special events volunteer opportunities

Saratoga PLAN has a robust calendar of outreach and fundraising events each and every year. Come help us craft, organize, promote, coordinate, run activities, and keep each event running smoothly.

Events Volunteer

Event volunteers will assist Saratoga PLAN in a variety of outreach and education events throughout the year – bird walks, guided hikes, earth day celebration, and tabling at community days.

Tasks may include:

  • Plan, coordinate and promote events
  • Staff information booths and distribute information
  • Greet and orient event participants
  • Provide courteous, welcoming, and informed information
  • Enter information into event summary database

Volunteer Position Benefits:

  • Gain valuable knowledge on land conservation in Saratoga County
  • Meet and work with other dedicated volunteers
  • Further hone your outreach skills, and share your area of interest/expertise with event participants

Qualifications:

Volunteers must have strong communication and customer service skills, are able to take direction and complete tasks with little supervision, and have an interest in supporting Saratoga PLAN’s outreach goals. Ability to maintain a pleasant attitude under pressure is important.

If you have any questions about Saratoga PLAN’s outreach and special events volunteer program please contact us.

Fundraising Events Volunteer

Fundraising volunteers assist Saratoga PLAN in earning funds to directly support the organizations mission. Adding these much needed resources will allow Saratoga PLAN to continue conserving the farms, woods, waters and trails of Saratoga County

Tasks may include:

  • Plan for the event in the months leading up to it
  • Organize and coordinate logistics
  • Run raffles or auctions at events
  • Secure in-kind donations for raffles or auctions
  • Assist with set-up, clean-up and staffing on the day of event
  • Plan and organize a fundraising event for Saratoga PLAN

Volunteer Position Benefits:

  • Gain valuable knowledge on land conservation in Saratoga County
  • Meet and work with other dedicated volunteers
  • Work according to your own schedule

Qualifications:

Volunteers should enjoy planning events, organizing or managing administrative tasks. Volunteers must possess creativity, organization skills, and commitment to see the fundraiser through to the end. Ages 18+.

If you have any questions about Saratoga PLAN’s fundraising volunteer program, please contact us.

“Volunteering at PLAN is not only beneficial for the organization; it has helped me grow as an individual. I have made business and personal connections, and I have also learned about my community and the vision that Saratoga PLAN brings to life time and time again. Supporting nonprofits doesn’t just build a bigger better organization- it builds a bigger, better community.”

Jess Schul
committee member
event planning

“I can’t believe how lucky we are to live in a county so rich in unspoiled woods and waterways. We have an incredible bounty of forests, fields, streamsides, lakeshores, mountains, and meadows just minutes away from home, thanks in large part to the preservation efforts of PLAN.”

Jackie Donnelly
event leader