Volunteer Opportunities at The Alexander Foundation

The Alexander Foundation is an all-volunteer organization. Volunteering with TAF empowers you to be an important part of creating change for Denver's gay community. TAF's main focus is engaging the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, plus (LGBTQ+) community and allies, educating the public, and raising funds necessary to support the important work of The Alexander Foundation.

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As an all-volunteer organization, the Alexander Foundation has a variety of options for getting involved. Whether you're interested in joining as an occasional volunteer, or considering a more regular commitment, the Foundation would be thrilled to have your help. 

Opportunities include: 

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VOLUNTEER

• Day-of event

• Project-based 

 

FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES

• Assistance Programs

• Events

• Finance & Bookkeeping

• Fundraising

• Marketing & Communications

• Scholarships

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

To get involved in a Board of Directors position, we ask for:

• Minimum two (2) year commitment

• Monthly Board of Directors meeting attendance

• Oversee relevant functional committees

 

Open Board Positions:

• Vice Chair

• Administrative Director/Secretary

• Development Director

AIDS Walk Colorado is Looking for Volunteers

Did you know that it takes more than 350 volunteers to make AIDS Walk Colorado happen?
It’s a staggering number, but it’s true!

Volunteers play major roles in creating a successful event:

· Getting people signed up for the event throughout the summer

· Setting up on the day before the event

· Accepting donation envelopes and registering walkers and runners

· Selling merchandise

· Moving barricades into place and keeping our walkers & runners safe

· Pouring beer and selling soda

· Picking up trash and emptying trash receptacles

· Painting faces and leading kids in craft activities

· Cleaning cuts and scrapes

· Moving hundreds of tables and chairs

· Packing boxes

· Loading and unloading trucks

· And so much more!

Volunteers are some of the superstars of the AIDS Walk, always working behind the scenes
to make sure that the 10,000 individuals at AIDS Walk Colorado have a great experience.

If you are interested in joining the ranks of these dedicated individuals
that help make AIDS Walk Colorado a success just email the volunteer coordinator at julia.johns@coloradoaidsproject.org.

Five Points Jazz Festival Seeks Volunteers!

Denver Arts & Venues is seeking 130 volunteers for the 11th Annual Five Points Jazz Festival on Saturday, May 17! This day long festival celebrates the history of Denver's Five Points neighborhood, once called the Harlem of the West. 

Volunteers will receive: free commemorative volunteer t-shirt, free lunch or dinner and will be able to listen to great music by more than 30 bands on nine stages! Four hour shifts are available in the morning or the afternoon. Please sign up to volunteer online. For more information, please email niecie.washington@denvergov.org or call Niecie Washington at 720-865-4325.

The Alexander Foundation Wants You!

The Alexander Foundation in need of a few folks to fill some key positions in the organization. The Foundation is currently seeking volunteers to fill the following open positions:

Treasurer
Mosaic Partnership Chair
Events Chair
Community and Corporate Sponsorship Chair
Office Manager* 

The Alexander Foundation has been providing financial assistance to the LGBT community of Colorado for more than 30 years. If you have a skill set and a genuine interest in any of the positions listed here, please email them with your position of interest, a resume outlining your qualifications for the position, and your contact information.

BCAP: Denver Metro Area Housing and Homeless Survey

In 2013, Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP) saw a 50% increase in the number of homeless people seeking services compared to 2012. 

Community data provided by the Denver Homeless Initiative shows that Boulder’s homeless population increased by 20% in 2013. Both the flood and the increasing number of homeless people in the community are putting a strain on Boulder’s safety net and forcing community agencies like BCAP to respond to basic needs more and more.

This month, BCAP is participating in the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative's 2014 "Point in Time" Survey. This collaborative effort surveys the homeless people in our community, to gain a "snapshot" of the individuals and families that are experiencing homelessness.

Volunteers across the metro area will be stationed at the area's shelters, human service agencies, and food banks, as well as going out in teams with staff and trained peer interviewers to conduct the survey in locations such as parks, riverbed, parking lots and other places where they may find people who are not accessing shelters or services. BCAP staff will be conducting the surveys on-site with our homeless clients.

If you would like to volunteer your time or donate supplies, please visit www.mdhi.org for details.

Volunteer at The Denver County Fair and Get Free Admissions and Other Goodies!

The Denver County Fair is looking for some great volunteers. Volunteers will get free admission and free parking. Work at least four hours and get a free Denver County Fair poster (artwork by Mark Penner-Howell!) Work more hours, and get more gifts!

They've got all kinds of fun jobs, including:

- Competition Entry Registration

- Work in the Animal Pavilion

- Help direct vendors for load-in

- Help with performers and stage set-ups

- GreenUp Denver help

- Geek Pavilion support

- .... and Lots More!

The online sign-up system lets you pick which times you’ll work, and in many cases – which area!

Support the Fair and Volunteer Now!

