Volunteer

Steering Council Minutes

Please request archived minutes at questions@snowflower.org

Around the hub of the Steering Council, there are numerous committees and volunteers:

• Finance Committee: ensures that SnowFlower makes judicious use of the contributions it receives. If you are interested in receiving a copy of our current operating budget or have a financial background and are interested in volunteering please email questions@snowflower.org.
• Schedulers Committee: plans and schedules meetings that support and sustain mindfulness practice of members. The Schedulers Committee allows SnowFlower to share its wisdom by rotating facilitation of the meetings. We are always looking for more SnowFlowers to facilitate our meetings. The scheduler will assist you in any way you need. To express interest, please email questions@snowflower.org.
• Earth Holders: Each of us may find our own form of Engaged Buddhist practice whether it is participating in various ways of reducing consumption, lobbying for racial, social and climate justice, nurturing an awareness of nature among our children, protecting our waters, participating in artistic expressions to increase awareness, working to elect those who are committed to efforts to care for our planet. We are on the path, and learning from each other. We gather and work collectively and draw upon our mindful appreciation of the beauty and resilience of this planet that surrounds us.
• Technology Support: Setting up equipment and Zoom hosting Tuesday evenings, the Fall Retreat, the Spring Day of Mindfulness.
• Retreat Management: Looking for a retreat coordinator to be groomed to be a co-manager of the SnowFlower Fall retreat and a co-retreat manager for the Spring Day of Mindfulness. This includes working with the facility to coordinate the retreat/day, finding volunteers to staff the retreat/day, promoting the event, and attending to other retreat details.
• Reflections Editor: This includes soliciting senior practitioners for articles for the reflections in the SnowFlower Sun, editing those articles, publishing the articles on the SnowFlower website and sending it to the SnowFlower listserv.
• Website Maintenance: Maintaining and updating the SnowFlower website using WordPress.
• Assistant Treasurer: Assisting the Treasurer with the SnowFlower financials. Requires knowledge of accounting principles, and a willingness to learn QuickBooks and Excel.

SnowFlower relies on volunteers who bring mindful and respectful attention to support the Sangha. If you are interested in volunteering, contact a member of the Steering Council (below) by sending an email to questions@snowflower.org