Volunteer Resources
This document contains a compilation resources to assist and support volunteers in their roles as well as tasks were volunteer help is most needed.
Table of Contents: Click on title to go to section
Resources for Open House Volunteers
Resources for Program Coordinators & Staff
Current Volunteer Needs
FACILITIES UPKEEP
ONGOING PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
NEWSLETTER
OTHER VOLUNTEER NEEDS
Important Staff / Volunteer Contacts
Resources for Open House Volunteers
- Umdze Instructions
- Host Instructions
- Shambhala Ritual and Forms – Video Transcript of teachings by Acharya Suzanne Duquette
- Sunday Open House Umdze Guidelines (Concise Version)
- Open House Volunteer Sign-up Sheet
*To inquire about training to be a Host or Umdze for open house, please reach out to [email protected].
Resources for Program Coordinators & Staff
- Shambhala Volunteer Coordinator Folder – This includes all forms and instructions necessary for program coordinators, including email templates, rota templates, coordinator checklists, and more.
- Everyday Life Coordination Folder – These are resources specific to the “In Everyday Life” series classes.
Current Volunteer Needs
We are full of gratitude for our many volunteers who support our offerings and classes. Please see below for a list of ways you can get involved at the Seattle Shambhala Center.
Contact the Board at [email protected] to inquire further.
Role: Facilities related upkeep and tasks
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours a week
Skills: Familiarity with Harrison House, experience with upkeep of a building and grounds
Job Description: Pays attention to the household and grounds including changing light bulbs, reporting broken items/fixtures or grounds issues to the co-directors, working with repair people, and take care of small maintenance needs as possible.
Role: Garden Care Team (3-4 people)
Time commitment: Spring/Summer – 2 hours/week per person, Fall/Winter – 3-5 hours once a month
Skills: Garden enthusiasm!
Job Description: Keeps an eye on the garden and helps with small tasks as needed (e.g., weeding, deadheading, etc). Attend gardening party days when able. Assists with watering during the summer months, including following the soaker hose schedule (Schedule TBD).
Role: Newsletter Designer
Time commitment: 2-3 hours, once per month (1 week prior to 1st Sunday)
Skills: Basic familiarity with HTML and CSS, some photoshop or photo editing experience, familiarity with Mailchimp a plus.
Job description: The newsletter designer receives the newsletter copy in Word document format and sets up and formats the email campaign in Mailchimp.
- Program Coordinators & Staff – If you wish to volunteer as a program coordinator or staff member, please reach out to Sydney Munger at [email protected].
- Open House Support – We always need more open house hosts and umdzes! To receive training in these areas, reach out to Sydney Munger at [email protected].
- Ikebana Assistance – Contact Shelley Pierce at [email protected] for more information.
- Awake in Action! – Join our Awake in Action volunteer team once a month and uplift the lives of residents of the Union Hotel, a part of Downtown Emergency Services. To learn more, contact Sandra Noel at [email protected].
- Building Maintenance – We need a cadre of people with electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and general maintenance skills. If you can help, contact Tom Gaylord at [email protected].
Important Staff / Volunteer Contacts
Seattle Shambhala Board of Directors [email protected]
Finance Manager – Meli-Tashi Happy [email protected]
Membership Coordinator – Samuel Taylor [email protected]
Director of Practice and Education – Meli-Tashi Happy [email protected]
General Questions [email protected]
What are we missing? Let us know what resources would be useful to include on this page by emailing [email protected]
