Volunteers

Become an LFT Volunteer!

Help us Give Bowen Theory to the World! Volunteers are the driving force of the Murray Bowen Archives Project of Leaders for Tomorrow. Contribute your skills, knowledge and experience to help LFT achieve its mission of making the archives accessible to the public. Volunteering with LFT is interesting, fun and rewarding! There are many ways to serve. Read about some volunteer opportunities below.

Volunteer Opportunities

Here is a sampling of the volunteer opportunities available:

Assisting with the Oral History Project
Editing newsletters, annual reports, and website postings
Generating publicity & exhibits
Inventorying existing resources
Organizing fundraising events
Planning and implementing the 2013 Centennial Celebration of Dr. Bowen’s birth
Serving on the Scholarship and Publications Subcommittee
Soliciting prospective donors
Transcribing videotapes on Bowen Theory

Where Does Volunteering Take Place?

Wherever they are needed, volunteers serve. The computer and internet access allow many of our volunteers to work from their corner of the globe. Other volunteers go “on location”; e.g., to inventory and assess potential additions to the collection or to collect oral histories or to carry out scholarship that makes use of the materials in the collection.

How to Begin

Complete our simple volunteer application (coming soon). Once we receive your completed application, our volunteer coordinator will contact you to arrange an interview. Then the volunteer coordinator will consult with the committee chairs and project supervisor to match your interests and skills with the organization’s service needs.

Placement considers a volunteer’s knowledge, skills, experience, interest, availability, and location. It considers the projects that need volunteer leadership or assistance and the technology, supervision and support available to help the volunteer do the work. Once a placement is found, a written role description is completed including specifics of the agreed upon task and end product, location, schedule, anticipated start and end dates, and who will provide oversight.

Steps to Becoming an LFT Volunteer

Complete our on-line volunteer application.
Participate in an interview.
Meet with the Volunteer Coordinator, Project Supervisor and/or Committee Chair to find an appropriate project match.
Review and sign a Volunteer Role Description.
Participate in orientation and training.
Arrange to begin work on assigned tasks.

Once You Have Started Volunteering

Read communications from LFT to volunteers.
Track hours spent on your volunteer tasks.
Keep the Volunteer Coordinator or Project Supervisor informed of progress and volunteer hours on a regular basis
Attend the Centennial Celebration in 2013. Volunteers will be recognized at this special event!