Volunteer Roles at Earthsave

This is a list of volunteer roles that are needed at Earthsave. To apply, please fill out our volunteer application form.

Volunteer Coordinator: This position requires an outgoing individual who has time to attend many of our events and get to know people who may be suited to various volunteer positions. Some monetary compensation is available for attending events. The suitable candidate will also have excellent written communications skills as some emailing is required. If you are the type of person who enjoys meeting people, this may be the right position for you. Please contact us!

Meatless Monday Coordinator: This position requires a skilled sales oriented communicator who is comfortable contacting restaurants in person and via email to encourage participation in Meatless Monday by featuring an advertised Meatless Monday entreé. An honorarium may be available for this position.

Vegetarian Directory Coordinator: This position requires a persistent, detail oriented person who is comfortable contacting restaurants for inclusion in this year's new Vegetarian Directory. An honorarium may be available for this position.

Drivers: Many of our members are car-free, which means we often have a hard time finding people to drive bins for info booths or potlucks to our events. Offering to drive does not mean you have to do all the loading and unloading yourself. We usually have volunteers willing to help with that, but they don't have cars. So, if you have some free time and a car, please contact us!

Website Translators: Translators are required for the website in common languages other than Chinese: Vietnamese, Korean, Punjabi, Arabic, Russian and French in particular. Must be completely fluent in English as well.

Venues Researchers: This is a project for two plus volunteers, surfing together: phoning, checking, consulting, possibly going and checking out venues for information booths, potlucks and dine outs. The information you collect should have locations, phone numbers, contact person info, and venue details. This is a job can be done at your own pace.

Vegan Products Researchers: This position is so important because it assists other people move towards a plant based diet! This is an easy and on-going volunteer campaign to find out more about the resources available for vegan products in the Lower Mainland and online. The info will be posted on Earthsave's website for vegans, vegetarians and others to access and use. Volunteers conduct research and create a resource list of vegan-friendly items such as shoes, beer, sexual health products and health care products and where they can be purchased. This position can definitely be done at your own leisure!

Information Booth Events Staff: : Are you knowledgeable about the environmental, ethical and health consequences of food choices? Do you have a solid understanding of vegan nutrition? Would you like to learn more? Are you friendly and good with the public? Able to handle disagreement and tolerate different views? We attend a variety of events throughout the year including health shows, food fairs, farmers markets, concerts. These events provide us with amazing opportunities to outreach and spread the Earthsave message. We provide training for people who are interested but want to learn more.

Chinese Group Coordinator: Earthsave would like to plan targeted outreach to the Chinese community of the Lower Mainland. As the coordinator, you would be the central contact for this group, who would undertake the planning of this outreach together.

Media Assistant: Would you like to help create a buzz for Earthsave? You would do media research for vegetarian related articles, draft press releases and post on community and editorial calendars. We especially need volunteers to help us track and respond to articles in our local and national newspapers that are related to Earthsave's issues! Experience is helpful but not necessary.

Home-Based Internet-Saavy Researchers: C'mon, we know you're out there! You are able navigate the web and find us various bits of information while helping us with publicity for our big event, Taste of Health, by posting community calendars. Leisurely and completely flexible!

Home-Based Volunteer: Is transportation in to the office a problem for you? We're looking for individuals with good communication skills to help out a few hours a month with our marketing for Taste of Health. You can do it from home. All you need is a computer, the internet, and a phone.

Newsletter Delivery Person: Involves delivering 480 newsletters (2 large boxes and one bag) to the Vancouver Public Library and the Post Office, which are located very close to each other. Car required.

Poster Person: Super flexible, in your neighbourhood only, at your convenience. Good way to get involved without a huge commitment.

Parents Group Coordinator: We've had numerous requests for a parents' group, but we have no coordinator. The ideal candidate would be someone with children willing to be a central contact to arrange meeting times and locations. No expertise is required.

Seniors' Group Coordinator: We've had many requests for a seniors' group and so are now looking for someone to be a central contact person for this group. No expertise is required. The aims of the group are both social in nature and involve some outreach.