Current Volunteer Opportunities
Manitoba Craft Council is looking for a visionary and energetic person to volunteer on the CCF Promotions Committee.
The purpose of the CCF Promotions Committee, under Manitoba Crafts Council, is to promote Manitoba craft news on a national scale.
This position exists in the Communications team and reports to the MCC Staff and the CCF Administrator.
Role Includes:
- Putting together posts to feature on the Canadian Crafts Federation social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, twitter) according to the National Promotions Committee calendar (About twice per month). Select artist and image to feature, ensure we have permission to use image. Prepare text to promote image/artist and confirm current handles and hashtags.
- 1- 2 hours per month, working online/from home.
MCML is currently looking for MCML Members and others from the community to participate on three committees. Meetings are held 2-4 times per year, and we select a time that is good for all members. Typically, meetings are approximately one hour. Sometimes there are follow-up tasks assigned to members to achieve between meetings. Currently meetings are held via Zoom.
Collections Committee
This committee oversees any activity involving the museum or library collection. This includes:
- Care of museum and library collections
- Museum acquisitions
- Library acquisitions
- Deaccessions (removal of items from the collections)
- Funding for collections issues
- Reviewing the Collections Management, Conservation and Library Policies
- Setting the guidelines for lending from the Library collection
Exhibits and Programming Committee
This committee oversees any activity involving the museum exhibits and public programming. This includes:
- Exhibit Planning
- Public programming planning, both on-site and off-site
- School Programming
- Coordination between exhibits and programming
- Reviewing the Exhibition and Public Programming Policies
- Liaise regarding communication and marketing for exhibits and programming
Communications Committee
This committee will oversee any activity involving the communications, marketing, members and possibly volunteers. This is a new committee, so the terms of reference are not yet established. We anticipate that this committee will address communication through the newsletter, social media and other promotional avenues, the topic of MCML marketing, communicating to members and possibly volunteer issues.
Finance & Fundraising
Oversees any activity involving fund raising and fund development. This will include:
- Review the progress of the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library fund development program as it relates to its mission, vision and values.
- Review fund development policies and make recommendations to the board for approval.
- Review the case for support that will engage others to support the organization philanthropically.
- Recommend to the Board of Directors a policy to promote the culture of philanthropy in the organization.
- Work with the Executive Director to develop and implement a fund development plan for the year and beyond based on the case for support and urgent needs. 6. Engage volunteers to assist with fundraising activities.
C2 Shop – Joint Committee with MCC
Oversees the management of the C2 Shop. This will include:
- Review of new artists.
- Planning of events
- Marketing and promotion
- Layout of the shop
