Volunteer Opportunities

Opportunities

Volunteer

Caring for the Space

Cleaning

Offering Calm

Welcoming All

Keep Time for our noon sits

Bell Ringing

Bringing Peace

Hosting

Holding Space

Governance & Direction

Board

Bringing Vision

Offering Ways to Support

Fundraising

Ensuring Stability

Checking the Numbers

Finance

Bringing Oversight

Creating the Calendar

Programs

Sharing Dharma

Caring for our lending library

Library

Sharing Knowledge

Sharing Your Experience

Outreach

Being an Ambassador

Fundraising Committee

Responsibilities:

• Provides guidance, vision and oversight to Fundraising Campaigns (e.g. Annual Appeal, Give Big, etc.)
• Provides guidance, vision and oversight of donor stewardship

Time Commitment:

• Meets once a month for an hour.
• May also be asked to attend meetings with donors and review campaign materials online.
• Busy times of the year tend to be Mar-Apr (preparing for Give Big) and Sept-Oct (preparing for end-of-year annual appeal)

I'm Interested!

Finance Committee

Responsibilities:

• Reviews financial reports monthly
• Provides oversight of expenditures
• Makes investment recommendations to the BOD

• Helps draft annual budget
• Helps prepare annual impact report

Time Commitment:

• Meets monthly for 1 to 1.5 hours with other ad hoc meetings as needed (e.g. meetings with bank officials)

I'm Interested!

Hosting

Responsibilities:

• Arrive early to unlock, set up the space and welcome the facilitator
• Greet attendees, orient to the space, introduce the facilitator
• Make a dana announcement
• Make sure meditation hall is reset; lock up
• Zoom hosts: open the room, admit attendees, monitor for questions

Time Commitment: Event time plus an additional 1-2 hours (pre- and post-event)

I'm Interested!

Program Committee

Responsibilities:

• Prepares yearly calendar of community events, classes, one-day, half-day, and multi-day retreats with local and visiting teachers
• Develops and maintains a weekly schedule of drop-in sits, groups’ programs and activities
• Makes sure all lineages are represented as much as possible
• Receives and fields requests for rentals4

Time Commitment:

• One hour meeting monthly4
• Additional discussions may take place via email in between meetings as events require

I'm Interested!

Board of Governors

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the operational stability and financial wellbeing of the BDC.
• Set long-term priorities and ensure adherence to the Center’s mission, values, and diversity statements and state and federal legal requirements of nonprofits

Time Commitment:

• One 1.5 hour meeting once a month
• Time to prepare for each meeting
• Email responses as needed
• One board retreat once a year (2 hour Friday night + 7 hour Saturday meeting)

I'm Interested!

Help Care for the Space

Responsibilities:

• Clean floor in meditation hall
• Clean cushions and mats
• Vacuum library, kitchen area, foyer
• Empty Garbage bins
• Dust (if time)

Time Commitment:

• One to 1.5 hours per week

I'm Interested!

Bell Ringer

• Responsibilities:
• Greet newcomers; help orient to space if needed
• Keep time
• Record number of attendees

• Time Commitment: 1.25-1.5 hours/week

I'm interested!

Outreach

Responsibilities:

• Help raise awareness of the BDC in the community!
• Staff the BDC booth at Pride-a-Palooza, Catapalooza or other events
• Give a presentation to organizations such as MSU Meditation Club, MSU Wellness, etc.

Time Commitment:

• Usually a two hour shift

I'm Interested!

BDC Library

Responsibilities:

• Keep the library organized
• Check books in and out of software system

Time Commitment:

• 20-30 minutes per week

I'm Interested!