Volunteer

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Short Term Jobs

Event Staffing

We have several exciting events coming up, including a new lecture series for members and two annual fundraisers.  We'll need people to help plan and coordinate these events, as well as help the day of with set up, tear down and staffing the event.

Public Relations Manager and On-Playa crew volunteer Debbie Rich (AKA Ferocious Pixie) at Burning Man 2007

On-Playa Outreach Help us plan, build and staff our On-Playa presence at Burning Man.

Long Term / Ongoing Positions

Writer
Much of the way we communicate with the world requires the written word, from our grants to our website, from PR materials to special projects. We have a lot of stories to tell and we need you to help us tell them well.

Office Goddess/God
Does the site of a well-organized, color-coded, neatly labeled file cabinet fill you with glee? This position is for you! Tasks include; filing, processing mail, managing press archives, answering phone calls and emails, and general organizational and office beautification tasks.

Salesforce Guru
Over the last year we've been using Salesforce. We're still learning all of its many functions and need someone to be available for ongoing troubleshooting and consulting.

PR Writer
Work with the Executive Director to create a Black Rock Arts Foundation press kit. This includes writing a Fact Sheet, crafting a cover letter, and custom crafting press kits as needed.

PR Research Assistant
Resarch, build and maintain a press database. Identify the key contact(s) at newspapers and magazines.  This includes going to magazine websites, reporters' blogs, mining magazine mastheads or finding contact info elsewhere. Research deadlines for submitting press releases and submitting editorial pieces to magazines and newspapers. Acquire editorial venues' press kits (usually a PDF download).

Copy Editor and Developmental Editors
If you got this far you know why we need both of these talents. And you and we know that behind a good writer is an excellent editor.

Development/Marketing Researcher
Do you have expertise in these areas that you would like to put to use towards our good cause? We are a small organization poised to go to the next level in a fluctuating economy and we need your help strategizing new ways to connect we need to take what we all value to a broader community of participants.

Event Planning Committee Be a creative force behind our fundraising events. Help with production management, auction coordination, PR, sponsor solicitation, entertainment planning or decor design.

The auction room at the first annual ARTumnal Gathering, Nov 1, 2007. Photo Credit: Camera Girl.

Data Wrangler
Prosaic yes, but very needed. Our data is the key to connecting and managing our relationships with a variety of other humans. Using our Salesforce database, we need someone to input new members, donations, contacts and the like.

If any of these opportunities interest you, or if you have another way you'd like to get involved, please send an email to volunteer@blackrockarts.org with the following information:


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We look forward to working with you!