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3 people are interested
Outreach Coordinator Needed
ORGANIZATION: Oakland Pride
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3 people are interested
Oakland Pride is the East Bay's largest festival celebrating the diversity of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities. With 4 stages, the largest children and family area in the country, over 50,000 people in attendance and a parade down Oakland's historic Broadway, Oakland Pride offers something for everyone.
Unless, they don't hear about it!
Oakland Pride seeks an all-star volunteer who is willing to lead our outreach efforts. You would be our ambassador to the community and represent Pride at many events. Of course, you'd have the support of our Board of Directors, our Volunteer Coordinator, and Entertainment Director, and dozens of committed volunteers.
Duties would include:
- Researching events and opportunities for Oakland Pride to table, have a booth, or engage with the community.
- Coordinate with our Volunteer coordinator and volunteers to staff those events.
- Work with our Board members to encourage their attendance at events where appropriate
- Represent Oakland Pride at various community events alongside our Board of Directors
- Help us keep track of our need for t-shirts, giveaways, and other outreach supplies
- HAVE FUN as the face of Oakland Pride at partner events. Tell people about our event and encourage people to attend.
Oakland Pride is an all-volunteer run organization and takes the dedication of dozens of people to be a success every year. Although this is not your standard volunteer opportunity this isn't a year-round commitment. Our busiest time of the year is June through September and would like someone who could dedicate 10 hours a week during that time.
Oakland Pride covers all expenses incurred while representing the organization and will provide a small stipend for travel, meals, and other expenses.
We look forward to another successful Oakland Pride!
More opportunities with Oakland Pride
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Oakland Pride
Location:
P.O. Box 23883, Oakland, CA 94623, US
Mission Statement
It is the mission of Oakland Pride to celebrate the cultures and diversity of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community in Oakland and the East Bay. We are dedicated to educating the greater community, promoting equality, civic involvement and responsibility within Oakland and neighboring communities. Oakland Pride is committed to facilitating leadership and coalition building for the funding and development of the first LGBTQ community center in Oakland for everyone.
Description
East Bay Pride was celebrated in Oakland from 1997 to 2004. Led by the efforts of former Oakland City Councilmember Danny Wan and the Oakland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Roundtable. "Oakland Out In Oakland" commenced with a celebration of LGBT life in 2005 and 2006. Pride had not taken place in Oakland since that time.
In 2008, Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan and others led efforts to re-organize an LGBT Roundtable in the City of Oakland. Since then, members of the Roundtable and the LGBT community representing all walks of life decided that it was time to resuscitate Oakland Pride for the long term and advocate for LGBT rights and interests, including the development of the first LGBTQ community center in Oakland for everyone.
Since the renewal of this effort, Oakland Pride has been busy networking with allies and partners. Our goal is to create a vibrant and viable organization worthy of the LGBT community in the East Bay. Oakland Pride is set to celebrate our annual Pride festival on the first Sunday of September, Labor Day Weekend. As we continue to raise funds for the festival, the longer-term goal is to support our larger goal for the creation of an LGBT Community Center in Oakland for everyone.
Oakland Pride is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. We are presently applying for sponsorship support from foundations and corporations. The funding will serve to not only help in the organizing of an event, but also eventually provide funding for the support of services at a future Community Center. Oakland Pride wants to be of assistance in providing a sustainable solution to implement or support needed services for challenges in our community--especially in low-income, multi-cultural elder and young LGBT communities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2111 Franklin StreetSuite BOakland, CA 94612
DATE POSTED
June 7, 2018
SKILLS
- Networking
- People Skills
- Event Planning / Management
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Orientation or Training
- Roughly about 10 hours per week
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds. Walk/stand for up to 4 hours.