Volunteers Needed!
| You must be the change you wish to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi |
Please help us add value to SLWG! Programs and events require a lot of work, but the efforts of many can turn it into just a little work shared by a few people. There are many ways you can help, ranging from one-time or occasional "as needed" services to handling a significant project or serving as an officer or committee chair. This is rewarding work, too. You'll get to know other members better and often meet our featured authors or others in the community. The planning of programs and events is often fun. Not only that--annually we recognize and reward our contributing members (see our Member Recognitions Program pdf document) for details! Please take a look at the opportunities listed below and let us know how you can help. This is only a partial list. For a more detailed list, see our Get Involved pdf document. Also, if you know of a way you can help that isn't listed anywhere, just speak up! We love volunteers!
If you want to volunteer, and we hope you will, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page.
General Needs:
- Photographer for events and authors
- Graphic designer to help with publicity and administrative materials.
- Experienced publicity writer (with experience writing press releases and other promotional materials; sample works needed)
- Community representatives to distribute flyers and post them on bulletin boards, etc.
- Events greeters (people to welcome guests at events, answer questions, etc.)
- Events general help (to assist with set-ups, take downs, clean up, etc. Need not serve at every function!)
- Small critique group faciliators (People willing to lead small genre-specific critique groups for Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Writing, and Poetry--and perhaps smaller sub-groups within those genres; need not be an expert on writing. Job involves leading group in establishing regular meetings, facilitating manuscript critiques, etc.)
- Open Mic event coordinator (prepare reading list for each event from the advance registrations received by SLWG, emcee events, help publicize events and secure venues if needed).
- Sponsorship coordinator--help secure sponsors for prizes, donations, etc., in return for SLWG publicity and, if related to an event, participation in it.
- Member at Large - Send a greeting to a new member and invite him/her to join you before the next SLWG event, offer to introduce him/her around to others, assist with calling members as needed to follow up on renewals, attendance of upcoming events, etc.
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