Volunteer Opportunities with The Fig Tree
Some potential volunteer tasks:
Gather news and ad ideas
- Read newsletters for ideas
- Call congregations, regional churches, nonprofits
Gather calendar items
- Call agencies for calendar items
- Check community calendars for events
- Check with denominations/faiths for events
- Build an annual calendar for displays, workshops
Research web link info
- Call congregations in the directory to gather information
- Email request them to link website
- Check regional denominational websites for information on congregations
Assist with website updates
- attend events to shoot video clips
- update calendar
- make connections on Facebook/Twitter
Help sell ads
- Will provide lists with some names to contact
- Online ads
Proofread brochures, fliers, media
Recruit people to help in the office
Organize displays
- Plan ahead for events
- Call volunteers to set up displays
- Recruit volunteers to be present for displays
Help prepare grant requests
- gathering information,
- making copies, mailing
Make phone calls
- Connect with agencies to learn their concerns, story ideas
- Nurture church bulk order relations
- Ask congregations to send newsletters if they don't send them already
- Call delivery team to keep routes updated
- Call congegations/agencies to share distribution ideas
- Encourage them to hand out the copies
- Offer Fig Tree speakers for mission moments, adult classes, preaching, events
Help plan benefit events and dialogue forums
- Attend planning meetings to share ideas
- Invite people to host tables
- Keep track of reservations & prepare name tags
- Volunteer the day of the event
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