Volunteer to reconnect Seattle

Join us in addressing one of society's greatest challenges—declining social connection and trust. As a volunteer with the Seattle Chamber of Connection, you’ll help end the Seattle freeze by welcoming and supporting some of the 60,000 newcomers to the city each year.

Leadership Volunteer Role

Welcome Facilitator

As a Welcome Facilitator, you'll lead newcomers at our monthly Seattle Welcome Days, guiding them to envision the life they want in Seattle and fostering their first connections.

Responsibilities:

  • Greet newcomers and ensure they feel immediately welcomed

  • Facilitate a small group (6-10 people) through activities like visioning, reciprocity rings, and friendship accelerators

  • Collaborate with fellow facilitators to enhance community engagement including monthly calls

Requirements:

  • Attend a 1 to 2-hour virtual training to learn our methodology

  • Dedicate one Saturday per month (9 am - 3 pm) to Seattle Welcome Days

  • Experience facilitating groups and/or life coaching

This role is ideal for you if you want to:

  • Network and build friendships with diverse newcomers and fellow facilitators

  • Make a tangible impact on people’s lives and be part of a national movement

  • Learn new methodologies and gain fresh perspectives from newcomers

Leadership Volunteer Role

Neighborhood Lead

As a Neighborhood Lead, you'll play a vital role in helping newcomers make friends and get involved in their new neighborhood.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a cohort of newcomers within your neighborhood for 6-12 months

  • Partner with a local venue (bar, café, etc.) to create a neighborhood clubhouse

  • Set a weekly or bi-weekly time to welcome newcomers at the clubhouse

  • Promote these clubhouse meetups through the Seattle Chamber of Connection

  • Attend and facilitate friendly, engaging conversations at each meetup that support the Six Points of Connection

  • Support neighborhood members on our online community.

  • Organize annual neighborhood tour for all newcomers in the city

Requirements:

  • Attend a 1 to 2-hour virtual training to learn our methodology

  • Dedicate one evening weekly or bi-weekly to host the neighborhood meetup

  • Coordinate with the team to promote events and ensure newcomers have local emergency contacts

  • Gather feedback to adapt events to community needs

  • Check in on the online community regularly

  • Experience building communities

This role is perfect for you if you want to:

  • Build connections and make lasting friendships with newcomers and other leaders

  • Make a real difference in people’s lives and be part of a national movement

  • Strengthen your civic leadership skills and learn from the diverse experiences of newcomers

Our target initial neighborhoods in Seattle are Ballard, Capitol Hill, Central District, Delridge, First Hill, Fremont, Green Lake, Queen Anne, Rainier Valley, South Lake Union, University District, and Wallingford.

Join the team!

Do you want to use your powers to change lives, strengthen our neighborhoods and be part of a national movement to repair our country? Let’s reconnect.

ⓒ Chamber of Connection 2024

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