Conference Planning Support

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Get Connected Icon Weekday afternoons 1-3 a month (event is Thursday-Saturday in February)

Description

Join the WE Ignite Conference Committee; we are looking for volunteers to support with planning the WE Ignite Conference in the following positions:

  • Event Coordinator
  • Speaker Coordinator
  • Promotions (Social Media & Marketing) Coordinator
  • Event Assistant

By volunteering your time for WE Ignite you will develop skills around organizing an event and gain valuable experience. It gives you free access to the conference and an opportunity to network, which can unlock new opportunities. You will supporting positive change within your community and will have the opportunity to create new friendships with similarly passionate individuals.

For more information on the positions please apply or email eventchair@weignitewa.org.

About WE Ignite & our annual conference

WE Ignite is an educational non-profit with the mission to ignite the inner spirit of women to connect, inspire and empower each other.

Our vision is to provide opportunities, through educational events such as retreats, workshops, and our annual conference, for women from varied backgrounds to connect and support each other through both online platforms and in-person events.

The WE Ignite annual conference provides attendees with time for reflection and impactful conversations around gender, sexuality, and race.

WE Ignite is committed to facilitating diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments where everyone can learn and grow. The conference sessions contain an anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens with an intersectionality and positionality focus to center the most marginalized.

By volunteering with us, you join us in the furthering of our commitment towards liberation and antiracism.

Qualifications

  • A belief in the mission, vision, values, purpose, and programming guidelines of WE Ignite
  • Commitment to practicing and actively engaging in self-work to becoming anti-racist and anti-oppressive in all dimensions of diversity
  • Demonstrated administrative and customer service experience
  • Ability to work cooperatively in a transparent manner in an organization that encourages broad, diverse community involvement
  • Ability to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs
  • Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to use or learn computerized information

Details

Get Connected Icon 18 and older
Get Connected Icon Is Not Family Friendly
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