OHS Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are the heart of the Ottawa Horticultural Society. Whether you can contribute a few hours occasionally or take on a regular role, your skills and enthusiasm help us continue to grow and serve our garding community. Explore the opportunities below and consider joining our volunteer team.
🌿"Volunteers are the roots of our organization, helping everything grow." 🌿
Volunteers Committee Convenor
Publicity & Promotions (P&P) Committee Convenor
The Volunteers Committee Convenor plays a key role in connecting members with meaningful volunteer opportunities, recognizing volunteer contributions, and helping ensure the success of OHS programs, events, and activities. (Click the toggle below (right side) to learn more about this role. Downloadable PDF available above.)
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Position Title
Volunteer Committee Convenor
Accountability
Board of Directors
Current Committee/Activity Member(s)
Vacant
Time Commitment
To be determined
Help Grow Our Volunteer Community
The Volunteers Committee Convenor plays a key role in connecting members with meaningful volunteer opportunities, recognizing volunteer contributions, and helping ensure the success of OHS programs, events, and activities.
Purpose of the Committee Convenor
- Recruit volunteers for OHS committees, events, and activities.
- Support and recognize the contributions and achievements of volunteers.
- Coordinate the recruitment of volunteers for OHS committees, events, and activities.
- Develop and maintain a volunteer recognition program.
Major Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Membership Committee to identify potential volunteers and their areas of interest.
- Consult with the Board and Committee Convenors regarding volunteer needs and approaches to filling vacancies.
- Engage with members and prospective volunteers to communicate opportunities and support their consideration of volunteer roles.
- Provide Committee, Event, and Activity Convenors with contact information for potential volunteers.
- Coordinate volunteer recognition opportunities and recommend recognition awards to the Board.
- Present volunteer acknowledgements and awards at the OHS Annual Meeting.
- Track and report volunteer hours.
Qualifications
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with OHS Convenors and volunteers.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency with computer software, including word processing and spreadsheets.
- Good knowledge of the OHS mission, events, and activities.
- An interest in horticulture and gardening.
The Publicity & Promotions (P&P) Committee Convenor will develop, design and produce publicity materials (digital and print) to promote the Mission, objectives and activities of the OHS. (Click the toggle below (right side) to learn more about this role. Downloadable PDF available above.)
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Position Title
Publicity and Promotions (P&P) Committee Convenor
Accountability
Board of Directors
Current Committee/Activity Member(s)
Vacant
Time Commitment
To be determined
Help Grow our Publicity Materials (Digital and Print)
- Develop, design and produce publicity materials (digital and print) to promote the Mission, objectives and activities of the OHS.
Purpose of the Committee Convenor
- Coordinates the design and preparation of publicity and promotional materials (digital and print) in consultation and cooperation with the Convenors of other Committees requiring such items.
- Proactively proposes and designs products (digital and print) that promote external awareness of the OHS and its Mission and objectives.
Major Responsibilities
- Consult regularly or as needed with Convenors of OHS events and activities to understand and support their need for publicity and promotional (P&P) materials for upcoming events/activities.
- Design and produce P&P materials requested by Convenors (posters, graphics, logos, brochures, slideshows).
- Propose, design and produce digital and print materials that promote external awareness of the OHS and its Mission and objectives (eg., bookmarks, brochures, posters), including items for use at community outreach events and booths.
- Collaborate with Convenors of Communications committees in identifying and acting upon opportunities for external publicity (external newsletters and social media).
Qualifications
- Graphic design skills
- Good interpersonal skills, and ability to work cooperatively with OHS Convenors and volunteers
- Good organizational skills & attention to details
- Good proficiency in use of computers and software (word processing, image editing), and in digital design software applications
- Good knowledge of the OHS Mission, events and activities
- Enjoyment of horticulture and gardening
Monthly Meetings Coordination Convenor
The Monthly Meetings Coordination Convenor coordinates the planning and conduct of (non-Speaker Program) activities at OHS monthly meetings.(Click the toggle below (right side) to learn more about this role. Downloadable PDF available above.)
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Position Title
Monthly Meetings Coordination Convenor
Accountability
Board of Directors
Current Committee/Activity Member(s)
Vacant
Time Commitment
To be determined
Purpose of Monthly Meetings Coordinator
- Coordinate the planning and conduct of (non-Speaker Program) activities at OHS monthly meetings.
- Support the planning and conduct of activities at the OHS monthly meetings.
Major Responsibilities
- Maintain awareness of the activities planned for each monthly meeting through communication with the Convenors of the relevant Committees (speaker program presentations, other meeting main events, side tables/activities, door prizes, raffles, room preparation/take-down, audio-visual needs).
- Identify any potential issues or concerns with the scheduling or integration of activities at the monthly meetings and support the resolution of those issues with the activity leads.
- Contribute to informing the Communications Convenors of all events/activities planned for each meeting.
- Recruit volunteers to set-up and take-down the meeting tables and chairs at each meeting.
- Maintain and update the social-time scrolling slide deck.
- Organize door prizes and raffles.
Qualifications
- Good problem-solving skills
- Good interpersonal skills, and ability to work cooperatively with OHS Convenors and volunteers
- Good organizational skills & attention to details
- Good proficiency in use of computers and software (word processing, spreadsheets)
- Good knowledge of the OHS Mission, events and activities
- Enjoyment of horticulture and gardening