Community Outreach/Event Tabling Volunteer WURK is always in need of volunteers to staff our outreach tables at various public events in the Tampa Bay area. Community outreach is a special and important undertaking. There are many people who are unfamiliar with WURK, its content and how a volunteer-powered radio station works. Outreach volunteers must take a knowledgeable and assertive approach to get the public's attention and engage with event attendees to inform them about WURK. Therefore, we need our tabling outreach volunteers to be gregarious, friendly, energetic, and engaging to a wide variety of people. They must also be prepared to take initiative and committed to WURK 's mission and ready to talk about WURK Radio and their personal connection to the project.

Responsibilities: Volunteers are needed to set-up outreach materials and staff a table for the duration of the event (or a particular shift), and then break down the table materials, sometimes by themselves. Summer tabling sometimes involves setting up and taking down a table and tent. We usually need volunteers to pick up and drop off materials at the station before and after the event, as well. Volunteers who can take the lead and handle tabling events from start to finish on their own are particularly helpful to the station. While staffing the table, volunteers must chat with event attendees, often initiating contact. Volunteers must be prepared to handle money for WURK promotional materials sales (t-shirts, tote bags, mugs, etc.), invite listeners to become members (or renew their membership), and complete membership forms. Volunteers sometimes take entries for raffles or door prizes and distribute said prizes. The table and surrounding area should be kept neat and attractive during the event.  Volunteers must follow all venue rules and regulations as set out by our hosts. Tabling happens most often during events on weekends, but can sometimes occur on weeknights and holidays.

Requirements: Tabling outreach volunteers should be friendly and outgoing, promote WURK positively and accurately, be clean and neat in appearance, physically able to complete the tasks they've agreed to be responsible for. All volunteers must have completed the WURK Volunteer Orientation, to become knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the station. 

Requested Skills: It is particularly helpful to have volunteers who are familiar with WURK to do outreach at various political, community based and musical events. Volunteers for this position must be highly social, energetic and organized.