Join the Dumb Friends League's foster parent network

Every year, tens of thousands of unwanted and homeless pets come through the doors of the Dumb Friends League. Sometimes, those pets aren’t immediate candidates for adoption due to their age or medical condition. Last year alone, 2,946 such pets received temporary, life-saving foster care through the League’s Homes with Hearts foster care program and in the homes of 453 foster volunteers.

“Fostering truly matters, said Theresa Geary, the League’s vice president of operations. “It changes the course of an animal’s life. By opening up their hearts and homes, whether for two weeks or two months, our foster volunteers help give homeless pets a second chance.”

The Dumb Friends League is looking for more foster volunteers to provide temporary care for pets in their home until they are ready for adoption or until space is available at one of the League’s two shelters. Foster families are provided with food, bedding, toys, cat litter and other supplies, as well as veterinary care for the foster pets as needed.

Pets needing foster care include kittens and puppies that are too young for adoption, as well as cats and dogs nursing their litters, those recovering from an illness or injury and those that would benefit from extra socialization. The Dumb Friends League also utilizes foster parents to help provide needed space at the shelters for incoming animals.

“You do get attached,” said foster volunteer Beth Link. “However, it’s more rewarding to know that pets are finding good homes, and you have the ability to help even more pets.”

Colorado Springs PrideFest 2012: Volunteers Wanted!

Colorado Springs PrideFest 2012 could use a few more volunteers this weekend to help the PrideFest Event Team set up, run and tear down the event. Each shift is a four-hour shift and you will receive an Event Staff T-Shirt, Drinking Water and a Beer (for those over 21) as a small gesture of appreciation.

If you would like to volunteer please sign up here  or call Dan at the Pride Center 719-471-4429.

Stand Up! Volunteer for local HIV vaccine study

More than 30,000 people around the world have volunteered in an HIV vaccine study. What do they have in common?

- Big hearts
- Desire to help end HIV
- Desire to help their communities
- A whole lotta love!

Stand Up is looking for HIV-negative, men who have sex with men, 18-50 years old. You cannot become infected with HIV from the vaccine and you will be compensated for your time.

The Denver Element: Calling All Men!

By Liam Burghardt, Assistant Touch Team Coordinator

It was a long, cold, and bitter winter here in the city, and boy are we glad to have that behind us! Now that the warmer weather is here, I bet you Spring isn’t the only thing that’s “sprung.” Are you itching to get out there and “touch” somebody? Well, we here at the Denver Element can help scratch that itch! Come on down to the Denver Element and join the Touch Team for the chance to do some good for the community and put your hands all over a few good men.

The Touch Team are gay guys from our own community, just like you. Check out The Denver Element and:

·Learn about Touch Team opportunities
·Meet gay men where gay men gather
·Learn & educate community members about HIV & other health
issues relevant and of value to gay men
·Meet new friends & develop new relationships
·Create a stronger, more supportive community
·Celebrate your Gay Sensibility and Pride
· Most importantly - HAVE FUN!

If you are good in groups, have a knack for talking to other gay men and community members, and want to be a part of creating a healthier, more vibrant gay male community in Denver, then this is the place for you!

The Touch Team is a great opportunity to make a difference in our community while having a ton of fun. Because we're out to promote community, we provide and support a variety of activities in the community, presenting an outreach mechanism to support the many social, recreational, and activity-based gay mens groups in Denver.

The Touch Team is all about:
•Spreading Love
•Touching Men
•Making a Difference
• Building Community

Please call The Denver Element at 720-382-5900 or email Sean at Sean@thedenverelement.com to learn more and sign up for our upcoming Touch Team training. Let's have some fun while building community!

Volunteers Wanted for Trails and Rails

Training will be provided soon for those interested in volunteering for theNational Park Service Trails and Rails trips aboard Amtrak’s Southwest Chief during this coming summer.

Training for new volunteers will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 20 at the Administration Building at Bent’s OldFort National Historic Site, and continue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. New volunteers will need to attend both Friday and Saturday sessions in order to qualify for the program. Trails and Rails trips aboard the Southwest Chief will begin for the season on Sunday, May 6.

For more information about the program or to sign up for a spot in the training sessions, call Rick Wallner at 719-383-5024.

Denver volunteers wanted for HIV Vaccine Study

Get on top of HIV prevention and volunteer for an HIV vaccine study through HopeTakesAction.org. 

They are looking for HIV-negative, 18-50 year-old-men and transwomen who ♥ men to volunteer in a vaccine study. Don't worry ... you can't get HIV from the vaccine, and you will be compensated for your time.

OUT Boulder has volunteer opportunities

OUTBoulder is seeking volunteers to assist with basic administrative support services in our Pridehouse office.  If you have been searching for a way to get involved in the community and put your fantastic filing, phone answering, accounting, correspondence & organizational skills to use, now is your chance.  

