Equality Breakfast 2025 Volunteers
Are you passionate about gender equality and social justice? Would you like to contribute to the success of a large-scale fundraising event?
West Coast LEAF is looking for volunteers to help with day-of organization of our annual fundraising event, the 2025 Equality Breakfast on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
West Coast LEAF works to advance equality in BC for women and people who are discriminated against because of their gender. We do this through legal education programs, advocating for law reform, and conducting equality rights litigation. The Equality Breakfast is West Coast LEAF’s largest annual event, and the biggest fundraiser for gender equality in the province. To get a preview of what this event will be like, check out our past Equality Breakfasts. We need your assistance to make it happen!
The volunteer roles will include:
Silent Auction Attendant/Processor
- Assist guests in bidding on silent auction items and using our virtual silent auction platform, and ensure guests receive their winnings at the end of the event.
Fund Development
- Facilitate the fundraising portion of the event by collecting cheques and pledge cards from guests.
Usher
- Guide guests to their tables and answer any questions about seating
Volunteering for this event is a fantastic opportunity to network with people in the gender-justice sector, as well as lawyers, judges, and politicians. Volunteers will also be able to hear the keynote conversation with Naomi Klein, an award-winning journalist, columnist, and the international bestselling author of nine books published in over 35 languages including No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, This Changes Everything, No Is Not Enough, On Fire, and Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World which won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction in 2024.
In addition, we will provide a letter of reference upon request and one year of complimentary membership at West Coast LEAF.
Time Commitment:
- Attend ONE of the mandatory orientation sessions at our Vancouver office:
- Thursday, February 20th, 6pm -8pm OR
- Tuesday, February 25th, 6pm- 8pm
- An early start! Volunteer shift on March 7 will be from 5:30am -10:30am
If you’re interested in volunteering, please apply by emailing us at: volunteer@westcoastleaf.org with your name, the orientation session that you would like to attend, and subject line “2025 Equality Breakfast Day of Volunteer”.
Application deadline
February 5, 2025, 11:59pm PST
Please note: We do not require resumes from those interested in volunteering.