|
|
|
Volunteers are extremely important to OLT. Whether you have a few hours during your next visit or a full day for a special event, please consider a donation of your time to help us work more efficiently toward the protection of the northern San Luis Valley’s unique resources and open space. Help us learn of your interests by filling out a Volunteer Candidate Application. Print the application, fill it out and mail it in or give us a call to have an application sent to you.
Get Involved with a Committee!
On-site, Short-term Projects Check in the Welcome Center for a list of projects that can be completed in a few hours. Help with Large Mailings Each year we publish an annual newsletter to thousands of people and occasionally we send special mailings. We need volunteers to stuff and seal envelopes, attach stamps and sort mail. Would you like to help out? Organize and Work Special Events We can always use help organizing and soliciting businesses for items in support of OLT special events such as our annual Member Appreciation Weekend, silent auction, or raffle. We also need volunteers to help work at these events. Staff an Informational Booth Would you like to attend a community event on behalf of OLT? As part of our community outreach efforts we attend the Crestone Music Festival, 4th of July in Crestone and Memorial Day Sunday and the Fall Festival in Saguache. Distribute Brochures Would you like to help forge a link between OLT and your local businesses and/or organizations? Help keep your favorite groups stocked with OLT literature. Initially, ask businesses and organizations to display brochures and then check back with them every couple months to restock. Organize a New Fundraiser Would you like to organize your own fundraiser that would benefit the Orient Land Trust? Let us know if you have a special idea which you would like to see through to completion. Special Projects Many times we have projects that require special skills or expertise. If you have special talents (legal, information technology, public relations, natural resource, graphic design, artistic, etc.) that you would like to offer, please let us know. We’ll call you as needed. Outdoor Projects We know many of you would like to assist with outdoor projects. Our trails need maintenance as well as occasional new construction. We also have an ongoing battle with non-native species and wildfire mitigation. Do you want to get physical? Facility Maintenance and Construction We can always use help with the maintenance of our numerous facilities. Also, we have a list of projects waiting to be built. Do you have carpentry, painting or mechanical repair skills? Fundraising We need help soliciting businesses for donated goods and/or services on an ongoing basis for OLT fundraisers. Are you a good recruiter? OLT is looking to expand its support base and needs outgoing volunteers to recruit new members. Interested in Serving on the OLT Board of Directors? Every July, three seats open on the Orient Land Trust Board of Directors. We solicit applicants with interest and time to fill these positions. The Board is legally and fiscally responsible for the organization. It sets policy, establishes goals and budgets, and hires and monitors the performance of the Executive Director. One-third of the directors are elected for terms of three years at the annual meeting each July. Board members are volunteers. Read the complete position description. If you're interested, please submit a letter of intent and resume to the Board Development Committee, Orient Land Trust, PO Box 65, Villa Grove, CO 81155 or via e-mail. Please highlight your experience with nonprofits (including volunteer boards), fundraising, finance, work on committees, volunteerism, familiarity with OLT, your interests and expertise, and why the board would want you as its newest member. Botanists, Wildlife Biologists, Weed Scientists and Historians Needed We have started conducting
inventories of the flora and fauna of OLT properties and need help completing
this project. Are you able to identify and key out plant or animal species? Do
you have an interest in compiling historic and/or cultural documents or doing
research into past activity on OLT lands?
|