Become a Festival Volunteer
We welcome general inquiries about volunteering. Please email us at hello@bostonbirdingfestival.org.
At this time, organizing the Festival is an all-volunteer project. That is not, however, the model we seek moving forward.
It is our goal to build the resources needed to make some volunteer roles paid roles, provide compensation for contract roles, and develop a volunteer program that is inclusive and meets community needs.
Raising funds is hard work and especially hard for new nonprofit organizations. We know that it will take time to meet this goal and appreciate your patience. In the meantime, we welcome input and suggestions on practical, workable solutions to volunteering.
We appreciate the gift that all volunteers make. We try to offer many different opportunities to volunteer—short-term, project-based remote, independent, group, skilled and skill-developing, etc. and to make every volunteer experience positive and meaningful.
Volunteering can also be a way to gain experience and skills that open doors to new opportunities. If there is a specific skill for your résumé that we can help you develop through volunteering, please let us know.
Program & Planning Committee
The Program & Planning Committee brainstorms, researches, and recommends proposals and ideas for Festival programming. It is a great way to get involved in the Festival. As we grow, the committee will form working groups focused on specific themes or topics—beginner trips, accessible trips, skils workshops, etc.
The Programming Committee also develops and evaluates specific programs and considers the Festival experience and what we can do to increase a sense of collective awe.
Because this is a collaborative, discussion-based assignment, volunteers should estimate about a 2 hours a month. Most meetings are online. Some meetings might be in the field.
