The Ventura Botanical Gardens runs on volunteer energy and the generous donations of time and professional expertise from its members and the community.
We're currently seeking to fill important volunteer positions:
1. Contact Volunteers
2. Spring Garden Tour Chair
3. Spring Garden Tour Raffle Coordinator
4. Coordinator of Volunteers
1. Contact Volunteers
Ventura Botanical Gardens is looking for personable volunteers for a one-time project to complete membership records. It includes placing calls to VBG members with missing email addresses and reporting the new address provided. The process will include leaving phone messages and doing follow-up. Calls can be made during weekday hours of 10am-7pm and on weekends from 10am-5pm. VBG will provide call lists and an easy script to follow. If you would like to volunteer, please contact us with your availability to membership@venturabotanicalgardens.com
2. Spring Garden Tour Chair
We are currently seeking a Chair for our Spring Garden Tour 2014. This is a prestigious and exciting opportunity. The Garden Tour is scheduled for April 26, 2014 from 10am-4pm, with seven home gardens open to the public on a self-guided tour. There will be monthly meetings beginning in late September/early October. Responsibilities for this position include identifying house captains in conjunction with the house captain coordinator, assisting house captains in identifying volunteers to work at each house, oversight of ticket sales, raffle and food sales and involvement in the advertising and marketing. To be considered for this great position, please email your qualifications to
madhu@venturabotanicalgardens.com
3. Spring Garden Tour Raffle Coordinator
We also need a Raffle Coordinator for the Spring Garden Tour 2014. The Garden Tour 2014 is scheduled for April 26, 2014 from 10am-4pm. There will be monthly meetings beginning in late September/early October. Responsibilities for this position include coordination of donated items, setting up raffle items, monitoring ticket sales, and oversight of winning tickets and notification to winners. The Raffle Coordinator will break down raffle and deliver items to a central location for winner pick up. To be considered for the Garden Tour Raffle Coordinator please email your experience to madhu@venturabotanicalgardens.com
4. Coordinator of Volunteers
Ventura Botanical Gardens seeks a friendly and reliable Coordinator of Volunteers. The Coordinator will help to develop our volunteer program. The ideal candidate will be available to volunteer starting mid-October and will make a commitment through December 2014. We have hundreds of volunteers who support our mission throughout the year. We have a lot of interest from volunteers with very specific expertise who need to be connected to the right volunteer opportunity. Responsibilities include:
• Volunteer recruiting, outreach, online postings
• Building and maintaining relationships with volunteers
• Developing volunteer job descriptions
• Developing volunteer orientation
• Volunteer management, scheduling, training
• Tracking volunteer hours
• Maintaining volunteer database
• Writing thank you notes to volunteers
• Creating volunteer program materials, such as handbooks and policies
• Volunteer recognition
• Volunteer evaluations
To be considered for the Coordinator of Volunteers, please email your qualifications to madhu@venturabotanicalgardens.com
