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Volunteer Opportunities

In joining the MIM Volunteer Team, you become part of a dedicated and fun-loving group with over 400 volunteers. Your contribution of time and skills will help keep the music alive for generations to come. MIM’s Volunteer Program offers a wide range of programs and activities for volunteers, depending upon your area of interest. Volunteers may choose from helping with rehearsals, concert nights, educational outreach program, fundraising events, and more.

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Current Volunteer Positions

Parking Attendant
Bartender
Usher
Server
Raffle Administrator
Set Up Crew
Strike Crew
Golf Cart / Utility Car Driver
Grounds Crew
Gate / Parking Attendant
Hand-Writing Mailings
Envelope Stuffing
Data Entry & Information Management
Housing Host for an MIM Musician
Office Admin Assistance
Spring Clean for Storage Unit

Leave Your Legacy

You can make a lasting difference in our community by including Music in the Mountains in your estate planning.

This could be your opportunity to make a major contribution… perhaps one that continues in perpetuity.

The bequest of even a modest percentage of your estate can easily have a substantial impact.

You can include MIM in your Will or Family Trust, give a portion of your IRA, or utilize other more sophisticated strategies with current benefits to you.

When you do this, you will join a very special group we call the Golden Clef Society.

Please consider a legacy gift to MIM in your estate plan. You will be continuing these exceptional programs for many years.

Legacy giving is easier than you may think.

Hover over any of the strategies below for more information

Provision In Your Will
Family Trust Provision
Giving A Portion Of Your IRA
Establish A Charitable Trust

Just like in a Trust, gifts can be unrestricted, placed in the endowment funds, or made in memory of a loved one or honored friend.

Any dollar amount, percentage, or the residue of your estate can be specified. You can easily continue your yearly donation in perpetuity by simply designating fifteen times your annual gift amount to be placed in the Endowment. Each year, the interest generated will continue your gift, plus protect the principal from inflation.

Just like in a will, gifts can be unrestricted, placed in the endowment funds, or made in memory of a loved one or honored friend.

Any dollar amount, percentage, or the residue of your estate can be specified. You can easily continue your yearly donation in perpetuity by simply designating fifteen times your annual gift amount to be placed in the Endowment. Each year, the interest generated will continue your gift, plus protect the principal from inflation.

Making MIM a beneficiary of a portion of your IRA means that no income taxes will be paid when funds are withdrawn, unlike when an individual receives it.

You can also give directly from your IRA today if you are already at least 70 1/2. You won’t have to pay taxes on the distribution and it will go towards fulfilling your Required Minimum Distribution amount if you have one. This is an especially good strategy if you claim the Standard Deduction on your tax return.

With this strategy, you may be able to:

  • Increase your current income
  • Redirect capital gains, estate, and probate taxes according to your desires
  • Make larger charitable gifts
  • Perhaps even increase your estate’s net value.

When planning your estate, especially with this strategy, you should consult a professional advisor. We can help you find a professional to help in your planning if needed, or you could contact the Gold Country Estate Planning Council.

Remember when planning your estate to consult a professional advisor. We can help you find a professional to help in your planning if needed, or you could contact the Gold Country Estate Planning Council.

Advertise in Concert Programs

Advertising in our concert programs is a great way to get visibility for your business, event, or announcement. We have a variety of ad sizes from which to choose.

Please contact Kevin Ross using the buttons below for details on the process and for the current program advertising agreement.

Call Kevin (530) 265-6173
Email [email protected]

Business Sponsorships

Sponsorship with Music in the Mountains is an investment in your community.

Each year, we present concerts, programs, and events that enrich, educate, engage, and entertain the people of our region.

In addition to our concerts, festivals, and events, our education programs reach over 10,000 children each year.

Build your image and brand with our 40+ years of support in Nevada County. We offer many levels of sponsorship, including significant exposure via program advertising.

Contact us with question and opportunities using one of the buttons below.

Call Kevin 530-265-6173
Email [email protected]

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Parking Attendant

If you love looking at cars then we have the perfect volunteer opportunity for you!

