notloB Folk Concerts are 100% volunteer run and not for profit. 100% of the patron donations, less production expenses (rent, sound engineer, green room food, publicity) go to the artists.
Each concert is a labor of love that requires many hours of volunteer effort. Volunteering is fun and very rewarding. Each show requires 3-5 people to set up and take down lighting, receive donations, sell artist merchandise, and take care of artist hospitality. Or perhaps you would like to volunteer with publicity.
Most needed:
- social media promotion
- street team (especially if you have access to a color copier).
- website hosting and administration
Volunteer Policy
It may appear that producing a concert is a cake walk, but much needs to be done behind the scene.
Here’s the deal: In exchange for being selected to assist about 4 hours/concert doing varied tasks, volunteers receive
- A seat (when not needed elsewhere)
- Knowledge how to produce a concert
- Something to put on your resume
Volunteers will do tasks as necessary for production of the concert. Concert tasks typically include
- Room set-up / take-down
- Baking
- Selling refreshments
- Ushering
- Artist merchandise sales
- Taking donations
- Running for green room supplies
- Publicity
- And anything else as required
Publicity tasks typically include
- Spreading the word via social networking sites, blogs, chat rooms, message boards, etc.
- Distributinh promotional materials to locations in your area, i.e.hang up posters and pass out handbills
- Tell your friends
- Hosting artists
- Requesting artists interviews on your local radio stations
- Reporting back and let us know what you did and share your observations
Benefits:
- Access to exclusive concerts, content and inside information
- Hands-on Marketing and Promotions experience
- Networking and developing contacts
- Access to events and promotional materials
We can't wait to work with you!
If you have questions or wish to apply, please send email to notlobreservations at gmail dot com with your qualifications and interests. Also apply to join the volunteer call group (used to communicate volunteer opportunities).
Thank you for supporting live acoustic music in Jamaica Plain and Somerville.
Jeff Boudreau