2010 VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORM

Sept. 9-19, 2010 -- Pick of the Fringe Sept. 23-26

Thank you for applying to be a volunteer for the Vancouver International Fringe Festival! With over 600 performances in 11 days, the Fringe depends on people like you to make the festival a success for the audience and the artists. Thanks to our hundreds of volunteers, we are able to give 100% of the box office proceeds directly to the artists.

Our festival requires all volunteers to be ambassadors and to have an intermediate to advanced proficiency in spoken English.

Tous les bénévoles se doivent d'être des ambassadeurs de notre festival et possèdent un niveau intermédiaire à avancé d'anglais parlé.

Wir suchen freiwillige Helfer, die unser Festival adequat representieren und gute bis fortgeschrittene Englischkenntnisse vorweisen koennen.

Nuestro Festival requiere que todos los voluntarios sean embajadores del festival y que tengan un nivel intermedio o avanzado de ingles.

The Serious Stuff


The Vancouver International Fringe Festival Agrees to:
  • Protect personal information in accordance with British Columbia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy and the Personal Information Protections Act.
  • Treat volunteers respectfully.
  • Provide adequate training and information prior to a volunteer's first shift.
  • Provide a complete schedule of volunteer requirements prior to the start of the Festival.
  • Provide volunteers with a Rush Pass redeemable for free admission to an unlimited number of Fringe shows where space is available.
  • Provide volunteers with suitable identification for the duration of duties.
The Volunteer agrees to:
  • Submit a completed registration form.
  • Commit to a minimum of 4 shifts of approximately 4 hours each.
  • Complete, in full, the scheduled shifts.
  • Treat other volunteers, the public, performers, staff and the Vancouver International Fringe Festival and its Society respectfully.
  • Act as an ambassador for the Festival to the public using the information provided by the Festival.
  • Display identification provided by the Festival for the duration of each active shift.
Please note:
  • The Vancouver International Fringe Festival strives to create an inclusive space for everyone.
  • Volunteers have the right to remove themselves from duty, and lodge an official complaint with Festival management, when Festival staff, volunteers, or artists' behaviour is in direct contravention with any of the clauses above.
  • The Festival reserves the right to dismiss volunteers from duty without notice when the volunteer's behaviour is in direct contravention with any of the clauses above.

I understand the terms and conditions

PERSONAL INFORMATION

* indicates a required field.

CONTACT INFORMATION
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Gender:
* Address:
* City:
* Province:
* Postal Code:
* Day Phone:
Evening Phone:
Cell Phone:
Email:
Please note that most of our correspondence is done through email. If you do not have access to email, how would you like to be reached?
Choose one:
* Date of Birth / /
* Emergency Contact Name:
* Emergency Contact Day Phone:
* Emergency Contact Evening Phone:

ADDITIONAL INFO
* T-shirt Size:
* Have you volunteered for the Fringe Festival before?:
If yes, for how many years?:
Please describe briefly any volunteering you've done at the Fringe or for other events/organizations:
Level of spoken English:
Other languages spoken:
Fringe performers need somewhere to stay! Are you interested in billeting?:

THE TIMES YOU'RE AVAILABLE

You must be available for at least 4 shifts. Shifts are approximately 4 hours in length.

* What is your ideal number of shifts?:
* What is your maximum number of shifts?:
Pre-festival Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late Evening
Weekend
During Festival - September 9-19 Afternoon
Evening
Late Evening
Weekend
Post Festival Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late Evening
Weekend
Availability Notes:

You may check as many boxes as you'd like on the following pages to join a team of volunteers!

On-Going

Distribution Team Distribute our programs to businesses, hang posters, and help us get the word out, before and during the festival. If you'd like to move your feet for the Fringe, we'd love your help!
Office Workers In-House Team Help out with office duties before, during or after the festival. Everything from database work to preparing performer packages to compiling Pick of the Fringe results, the staff needs your support! Please note that it is very important that you are comfortable working on a computer for data entry.
Drivers Drivers are crucial for pick up and delivery (of people and supplies!) before and during the festival. You must have a valid driver's license.

Pre-Festival

Opening Night Team Roll out the green carpet for our signature fundraising event! Help our fundraising team decorate the theatre, prepare the silent auction and fill goody bags.
Silent Auction Team Like getting free stuff for a good cause? We need dedicated volunteers to help us solicit donations for our silent auction from businesses around the city.
Production & Signage Team It takes hard work to look this good. Pick up a hammer and help our production and signage team build venues, paint and install signs, hang banners and prepare the island for the Fringe! Comfortable shoes and warm clothes required. You might work outside, get dirty, and need to be able to lift stuff!

During Festival

VENUE TEAM

Warm clothes required! Most venue teams work outside (but under cover in case of rain).

