We welcome you to join our village of volunteers. As a nonprofit store, volunteers are crucial to our success in offering excellent customer service and in creating economic opportunities for artisans worldwide.
Greeter: Help make our shoppers feel welcomed either here or at off-site sales events and festivals.
Personal Shopper: Help tell the stories of our Artisans, assess the shopping needs of our customer, then help fulfill those needs in a fun, helpful manner.
Qualifications:
Custodian: Clean two bathrooms, sweep and mop a 3,000 sq ft store, handle trash and recycling removal and help paint shelves.
The volunteer openings below can be a work-from-home opportunity
Event Planner: Work with our marketing/graphic design team to help with planning and organizing our events. Fashion Shows, Artisan visits, Annual Meetings, a film festival now and then as well as our Annual Rug Event.....all fun events that help us support fair trade artisans.
Graphic Designer: Do you have graphic design experience you'd like to share? We would love to have your assistance with in-store flyers, print ad layout and design.
Grant Writer: Help us find money and resources! Work with our Board and Manager to research and recommend sources for financial support. This is a great opportunity to use your writing skills to find funding for our fair trade mission.
Ready to jump in? Click the link below and fill out our short application. We'll be in touch soon!
A few more questions for us? Contact Hannah at evanston@tenthousandvillages.com for more information.