Volunteer Opportunities

MUSEUM
● Museum Docents – 1:00-3: 30 pm on the 2nd Sunday of month. One to greet
and invite donations, two on each of three floors. Docents will be given
information packages and provided with docent training. Also, need
someone to help create and design the docent packages and schedule and
train docents

● Museum Committee – Need new members to help with
displays, maintain a clean museum and manage the gift
shop.

● Building Committee – Need new members to help with
maintenance and upgrades to the Museum and Education
Center.

● Fundraising Committee – New committee to oversee annual
giving appeal; outreach for Open House Corporate sponsors;
outreach for planned giving; and raise $10,000 to establish
an endowment at the Rhode Island Foundation.

● Marketing – Need help creating and producing outreach
marketing materials for new members and volunteers.
Also to develop a system and implementation plan to share
information with Senior Center and Libraries in East
Providence and surrounding areas.

● Technology – Need help maintaining/updating our website.
Also need help utilizing email campaign software,
streamlining social media posts, implementing an e-mail
Gazette, etc.

● Volunteer Coordinator – Need someone to help identify and
coordinate volunteer groups and be on site as needed for
volunteer groups of corporate employees and students.

● Attorney – Provide legal advice as needed eg. Disclaimer for
outside groups to sign when using our Ed Center. Provide
counsel for updating bylaws

● Accountant – Provide counsel and oversight for budget.

EDUCATION
● Education Center Committee – New committee to
determine rules and procedures for using the Education
Center; maintain a calendar; and ID upgrades as needed.

● School Education Programs Committee – New committee to
develop a curriculum and implementation plan; Identify and
train 3 teachers; and outreach to one school to pilot next
fall.

COMMUNITY
● Community Events Committee – New committee to manage
the logistics of special events such as Watchemoket Square Day and events held
during museum open houses. Identify and pilot one paid
event and one sponsored signature event.

● Marker Program – Need new members to help with deed
research and identifying architectural details and historical
significance of buildings.

Email us if you are interested in helping just a few times a year, or something more regular.
Thank you!