Support OUT Boulder's Office Manager, Mauricio Shoup this summer with the Pridehouse renovation, various OUT programs management & Boulder Pridefest scheduling.  This is your opportunity to gain experience in non-profit event planning and office management. Three month commitment required.   Email volunteer@outboulder.org to take advantage of this opportunity.  

Become a Volunteer or Trainer for Colorado Anti-Violence Program

The Colorado Anti-Violence Program is looking for new volunteers to become a valuable part of the organization.  There are many ways you can get involved, including becoming a trainer, community outreach and education, fundraising, administrative tasks, event planning or joining Branching Seedz of Resistance, COAVP's emerging youth organizing project (Open to youth ages 13-24).  

COAVP continues to re-envision their volunteer training program to better integrate and reflect their organizational values.  All trainings will integrate popular education principles, Theater of the Oppressed exercises and interactive discussions giving folks an opportunity to engage and learn in deeper ways.

Space is limited! RSVP by calling 303-839-5204 or e-mailing  crystal@coavp.org by March 16th.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided. 

Volunteer at CAVP

The Colorado Anti-Violence Program (CAVP) is looking for new volunteers to become a valuable part of the organization!  There are many ways you can get involved, including becoming a trainer, community outreach and education, fundraising, administrative tasks, event planning or joining Branching Seedz of Resistance, CAVP's emerging youth organizing project (Open to youth ages 13-24).  

All trainings will integrate popular education principles, Theater of the Oppressed exercises and interactive discussions giving folks an opportunity to engage and learn in deeper ways.

CAVP are especially looking for more youth involvement and for volunteers to become trainers.  

This is the only Train the Trainer series of 2011 so don't miss out!  Space is limited! RSVP by calling 303-839-5204 or e-mailing 

crystal@coavp.org by March 16th.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided.  Once you have reserved your spot, you will receive more information about the training. Both of these trainings will take place in Denver.

Volunteer opportunities at The Center and Denver PrideFest

The Center has lots of fun and fabulous volunteer opportunities available including several positions for Denver PrideFest 2011 like Community Outreach Coordinator, Green Initiatives Coordinator, Quadrant Coordinator, Volunteer Captain, Main Stage Coordinator and OutWest Stage Coordinator.

Click here to learn more and follow The Center on Facebook for the most up-to-date information about GLBT happenings in Colorado.

Join the Touch Team

The volunteer Touch Team are gay men from our own community, just like you. This Community Outreach Program promotes a vibrant message on Sexual Health, HIV Prevention and Education, and Community Building.

To register or for more info, contact Sean at 720-382-5900 or sean@thedenverelement.com.

Volunteers needed for The Center's Grand Opening

Want a more hands-on experience at The Center's Grand Opening celebrations this week at 1301 E Colfax?

Sign up to volunteer on either Thursday, Sept. 16, or Friday, Sept. 17, or both.

Have special skills in serving? Want to be an ambassador for The Center and help welcome the community into their new space? Or maybe greeting isn't your style, but you'd want to be available for errands around the building? The Center still needs about 10 volunteers each day.

Volunteer shifts range from 11a.m. to 8 p.m. (whenever you can help during that time).

The Center also needs volunteers for the upcoming SAGE of the Rockies conference on LGBT Aging: "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Choosing to Live Well," Oct. 8 - 10 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Specific needs include room monitors, greeters, SAGE booth staffers, registration table hosts and hospitality ambassadors. Please click here for more information about the conference.

If you can donate your time to either of these special Center events, please contact Jessie Genther at jgenther@glbtcolorado.org for more information or to sign up.

Become a CAVP volunteer!

CAVP is offering upcoming volunteer trainings beginning September 25 and they hope you will join them in re-thinking how communities support the safety of survivors while also holding those who harm accountable. With the improved fall training, CAVP incorporates transformational training methods and topics that provide a solid foundation, comprehensive framework and critical skill set for addressing the root causes of violence. All trainings will integrate Theater of the Oppressed exercises and interactive discussions giving folks an opportunity to engage and learn in deeper ways.

RSVP to crystal@coavp.org by September 17th. Space is limited so don't wait! Lunch is provided so please include dietary restrictions with your RSVP. Exact training times will be sent as the training nears. If you have questions, please contact staff at 303-839-5204.

CAVP: Volunteer to make Colorado a more peaceful place

Currently, CAVP is looking for new volunteers to become a valuable part of the organization. The next general orientation will take place on August 29, 2009 from 10am-4pm. This will provide you with all of the tools you'll need to be an amazing volunteer with CAVP. This is also a great way to see if the CAVP crisis hotline is right for you.

Some of the ways you can get involved include:

Tabs committee
Development Committee
Represent CAVP at various events (including Pride and other community-based outreach events)
Board member
Trainer
Major donor program
Project-based opportunities
Crisis hotline advocate

For more information or to RSVP contact Kelly Costello at 303-839-5204 or kelly@coavp.org.