Village Building Convergence

Current Volunteer Tasks and Positions

If you’re interested in any of the following responsibilities or would like more information, contact VBCvolunteer@cityrepair.org

General VBC

Fundraiser Calls

Make a moderate number of calls to some vendors that have donated in the past.A good candidate would have an excellent phone manner and be comfortable talking to people on the phone. This is not a high pressure task. We have a few people to contact that we have a lovely working relationship with and who have gladly participated in the past.

Kitchen Materials Scrounger of Magnificence

We need some good folk who would be willing to find manifest our kitchen needs! This meens contacting restaurants, businesses, friends and wormholes all across Portland to borrow the kitchen materials we need inorder to serve about 300/night. We already have a lot (!) and need to fill in the missing pieces.You: Are someone who likes the idea of interacting with social capitol, are comfortable on the phone (which we will provide) and best case scenario, alreadt have some ideas of places to call. We will help to generate that list!

Publicity Team

Poster Blast Of The Village Heart

Join us for our CityWide Blast of Poster Distribution. Here is the story for how it shall go: In the beginning there was a stack of posters a whole table tall. Many friends gathered around his table, there was pizza and tea. This group of friends (place self here) came from all over the city and each took one or two friends and a bundle of posters. After eating the pizza, bellies full of happiness and cheese they set off to the parts of the city they knew best, each with their own role of tape and push pins to better flood the land with the image of a Village. In the end, there was none, or rather just enough left to remember it by.
When: This next weekend. Look to the website or email vbcvolunteer for exact date!

Help Us Get The Word Our About Our Remarkably Fantastic Workshops!

Fairly self explanitory! We've got a remarkable line up of workshops that will be provided during the VBC, from famous permaculture teachers to extra famous witches! We are looking for someone to has experience and or great passion for the fine are of publicity/outreach. This would mean helping us to share these opportunities with greater Portland via online blasts. Would be such a great help! Thank you!

Social Networking

Update facebook, twitter, maintain online presence regarding VBC events. This person would be one of the online faces of VBC and the go-to point of contact for our social media happenings. A high energy personality to work with Mia our VBC Volunteer Coordinator.

Neighborhood Outreach Bonanza

We are going to spend a day walking the neighborhood in a 2 block radius of our venue space, telling people about the VBC, when it will happen, why its awesome and what sort of effect they can expect it to have on their lives. A little pre-emptive lovin'. We could use people passionate about talking about the VBC (We'll tell you more about it) to help us spread the word!

VBC Site Pages

30 website pages that need pictures, descriptions and contact information.

Co-Publicity Coordinator

High energy, socially inclined, internet savvy, excellent writing skills, out going personality, very well organized and good multi tasker. You will be working closely with one of our key members and will have your finger on the pulse of our organization.

This position involves a variety of tasks. Please contact Michael for more information: michaelcook@cityrepair.org

Nourishment

 A Volunteer To Feed The Volunteers During Set Up/Take Down

We need help finding food by which to feed the dozens of people who converge to build the Village space at the Venue for from Mon May 24th - Fri 28th, and again on Sun June 6th. 2 meals a day and 3 meals on Mon and Tue. This means calling Restaurants for Donations, purchasing some supplies and asking for other food doantions. The Nurtrition Team will assist! You: Are someone who appreciates that meals and food are integral to the village experience. Are comfortable on a phone and cooking.

Materials and Logistics

We Need Some Trucks and Truck Drivers

We've got a whole lot of materials to haul! This includes heavy things like sand and clay. We're looking for some fine folk who might be interested in using their trucks (we'd pay for gas of course) to pick up the goods and deliver them to the different neighborhood sites and the Venue Space.

Media Team

Audio Production Assistant

Work with last year’s Audio Coordinator to organize the process of creating audio stories from our VBC event. You will work with her to coordinate volunteer training with the KBOO radio station, organize naming and cataloging conventions for media and overseeing post production. A basic knowledge of Audio Production, good organizational and communication skills and a willingness to learn is required. This is a fun, diverse and somewhat fast paced position. Last year’s Audio Coordinator has a wide array of experience in Audio Production as well as in Regenerative Design. This would be an ideal position for someone looking to start a professional career in Audio Production.

Manage Audio Achive

Manage and organize audio archive conisisting of media that was compiled during our VBC event. Audio files will contain interviews and stories from VBC speakers and other participants.

Tag Photos

Create labels for our collection of photographs taken during the VBC event.