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Join our Village!

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.

Volunteer Opportunities with our Evanston shop

In-store shifts are typically 4 hours, but can be flexible
Always supported by store staff, orientation & training provided


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:

  • Dependable, attentive, and able to interact easily with people
  • Computer and internet capable
  • Minimum age 16


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.

INTERESTED IN LENDING A HAND?

Ready to jump in? Click the link below and fill out our short application. We'll be in touch soon!

Apply Online to Volunteer - Fill out an Application Here

A few more questions for us? Contact Hannah at evanston@tenthousandvillages.com for more information.

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