Newsletter needs a compiler;
Join Communications Committee;
Transport Core Co-leads and Bus Leaders;
Sanctuary Co-leads;
Fire Co-leads;
Kitchen/Caffeine Co-leads;
Placement Co-leads;
Art Truck Co-Leads;
2019 Survey Results
1) Put Together the Glowbe Newsletter
If you’ve always wanted to do marketing volunteer work for a non-profit art organization, here is your chance to join the Firefly Communications Committee. Our biggest need this year is compiling the Newsletter (Glowbe) and will take approximately 2 – 3 hours a month (more in June).
The Glowbe (this thing you’re reading) needs a person to:
Send 4 short Call-for-Articles emails (from existing template) to Planning and Festival Lists each month (more in June)
Compile Articles from filled out forms via email and cut/paste into an existing Google Sheet in order to format and organize articles
Answer any questions, via email, from Planning and Festival regarding Glowbe as well as reach out to article writers if you have questions regarding filled out forms
Depending on your schedule, you will work with the planning list and come up with the best schedule to send Call-for-Articles emails and when to post Glowbe to the Announce List (only requirement is that Glowbe goes out twice a month till June when it can average 4 – 6 times)
Post the Compiled Glowbe to the Announce List
If you want, you can also add same articles (if applicable) to Official Facebook page and/or Website News Blog page
It really helps if: you own a computer and have basic computer skills, typesetting skills, email organizational skills, google doc and sheet experience (or willing to learn).
~tish
2) Join the Communications Committee!
Be in the know! Be part of the Nexus of Everything That's Going On! Find out about parties in advance!
Want to be part of making Firefly happen? We contribute mainly before the event. We help the Festival Committee get important messages out to the community, we post News/Blog articles on and help update the Firefly website, manage the Official Firefly Facebook page, moderate the Announce Email list, and compile and send out the GLOWBE (see above article for more info regarding Glowbe Newsletter compiler).
Please contact stever@fireflyartscollective.org to volunteer, or to answer any questions before you volunteer :-)
3) Transport Core Looking for Co-Lead, Bus Leaders
Are you a nerd about transportation logistics? Have you taken the bus, or are planning to in 2020? Transportation Core would love your help! We need to logisticate buses running to and fro, coordinate a ton of people and their things, and provide a fun bus environment.
I'm looking for a core co-lead as well as people interested in being in charge of one of the buses during the event. Please reach out to transport@fireflyartscollective.org.
Thanks much,
Sarina & Jessica, Arrival Cluster
4) Seeking a Sanctuary Co-Lead
We are seeking someone to join Arlee as a co-lead for Firefly Sanctuary 2020! Co-leads are responsible for making sure the following essential elements of Sanctuary come together:
Trainings for the Sanctuary volunteers, and an updated volunteer manual
Timely and helpful responses to questions from the festival organizers and other volunteers
A shift schedule and full shift coverage at the Festival
The physical space of Sanctuary and the resources there
Written up data and reflections after the Festival to facilitate process improvements
As a co-lead you will have the guidance and support of Safety Leads Oryx and Zieve, as well as several previous Sanctuary co-leads including Zieve and Arlee. Arlee especially would love someone confident they could write the budget.
5) Seeking a Fire Co-Lead
We are seeking someone to join Canvas as a co-lead for Firefly Fire Safety 2020! You will be the Fire Art Safety Lead and will be charged with making sure all Fire Art at Firefly is safe. The Fire Art Safety Leads are responsible for making sure the following essential elements of Fire Art Safety come together:
Reviews of safety and inspection plans, including all art projects that use fire
Assisting the Art Grant Selection Committee and Placement Core with any questions or concerns related to approval and placement of fire art
Trainings for the Fire volunteers
A shift schedule and full shift coverage at the Festival
Timely and helpful responses to questions from the festival organizers and other volunteers
Inspection of all fire art and fire pits, and responding to reports of un-inspected fire
Written up data and reflections after the Festival to facilitate process improvements
As a co-lead you will have the guidance and support of Safety Leads Oryx and Zieve.
6) Ready for your cup to runneth over?
If you are a Firefly volunteer and want to “steep” up your participation—Caffeine/Kitchen Core needs a few new co-leads (the more the merrier!).
As part of Firefly infrastructure we provide energy and camaraderie for all volunteers working morning, noon and night. By the numbers: we brew around 40 pounds of coffee, 300+ cups of tea, 200+ cups of hot chocolate, and gallons of EmergenC. In addition, we provide a wash station and a stove for those who have neither. We are looking for co-leads who want to take ownership and make a mark (coffee rings?)
If you are interested and want to know more please email: kitchen@fireflyartscollective.org
7) Placement is looking for new blood!
Firefly has more camps and art than ever before. How do we fit it all on the hill without things descending into (total) chaos? Placement Core!
Placement is particularly looking for folks who can help wrangle the deluge of emails, inquiries, and questionnaire processing that happens in the lead up to Placement weekend and ultimately the event.
Please contact placement@fireflyartscollective.org if you are interested!
8) Art Truck Looking for New Co-lead
Art Truck is looking for some volunteers for the 2020 season! Warm, responsible bodies are needed for load/unload and other logistics.
Please contact arttruck@fireflyartscollective.org if you are interested in helping out.
9) 2019 Survey results are up!
Seeking to learn more about who we are and what we want as a community (and because we are geeks) we got 495 consenting respondents to last year's post-event poll. That represents about 40% of all attendees!
Here's a snapshot of us: Firefly Survey 2019. See what they said (well, in aggregate). Topics include: this Facebook group, the Well, ticketing, transformational experiences.