Activities involved
Event Help Event Planning
Skills required
Event Coordination Organizing

In Person Session Hosts - Non-Profit Leadership Conference

Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St,, New Westminster,, BC, V3M 1B6 [map]
About Us
Vantage Point is a British Columbia non-profit that serves other BC non-profits. We convene, connect, and equip leaders to lift organizational capacity and elevate the non-profit sector.
With our main office situated on the unceded and stolen lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations, Vantage Point provides high quality, practical education, facilitation, and consulting support to BC’s non-profit sector as well as programs that support sector success through convening, facilitation, and advocacy. We offer programs and services to non-profits across the lands of over 200 distinct First Nations. 
 Vantage Point is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team and providing equitable opportunities in our recruitment processes. Individuals with life experience and knowledge of promising practices in EDI are encouraged to apply. Vantage Point is particularly interested in considering applications from Indigenous, Black, Asian, Latinx, Indigequeer, Two-Spirited, and LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, or people who hold otherwise traditionally marginalized identities to reflect the sector we serve and our collective communities. 
 
British Columbia Non-Profit Leadership Conference
Vantage Point’s annual conference is an event designed to provide non-profit leaders with renewed energy and confidence through learning, connection, and dialogue.  
Consistent with past years, we envision participants coming away from this conference feeling supported and inspired by the leadership of our sector. The 2024 BC Non-Profit Leadership Conference theme will centre on the concept of collective strength, inspired and directed by the key issues and areas of importance shared with us by our communities, delivered by our skilled and knowledgeable facilitators. We recognize that BC non-profits significantly contribute to healthy, connected, and resilient communities. We, ourselves, need opportunities to build our capacity, knowledge, and connections, so that we can do our work in community more effectively. We anticipate this conference will be one to inspire, inform, and connect our community and our work together.
Volunteer Roles
As members of the Conference Operations team, volunteers for the event will offer various supports to Vantage Point staff/team to assist with specific elements of the event. 
•	Volunteers will report to the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator. 
•	All training and orientation to Vantage Point’s systems will be provided by our staff.
•	Time commitment will vary depending on the role and be agreed upon with the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator.

Ideal Skills & Characteristics for all roles
•	Experience in the non-profit sector
•	Event and conference experience
•	Comfort with online platforms and use of technology
•	Clear communication skills – verbal and written 
•	Organization and time management skills
•	Dedication to continual learning and openness to receiving constructive feedback

In Person Session Hosts
•	Working with event staff to execute the in-person speaker sessions on June 7, 2024 – In person at the Anvil Centre, New Westminster, BC from approx. 8:00am-5:00pm
•	Welcoming guests into the session
•	Helping guests find seats with accessibility needs as priority
•	Assuring speakers have the supplies they need for the delivery of their session
•	Ensuring the space is tidy and set up for the session to take place
•	Supporting participants with any questions they may have with facilities

To apply for a role on this team, please send an email to our Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, Alina Emery, at aemery@thevantagepoint.ca, that includes:
•	Subject line of: NPLC Session Host Team
•	A PDF that includes a brief description of interest in this role and a resume or list of your experience working with events and conferences in a coordinator or customer service type role
•	Your availability for the event:
o	June 7, 2024 – In person at the Anvil Centre, New Westminster, BC from approx. 8:00am-5:00pm
Why should you volunteer for this opportunity?
Benefits    
The opportunity to:
•	Attend the conference day or event you support for free. 
•	Strengthen experience applying your knowledge of special skills and education 
•	Learn from non-profit leaders and increase knowledge about the non-profit sector. 
•	Receive a recommendation on LinkedIn or/and a letter of recommendation at the successful conclusion of your term, upon your request
•	Be a part of making the BC Non-Profit Leadership Conference a success
Activities involved
Event Help Event Planning
Skills required
Event Coordination Organizing