Volunteer Opportunities
Help us to build a Welcoming & Equitable Community in Western North Carolina
| Group | Role | Description (Click Role for More Information) | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications | Writing Project - History of Blue of Ridge Pride | We have a wealth of newspaper articles, videos and pictures representing earlier festivals and programs. We also have contact information for alumni going back to 2009. We are looking for a volunteer who would like to sift through this material … | 06/12/2021 to 07/31/2021 |
| Community Events | Director, Festival Volunteers | We are seeking a leader with strong organizational and interpersonal skills - and grace under pressure on festival day - to manage our corps of volunteers during festival week and at the festival. This is a real opportunity to meet … | 06/01/2021 to 10/16/2021 |
| Festival | Blue Ridge Pride Festival - Director, Security & Safety | We are looking for a community leader who wants to lead the development and execution of a more community-based approach to festival safety and security. Safety is our number one concern at the festival. We have to anticipate and prepare … | 06/20/2021 to 10/31/2021 |
| Generation Plus | Prom Chairs | We are having a Prom! Each year we recognize our LGBTQ+ elders with a 'Senior Prom' to kick off the Blue Ridge Pride Festival! And we need some help. Are you creative? Are you organized? Are you willing? Then we … | 07/01/2021 to 09/18/2021 |
| Oral History Project | Oral History Interviewee | We aim to document a richer, fuller, and more inclusive history of our region by recording the stories and memories of individuals who have spent much of their lives in the South. While the project is focused on the lives … | Ongoing |
| Oral History Project | Oral History Interviewer | Do you want to help us capture the hidden history of LGBTQ Western North Carolina? We are looking for people with strong interpersonal and communication skills to conduct interviews in person or using Zoom. | Ongoing |
| Oral History Project | Oral History Interviewer - Spanish | Do you want to help us capture the hidden history of Spanish-speaking LGBTQ Western North Carolina? We are looking for people with strong interpersonal and communication skills and fluency in Spanish to conduct interviews in person or using Zoom. | Ongoing |
| Oral History Project | Photojournalists / Videographers | We are seeking a few people who can be on call for specific assignments. It might be photographing an interviewee or an event. It might be producing a video from an event or archive materials. Let us know if you … | Ongoing |
| Virtual LGBTQ Center | Community Ambassador | We are seeking people who can help to build participation in and use of the Virtual LGBTQ Center within their county, town, school, or organization. Identify welcoming businesses, churches, service organizations and groups. Encourage them to sign up. Eventually, as … | Ongoing |
| Virtual LGBTQ Center | Director, Virtual Center Content | Our vision of our virtual LGBTQ center is one that is driven by content contributed by the community. We are looking for a highly charged individual to oversee all user-contributed content on our site. We are securing volunteers to provide … | Ongoing |
| Virtual LGBTQ Center | Virtual Center Content Reviewer | We count on our community partners to generate most of the content in the virtual center. We count on our content editors to ensure that submissions meet our community standards and guidelines. We re looking for a handful of volunteers … | Ongoing |
| Group | Role | Description (Click Role for More Information) | Timing |