Music in the Mountains needs Parking Attendants for their concerts. Duties include: checking parking passes, directing patrons on where to park, monitoring the gate for access to parking and placing the reserved parking signs for patrons. All directions will be provided and no prior experience is necessary. You will wear the latest in fun fashion–all black with an orange construction vest. (Vest provided.) The bonus is you get to see a concert on the night you volunteer. This volunteer position will largely take place outside and is a rain or shine job–commitment will not be based on weather conditions and we ask that volunteers maintain a commitment regardless of weather conditions.

Parking lot attendants may be at the front entrance or the back entrance and may be assigned to a local (within walking distance) off-site location depending on need.

Bartender

Cashiers, Servers and Beer-slingers wanted for the Music in the Mountains Festival Bar.

No prior bar experience necessary but any cashier training is a plus.

If you are a people-person who likes a fast-paced atmosphere with a love for libations*, this volunteer opportunity is for you!

We will train you and you will get to see the concert during your shift.

We promote service with a smile.

Please be prepared for accurate cash-handling and quick customer service.

(*Libations must be loved from afar during your shift, as there is no drinking while tending the bar.)

Usher

Help excited music patrons find their seats and have a great night!

Join Music in the Mountains for a volunteer opportunity that is rewarding and fulfilling.

Ushering for a concert will allow you to interact with the community, meet new people, and see a concert.

We are looking for folks who are friendly, energetic and aware of their surroundings.

Duties range from ticket taker, greeter, showing patrons to their seats and more!

This is a team effort and you will be led by some of the best and brightest in the music business to make sure everyone involved enjoys a wonderful experience.

We will guide you and train you–no prior ushering experience necessary.

Server

Music in the Mountains is looking for skilled volunteers that can serve food with a smile and honor guests’ needs.

We hold many events that honor patrons and donors at private events and teamwork makes the dreamwork.

Your volunteerism will help MIM with concerts and events.

A food handling license is a plus but not necessary for all events.

Raffle Administrator

We keep the fun in fundraising!

Get your steps in!

At Music in the Mountains, our concerts and events usually include a fundraising element. We need energetic volunteers to sell raffle tickets at our musical Summerfest events. Job duties include taking money in exchange for tickets for our great giveaway. Raffle administrators are asked to walk our venues and ensure integrity in our raffle prizes by keeping track of funds and raffle tickets. Volunteers must be able to walk several yards in an evening, keep track of cash flow with accuracy and excite the crowd for winning possibilities.

Set Up Crew

Do you love working with your hands?

Do you love physical activity?

Can you twist a wrench?

Are you a problem-solver?

Music in the Mountains needs volunteers to set up their stage and venue needs. Volunteers must be able to lift 40 pounds with safe-lifting and proper body ergonomics. This volunteer position will largely take place outside and is a rain or shine job–commitment and will not be based on weather conditions. We ask that volunteers maintain a commitment regardless of weather conditions.

Strike Crew

Have you wondered what happens behind the scenes?

Do you love working with your hands?

Do you love physical activity?

Come join Music in the Mountains to volunteer to take down production at our concerts or to shift stage-settings. Volunteers must be able to lift 40 pounds with safe-lifting and proper body ergonomics. This volunteer position will largely take place outside and is a rain or shine job–commitment will not be based on weather conditions and we ask that volunteers maintain a commitment regardless of weather conditions.

Golf Cart / Utility Car Driver

Do you have a clean driving record and want to showcase your skills behind the wheel of a golf cart or small utility vehicle?

Music in the Mountains is looking for responsible folks to drive for our concert events. Duties include delivery of directed set-production materials like chairs and music stands, as well as delivery needs like carting supplies such as ice or other foodstuffs. Volunteers must have excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.A clean and current Driver’s License is a must. Drinking on the job will not be tolerated.

Grounds Crew

At MIM, we believe in leaving the world better than we inherited it and that is true for every show.

What better way to spend a beautiful day than helping Music in the Mountains clean up our beautiful venues during and after events.

