Inside OPB
Volunteering at OPB: Groups
- Why Should Your Group Volunteer for OPB?
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Group volunteers play an integral role in OPB's success by answering phone calls from contributors to OPB during TV and Radio Membership Drives. When your group or organization volunteers for OPB, your group will:
- Build team spirit and have fun!
- Achieve visibility as a supporter of public broadcasting's programming and services.
- Receive on-air recognition for your volunteer commitment, potentially reaching 1.4 million viewers and listeners in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Each group will be acknowledged on-air at least twice during their volunteer shift.
- If your group would like to volunteer for OPB, apply online
Volunteer Opportunities
Members of a group, organization or business (and their friends and family) who are 16 years of age or older are invited to volunteer during OPB's Television and Radio Membership Drives.
- Television Membership Drives
- TV Membership Drives occur in September, December, March and June. Forty volunteers are needed for each shift; your group can provide 10, 20, 30 or 40 volunteers. (If you provide fewer than 40 people, you will be sharing the set with at least one other organization's volunteers.) Volunteer shifts last three to five hours during weekday evenings, weekend days or weekend evenings. A typical evening shift is 7:00 to 11:15 p.m., though earlier shifts may be available during the weekend.
- Note: The same volunteers must be present for the entire shift.
- Radio Membership Drives
- Radio Membership Drives occur in October, February and May. A minimum of five volunteers are needed per shift. Volunteer shifts last three hours and are available throughout the day from 6am to 8:30pm
- Volunteer Call-out Program
- The Call-Out Program encourages Membership Drive volunteers to call their co-workers, family and friends to ask them to support OPB. Individuals and groups participate in this program and OPB recognizes the top 10 call out generators each year. Also, prizes are awarded during each shift to the volunteers who obtain call out pledges. In the fiscal year 2006/2007 these personal calls raised over $51K for OPB! What a great way to support OPB! For more information on the Call-Out Program contact 503.293.1947 or .
- This year's groups helped to raise over $51,000 in Call Outs!
- $8,415 Vernier Software & Technology Sept. 2006
- $7,735 Anthro Corp. Sept. 2006
- $2,105 Oregon Zoo Guides March 2007
- $2,660 Financial Planning Assoc. of Oregon and SW Washington Dec. 2006
- $1,597 Friends' Library Store March 2007
- $1,420 City of Portland March 2007 Development Review employees
- $1,095 OPB Cornerstone Society Sept. 2006
- $1,080 New Seasons Market Feb. 2007
- $1,070 Humanists of Greater Portland Dec. 2006
- $895 Oregon Mediation Association Dec. 2006