Crew Chief Crew Chiefs are experienced and committed to the Fringe. They take on a larger role in the festival troubleshooting, training and supervising volunteers. This position requires a minimum 40-hour commitment, an interview, and an extra training session. Crew Chiefs receive a Kick Ass Pass.
Venue Captain Venue Captains are also experienced and committed to the Fringe. They coordinate and supervise Front of House activities at our venues. This position requires an interview and a minimum commitment of 8 shifts. Venue Captains receive a Kick Ass Pass.
Ticket Seller This is the Fringe Customer Service point of contact numero uno! Ticket Sellers manage Will Call, sell tickets to the shows, handle money, and keep track of how many pass holders attend each performance. All Ticket Sellers must be familiar with Canadian currency and have a high level of spoken English.
Usher Don't want to get your hands on the cash? Ushers get involved by taking tickets, handing out programs, and showing the audience to their seats. Ushers also help with crowd control and answer a lot of questions from the audience standing in line.
Some Fringe performers prefer to go off-grid and participate in the Bring Your Own Venue program. Fringe performances have taken place in vans, trees, bars, nightclubs, community halls, and churches all over the city. If you're up for working some shifts at one of this year's BYOVs, check this box.

FUNDRAISING

Fundraising Team Are you Sweet on the Fringe? We need energetic, friendly volunteers with sales experience to canvas ticket lines for donations. Everyone will receive a yummy sweet for their donation. If you've got charm and a gift for gab, this job's for you!

FRINGE BAR TEAM (VOLUNTEERS 19+)

Night owls needed! The bar is open late.

Bartender If you have your Serving It Right certification, come pour frosty beverages for our Fringe Bar customers. No fancy drink-making skills required.
Busser Help Fringe Bar staff keep the party rolling by bringing out food and clearing dishes.
Ticket Seller Sell tickets for food and drinks at the best party in town! Ticket Sellers need to be comfortable working in a bar setting and handling money. They also must be familiar with Canadian currency and have a high level of spoken English.
Security We'll need your help to keep the fun in the bar, and off the streets. Check IDs, keep drinks in and smoke out, and help keep the club celebrations safe and fun.

VOLUNTEER CENTRE

Schlepper Don't mind getting your hands dirty? From moving equipment to helping tidy our venues, we never know what might come up! Hang out at the festival and lend a hand!
Registration Attendant This position is key to the Volunteer Centre. Registration Attendants are the keepers of the daily Schedule, and help make the Volunteer Centre a fun, welcoming, and informative place for volunteers. They sign volunteers in for their shifts, let staff members know if there are any holes in the schedule, and dispatch Floaters to fill in where extra help is needed.
Runner Fringe on the go! Runners relax until a call comes over the radio from the Dispatch Centre, and then spring into action to move critical information and supplies between venues. Comfortable footwear and warm clothes are a must - Runners don't actually run, but they do a lot of walking!
Floater Thrive on spontaneity or looking for variety? Floaters fill in for volunteers who can't make their shift, or jump in to help when things get really busy. Read all the other job descriptions here to get a sense of what you might do as a Floater!
Fringe Ambassador Put your best Fringe forward! These volunteers are friendly founts of information and important points of contact for artists and the public at the Info Centre and around the island.
Financial Services Team Bean counters unite! Count, reconcile and prepare floats and deposits in our top secret location. Financial Services volunteers must be very familiar with Canadian currency. Some of these shifts will involve late hours.
Are you bondable?

Post Festival

Pick of the Fringe It ain't over yet! Work as a venue captain, ticket seller, or usher at our Pick-of-the-Fringe venue.
Strike Crew Help production and site staff strike all the festival set-up. Comfortable shoes and warm clothes required. You might work outside, get dirty, and need to be able to climb ladders and lift stuff!
Party Helper Don't let it end! Help us with set-up, decoration and clean-up of our volunteer appreciation party.

What Happens Now?

OTHER INFORMATION

Do you have any special needs we should be aware of or is there anything else you'd like us to know?
Would you like to receive information about special events and newsletters?

Thank you for your interest in the Vancouver International Fringe Festival! The Fringe wouldn't be possible without the dedication of our volunteers.

Please note that this is an application to volunteer, and does not guarantee your participation; we often get more enthusiastic applicants than we need! If you are selected to volunteer, you will be placed in our database and scheduled for shifts according to the availability you provided. Additional shift sign-ups will be available at our training sessions. You will receive your schedule and training info by email (unless you indicated another method for contact). Please Note: We do not double book shifts. The shifts you receive are yours alone and we rely on you to be there. If you cannot attend a shift, please notify us immediately.

If you have any questions, email volunteer@vancouverfringe.com or call 604.257.0350. We look forward to hearing from you!