Volunteer Opportunities at MSA

Volunteers to help with administrative office work If interested please contact Christine Sine christine@msainfo.org

• An administrative assistant to co-ordinate Tom & Christine Sine’s speaking schedule – This position would require knowledge of word & powerpoint.  The person would need to be available 2-4 hours per week. 
  • Work with Sines to confirm details of event.
  • Add new events to MSA schedule,
  • book tickets & car if necessary, check on housing, contact information for arrival, mapquest directions if necessary,
  • print out articles if necessary for them to take with them,
  • Visit websites of organization hosting event & download photos that can be used in powerpoint presentations. 
  • Help Sines with design of powerpoint presentation. 

• An administrative assistant to answer email and written correspondence that comes to MSA.  This person would require familiarity with Microsoft word.  This position would require one person who could be available 2 hours per day or several people who could be available 1-2 hours per week. 
  • Open email each morning, distribute enquiries to appropriate staff person.
  • Work with MSA director to respond to general enquiries about co-housing, futures’ research, & community. 

• MSA resource co-ordinator –
  • Inventory MSA books & keep track of those sold or given away
  • pack box of books for each event, mail for distant events, unpack box after event
  • record book sales & give aways, keep book inventory up to date, put price slips in books
  • Photocopy MSA booklets & greeting cards if necessary
  • order books from publisher when needed –
    • about 1 hour / week on average

• Help co-ordinate local Seattle conversations –

Mustard Seed Associates holds evening conversations in Seattle on diverse topics once every 2-3 months.   This volunteer would need to have some organizational and writing skills

• • Work with MSA program co-ordinator to confirm location, speakers & time,
  • add event to online schedule & MSA home page scroll bar,
  • Set up registration on Eventbrite account, & excel sheet for registrations.
  • send out email invites – 3 months, 1 month, 1 week before event,
  • Prepare event postcard & distribute to churches & organizations that may be interested
  • Do preparation for evening – get items together for event – books, sign up sheets, business cards, dessert items, cups & plates  
  • Attend event, help with room set up, tea & coffee making & dessert serving, sell books & other MSA products, get new attendees to sign up for MSA emails, make sure event gets recorded on digital recorder,
  • get recording to website manager to load onto website.
  • Write short report and start discussion on www.mustardseedjourney.wordpress.com  
    • 1-2 hours/week plus evening of event
• Help co-ordinate workshops – MSA organizes workshops in the Pacific NW every 2-3 months.  We require one or 2 people who would be available 1-2 hours per week to help co-ordinate these events and assist MSA staff to send out publicity. 
  • Workshop co-ordinator
    • confirm details of event,
    • add event to online schedule,
    • Set up registration on Eventbrite account, & excel sheet for registrations.
    • Develop event postcard & distribute to churches & organizations
    • Send pre-event materials to registrants if necessary
    • Photocopy registration materials & get ready for event
    • Make sure box of books, sign up sheets, business cards, coloured markers, flipchart & paper, meal items, cups & plates get to event. 
    • Order meals if necessary.
  • Event publicity – could be a separate job of 1 -2 hours per week
    • design flyer,
    • send invitation to MSA mailing list 3 months in advance, 1 month in advance, 1 week in advance. 
    • Contact key local friends & church leaders to make them aware of event and send invitation
    • Send bulletin inserts to local churches
    • Send announcements to local papers & websites.
  • Day of event  – help with set up, registration, resource sales & meals. – could be a separate job 1 day ever 2-3 months.