Community Service & Volunteering
Join our Fulcrum Team for 2026!
The Skill Share thrives on a culture of service, where each helping hand contributes to the magic of the gathering. Everyone who attends is invited to sign up for a volunteer shift upon arrival. From setting up spaces to supporting the kitchen, every role is essential in the healthy functioning of the Fulcrum Village. Weaving a strong, connected community, volunteering is more than just a task—it’s a meaningful way to give back, build relationships, and be part of something greater than ourselves.
 
Onsite Volunteer Lead Opportunities
10 Lead Volunteers Onsite ( 8-10 hrs)
(1-3 hrs pre gathering, Being a point person for half the gathering either Friday /Saturday or Sunday/ Monday)
- Be the point person to one of the specific onsite positions ie. water works, humanure system, front gate for half the gathering with another team member who will also do this for half the gathering
- Pass on information to onsite participant volunteers about the systems they are engaging in
- Eyes onsite – attentive to the systems being activated with a degree of care and observation (Please do not sign up for workshops during your volunteer time if you are on active duty.)
- All instructions and necessary information will be provided to you by our Volunteer Coordinator Michiko
Michiko
2026 – Volunteer Coordinator
I look forward to hearing from you. I will respond shortly after you fill out our volunteer form, for a check in and confirmation. Please get in touch by email:
Front Gate/ Admin ( 8-10 hrs) *Filled for 2026
- Be in an active role of leadership at the front Gate with other volunteers.
- Checking Folks in as they arrive, sharing the zeen/map, & volunteer sign ups.
- Friday will be the busiest as everyone arrives, Gate opens @ 3:00pm – 9:00pm and then some time on Sat to orient participant volunteers to run the space.
- To be in this role you must be onsite between Friday May 16th12:00pm – 1:00pm to get informed and ready for folks to start coming.
- This Role will be shared by 2 Lead volunteers + others helpers will be available.
- You get to greet everyone! It is super fun and exciting to welcome and orient everyone as they arrive with their enthusiasm and curiosity.
Water Works/ Dish Area ( 8-10 hrs)
- Be in charge of the waterworks and hot water system that we use to do dishes and fill other containers for drinking water, cooking etc…
- Checking in on the area, keeping an eye on the system making sure it is functioning well.Â
- Filling and emptying sinks after meals, monitoring the dish washing area during this time for one hour before & after each meal.
- Each lead will take on half of the gathering (which is 4 meal times) either Fri/Sat or Sun/Mon and will have participant volunteers who will also help do dishes and clean up or be runners to bring water to other spaces.
Meal Prep/ Kitchen ( 8-10 hrs)
- Help in the Kitchen doing meal prep with two other participant volunteers and two kitchen leads for 4 meals (2 hours per mealtime)
- Stirring, chopping, slicing, squeezing, shaving, crushing, crunching, cutting, arranging, cleaning, putting away dishes in labelled areas etc…
- Have the opportunity to serve or welcome other participants signed up to serve into the space making sure they wash their hands.
Humanure/ Poop Patrol ( 8-10 hrs)
- Be in charge of making sure the bucket systems are functioning at the Humanure out houses for half the Gathering with the help of other volunteers who will show up at certain times to help carry out the task and learn about how the system works. Making rounds infrequently. Great for someone wanting to learn about Humanure and all its magic!
- We would like to make this an educational experience as much as a task that needs doing.
- You can make up fun names for yourselves like shit disturbers, composting connoisseurs, Humanure AmbASSadors and we can make you fun vests to do the job in style 😉Â
- Make sure the space where we keep all the supplies is in order. It will be fully stocked and organized before the gathering. We also have a fun Fulcrum Funded Project this year that involves Making & Activating Biochar with the composted manure from previous year. 😉
Set up & Tare Down
Role yet to be completely defined and probably never will be 😉 General onsite helping for set up and tare down. Engaging before and or after the gathering. Handy person skills are a benefit and creativity. Fun times!