treasurer is responsible for managing the finances for CCP. Includes paying of all annual bills, i.e. State Corporation filing fee, PO Box booth fee, etc; managing check book - keeping balances accurate, making deposits, paying bills as approved by the committee; presenting regular budget information showing proposed and percentage to date budget figures for revenues and expenses; preparation of final budget for annual report; preparation of proposed budget for next fiscal year.
Promotions: Recruit two or more people to coordinate the promotions for Pride Day. This includes production of posters (more expensive, full color graphically attractive for hanging in public places) and a hand-bill style flyer that email & media press releases,
Fundraising: We need several people for the following activities of business donor solicitations, hosting several fundraisers - house parties at private homes and events sponsored by glbt bars
Raffle prize rustling: We need one or more people to contact local business people to request raffle prizes to be given away during pride day. Donors include: Jamie Lee & Ass for hair styling, local massage practitioners, the Olympia Co-op, Mike Cook's Second Hand Store, Darby's Restaurant, etc.
Stage manager: Select one forceful personality to manage the stage the day of the event. This includes working with the MC to co-ordinate the schedule of events, checking in with Sound people as necessary, checking in with speakers and musicians as necessary, answering questions or directing folks to services, and generally maintaining order on stage.
Speaker coordination: This person works with committee to develop a speakers list, generally comprised of glbt group representatives, civil rights activists, elected officials. Once the list is decided, contact the speakers by phone with the rough details. Once speakers commit or organizations agree to provide speakers, send letter that confirms their speaking with date, time location, duration of speech, desired topic (if applicable)
Music coordination: Committee decides what musicians to perform. Music coordinator contacts the musicians and negotiates a contract. Contract signed, including terms for payment, provisions, parking etc.
Booth management: This volunteer coordinates all the exciting booths for Pride Day. They send out letters to all of last years participants and follow up on all committee referrals. The range of booths includes: vendors, non-profits, political candidates and political action groups.
Police liaison: This volunteer is the liaison with the Olympia Police Department and with our security group, Q Patrol. Their work involves contracting for Q Patrol's services, correspondence with the Police Department on the parade route, and primarily serve the liaison on Pride Day
Parade coordination: This volunteer endeavors to make the parade a success. They recruit floats and other parade entrants to make for a colorful parade. They coordinate with Tacoma area Pride Day organizers to get new parade entrants and other folks involved.
Kid Space Coordinator: This volunteer coordinates the Kid Space and activities. They recruit other volunteers, procure supplies (fun art stuff, snacks, etc) and generally coordinated the Kid Space for the day.