VSA Iowa offers a variety of fun and exciting volunteer opportunities. Below is a list of some of the many ways that you can contribute your time to ensuring the success of our programming. Please contact our office if you have any questions.
UPCOMING EVENTS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TOOTSIE DRIVE
September 15th – 19th, 2010
Wednesday, September 15th 9:00am – 5:00pm (9-11, 11-1, etc.)
Thursday, September 16th 9:00am – 5:00pm (9-11, 11-1, etc.)
Friday, September 17th 9:00am – 7:00pm (9-11, 11-1, etc.)
Satruday, September 18th 9:00am – 7:00pm (9-11, 11-1, etc.)
Sunday, September 19th 11:00am – 5:00pm (11-1, 1-3, etc.)
Location: Hy-Vee, Johnston, Merle Hay Road
Duties include handing out Tootsie Rolls to shoppers and collecting donations.
If you are interested in participating please contact our office or print and fill out our volunteer form.
LIST OF CONTINUOUS OPPORTUNITUES (volunteer application below)
- Serve on a VSA arts committee or the Board of Directors.
- Help our next fundraising event find silent auction and other in-kind donations, work on organization, decorating, ticket sales. etc.
- Assist in identifying potential sponsors both for special events and general support.
- Help compile, edit and disseminate news - via e-mail or in our office at a computer
- Transport the traveling art exhibit to its destinations.
- Transport art between artists' studios and VSA's office or exhibit space.
- Narrate audio descriptions of art in various exhibits
- Drive people with disabilities to and from arts events, conferences, workshops, plays, gallery openings, meetings, etc.
- Update our Access and Outlook databases or enable us to use them more efficiently.
- Assist with periodic mailings at the office.
- Develop list of deaf-blind interpreters, and expand list of ASL interpreters with their credentials - calling from your home or our office.
- Develop a program of group outings to accessible arts activities – possibly involving transportation, accessible season ticket for a group of theatres, already-functioning social groups, tactile tours, ticket discounts, making sure facilities are accessible, etc.
- Serve as a resource on an access review committee (evaluating accessibility, access plans, etc.) - requires some access law research, expertise, outings.
- Help evaluate (and promote) ASL-interpreted and/or Audio Described performances by contacting patrons by phone or e-mail from your home or our office.
- Research opportunities for collaborations and funders to provide and pay for services (in-kind printing of flyers, brochures, an arts journal, etc.).
- Build and coordinate groups of writers, artists, and/or performers with disabilities.
- Seek out artists with disabilities to join our roster and additional venues in which to display work
- Develop a list (statewide) of services for artists with disabilities (to help in framing artwork, marketing, writing grants, building portfolios and resumes, etc.).
- Compile a weekly list of accessible movies (offering captioning or DVS description) at a handful of cinemas with special equipment and email to interested people (probably an hour a week).
- Offer graphics expertise for special projects - graphic design, illustration, photography, etc.
- Provide computer consulting to artists.
- Call a local telephone tree of consumers about upcoming events (for people not on e-mail).
- Assist presenters of VSA workshops or present workshops in your area of arts or accessibility interest.
You can apply online, or download our volunteer application
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