Volunteers will stay after our shows and will get to watch a show in its entirety. They will experience the after-hours magic as we strike a venue for the next event.

Volunteers for this position should be environmentally-conscious and be able to bend at the knees to pick up trash and recycling.

This position may require volunteers to work late hours.

Gate / Parking Attendant

Music in the Mountains needs volunteers to monitor the gates for our concert events.

No driving is necessary. Duties include pointing patrons/volunteers/staff etc. to the correct parking lots and/or venue gates so that patrons may find ample available parking.

Light training and direction will be provided. Duties may include checking parking passes, helping VIPs find their designated parking spaces, directing other volunteers, directing for ADA accessibility, and assisting with direction to transport where needed and/or applicable.

This volunteer position will take place outside and is a rain or shine job–commitment will not be based on weather conditions.

Hand-Writing Mailings

Music in the Mountains has a casual volunteer position that only requires legible handwriting—beautiful handwriting is a plus but only legible handwriting is necessary to be included in our handwriting team.

Volunteers must be able to adhere to data and enjoy a methodical task.

This will almost always be an indoor task. Times and days for this opportunity may be flexible, based on project.

After training, this volunteer opportunity has the potential to become a home-based or solo opportunity, depending on availability.

Envelope Stuffing

Music in the Mountains has a casual volunteer position that only requires patience and no fear of a small paper cut or two.

Volunteers must be able to give attention to detail and enjoy a methodical task. This will almost always be an indoor task. Times and days for this opportunity may be flexible, based on project.

After training, this volunteer opportunity has the potential to become a home-based or solo opportunity, depending on availability.

Data Entry &
Information Management

Do you have a keen attention to detail?

Do you love data?

Does an accurate spreadsheet thrill you?

At Music in the Mountains we rely on up-to-date patron, student, and donor information to help provide the best experience for everyone involved with our Platinum Star Rated non-profit organization.

From updating addresses and name changes to making certain our database for ticket-buyers is accurate, our data-entry and information management volunteers are essential to the organization.

Because some of our information is private or sensitive, an application process is required for this volunteer position.

Housing Host
for an MIM Musician

Open your home to house a musician. Dates range and are flexible.

From one of our past hosts:
“Hosting a musician for Music in the Mountains has brought countless numbers of new friends into our home and has filled it with music, laughter, and precious memories. As our musician practiced in the evenings, we got to enjoy her beautiful music playing softly, making its melodic way throughout our home as we fell asleep.”

Host responsibilities: Supply a room and bathroom. The bathroom can be shared. Host allows kitchen access. Hosts do not need to supply meals or food, though some do. They do not need to supply transport. Most musicians drive here or rent a car.

All hosts are offered two free tickets to the July 3rd concert and they can ask their musician to obtain a discount on other concerts.

Office Admin Assistance

Sometimes you’ll be reading a book. Sometimes you’ll be answering phones. Sometimes you will wonder if the copier has a personal vendetta against you. And, the entire time, you will be surrounded by people who are fun and supportive!

Music in the Mountains is looking for a few volunteers to help in the office. Join the Music in the Mountains staff in the office to help forward calls and take messages. No initial experience is necessary. Volunteers must be friendly, personable, able to give attention to detail, and enjoy a methodical task. Volunteers must be enthusiastic about the MIM mission and friendly to donors, vendors, and patrons.

Training will be provided initially but volunteers are asked to be self-driven after training. We work in a data-driven, fast-paced environment with a staff that occasionally works off-site.

Spring Clean
for Storage Unit

Do you watch HGTV and drool at the “after” moments?

Do you have a hankering to see a well-organized space?

Are you willing to sort through beloved treasures and dusty shelves to bring peace-of-mind to a 42-year-old non-profit organization?

Maybe you are just excited to throw things away.

Look no further than Music in the Mountains’ (MIM) Spring Clean Up for our Storage Unit. Years of event production and love-of-community-events has built up clutter and we need to do away with what we can’t use in order to make space for the new. MIM is looking for both brains and brawn on this project.

Got a truck for a dump run? Even better!