Volunteer as a Group Leader

Become part of an organization that is making a substantial and innovative impact on environmental issues in our community.

Events Coordinator

• work with other volunteer leaders (issue leads; volunteer coordinator) to plan events that increase public awareness and teach people solutions
• find venues, reserve rooms, recruit other volunteers needed to put on the event
• promote events

Fundraiser

• financial support from the state and national Sierra Clubs is significantly reduced making this position extremely important
• help raise funds for our Political Action Committee (this would give us more resources to support the candidates we endorse)

Member Engagement

• welcome new members
• inform them about upcoming events
• send them survey to determine issues they are interested in, their willingness to volunteer, their skills

Support for Issue Campaigns

• graphic design
• copy writer
• on-line organizing tools (petitions, social media, emails to officials)
• press/media relations

Volunteer Coordinator

• design events to attract new volunteers
• follow up with people (members and non-members) who attend a Sierra Club event to see if they are interested in becoming more involved
• contact people who say they are interested in volunteering
• enter volunteers' interests in HELEN (national Sierra Club membership database)
• enter volunteers' participation in activities/events in HELEN
• plan volunteer recognition events

(Return to Top)