Calling all progressive Zoom nerds!
Have Zoom skills? Want to make a MAJOR difference in raising funds for progressive grassroots groups organizing year-round and turning out the vote in key battleground states & districts? Join the Movement Voter Project (MVP) volunteer Zoom Team!
The purpose of this team is to support the success of volunteer-led MVP Virtual House Parties everywhere, by managing all Zoom tech before & during the event.
Sign up as a volunteer Zoom Manager
Ready to join the Zoom Team? Here’s what to do next:
- Read the role description below, then sign up here »
- Join our Slack Community, and join our #zoom-managers channel.
The opportunity
- Movement Voter Project’s sister entity, Movement Voter PAC, is raising funds for youth- & BIPOC-led grassroots groups organizing and turning out the vote in the most critical states & districts.
- To fund this work, volunteers are hosting Virtual House Parties across the country.
- These events have raised millions of dollars that will fund organizing & turnout efforts for years.
- Each event requires a volunteer “Zoom Manager” to screen share, mute participants, etc.
- With enough Zoom Managers, we’ll be able to organize hundreds of these volunteer-led events.
- How will we meet this growing need and take this to scale? That’s where you come in!
The Zoom Manager role
Time commitment:
- Ideally 2 events or more per month, all based on your availability
- Time per event: 1 hour before + 1-2 hours during (usually in the evenings)
Qualifications:
- Fast, reliable internet & computer (laptop or desktop)
- A paid Zoom Meetings “Pro” account ($15/mo)
* Toggle to “Billed Monthly” if you’d like to go back to the Free plan after.
* Please contact us if this is a financial barrier. - Experience running Zoom events (+ screen sharing Google Slides, video, & audio)
- Comfort with Google Slides, including Presenter Mode and playing embedded videos
- General tech-savviness, including working well with those with less tech fluency
How it works:
- As House Parties get scheduled, event organizers will seek out Zoom Managers on Slack.
- You can sign up as Zoom Manager for as many or as few events as fit your schedule.
- After signing up for a House Party, you’ll work with the event team before & during the event.
Before a House Party, as needed, you will:
- Decide with the event team whether you’ll use your Zoom account or theirs.
- Create the Zoom meeting link that will be included in all event invitations.
- Configure the Zoom account and meeting settings.
- Review agenda, slides, and any video / tech elements.
- Add the $50 “Large Meetings” Add-On if the event exceeds 100 RSVPs.
* Here’s a video showing the easy-to-miss “Billed Monthly” toggle option.
* Please contact us if this is a financial barrier. - Run “soundcheck” with presenters prior to the event.
During a House Party, as needed, you will:
- Let in participants from the Zoom waiting room.
- Enable fellow Zoom Co-Hosts during the event.
- Mute and unmute participants and presenters.
- Respond to Zoom tech-related chat questions.
- Screenshare slides, videos, and audio.
- Troubleshoot any tech issues that arise.
- Prevent disruptions (rare and unlikely).
Training resources
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House Party materials
- House Party Toolkit [draft]
Zoom basics
Zoom support
Pricing
- How to upgrade to a paid Zoom Meetings “Pro” account ($15/mo)
- How to add the $50 “Large Meetings” Add-On if an event exceeds 100 RSVPs
- Video showing the easy-to-miss “Billed Monthly” toggle option
- How to go back to a “Free” plan, cancel an Add-On, or request a refund
Zoom features
Features
- Waiting Rooms
- Enabling & adding Co-Hosts
- Preventing event disruption
- Polling during meetings
- Breakout rooms
Screen sharing
Get in touch
Questions? Email Zo Tobi, Director of Donor Organizing: [email protected]