Thank you for considering volunteering for Wisconsin Public Television. Please select an event below to see available opportunities:
Phone bank: Talk on the phone/headset with viewers interested in making a contribution to the station. Enter pledge information into a computer software program.
Refreshment Host: Serve refreshments, snacks and a meal to volunteers and staff. Main a clean work space.
Shift Coordinator*: Train volunteers how to take phone pledges using a computer software program. Supervise phone bank, answer membership questions, and address any issues as they arise.
Shift Coordinator, Assistant*: Oversee volunteer check-in process. Supervise phone bank, answer membership questions and address any issues as they arise.
*Requires completion of new shift coordinator training program. Contact the volunteer office at (608) 265-4436 for more information.
Demo Assistants: Help set up stage presentations, monitor seating, distribute handouts, check sound levels, take attendance and assist with clean up as needed.
Exhibitor Check-In: Greet exhibitors, hand out ingress packets and direct them to their assigned booth location on the exhibition hall floor.
Exhibitor Entrance Attendant: Monitor traffic flow near the back doors of the Exhibition Hall. Ensure that visitors have valid exhibitor or volunteer passes, answer basic show questions and provide directions to the locations of events and show facilities.
Floater: Volunteers will be given a job assignment to fill openings due to cancellations, unfilled positions and other staffing needs.
Greeter: Welcome visitors to Garden Expo. Direct attendees to entry gates, ticket booths, classrooms, demos and exhibitor booths. Hand out programs and answer basic questions about the show.
Handstamper: Provide hand stamps to visitors that would like to re-enter the show and answer general event questions.
Quilt Expo Booth: Promote WPT’s fall Quilt Expo, answer general questions about the show, hand out literature and encourage visitors to participate in the prize drawing.
Raffle and Info Desk: Give directions and answer questions about Garden Expo using information sheets we provide. Sell raffle tickets.
Seminar Assistant: Welcome guests, adjust lighting levels, keep presenters on schedule, distribute handouts and evaluation forms, make announcements, take attendance, manage traffic flow and assist where needed.
Ticket Sales: Greet attendees and sell tickets in the front or back lobby of the Exhibition Hall. Answer basic questions and direct visitors to seminars, exhibitor booths, food stations and Alliant Energy Center amenities.
Volunteer Check-In: Greet volunteers, hand them their name badges and direct them to training and orientation in the volunteer lounge.
Workshop Assistant: Help set up workshops, distribute materials, assist participants with projects and lend a hand with clean up.
