Volunteer with Monumental Impact
Monumental Impact is a community makerspace where volunteers help make our programs, projects, events, and Open Hours possible. Whether you bring professional experience, technical skills, organizational talents, or simply a willingness to jump in and help, there are many ways to get involved.
Some volunteers contribute to a specific project or event. Others mentor community members, help support Open Hours, take ownership of an ongoing effort, or step into a leadership role.
You don’t have to know exactly where you fit before reaching out. Come visit our makerspace in Palmer Lake and talk with us, or submit your information so we can learn more about your interests, experience, and how you’d like to get involved.
Contribute. Mentor. Lead.
Volunteering at Monumental Impact doesn’t have to start with a large commitment. Find an opportunity that matches your interests and availability, get to know our community, and grow your involvement from there.
Contribute
Want to roll up your sleeves and help get things done?
Volunteers can contribute to an ongoing team, take ownership of a specific effort, help with an event or project, or support our members during Open Hours.
Event Planning & Delivery
Help us plan, organize, communicate, and deliver events at our makerspace and throughout the community.
Current needs include:
- Joining the Event Committee for our 6th Annual MITEE Gobble Squabble
- Keeping our internal event schedule current
- Coordinating with our Marketing & Communications Team on upcoming event messaging
- Posting events and registration information our communication channels
- Coordinating individual events and recruiting additional help when needed
Marketing, Communications, Media & Analytics
Help us tell the Monumental Impact story, reach more people, and understand what’s working.
Current needs include:
- Creating content, graphics, and mailing materials for sponsorship campaigns
- Helping analyze website activity
- Bringing together metrics from communication channels
- Taking photos and capturing media at the makerspace and community events
- Organizing photos and media for use by our Marketing & Communications Team
- Interviewing community members for our Meet Our Community series
- Developing how-to and technical stories about projects and creations being made by community members
- Updating and improving website content for clarity, SEO, and changes to our programs
Community Engagement
Help people move from being interested in Monumental Impact to becoming an active part of our community.
Opportunities include supporting:
Memberships
- Meeting prospective members and providing tours
- Helping new members understand available resources
- Supporting orientation and onboarding
- Connecting members with cohorts, equipment training, mentors, projects, and other community members
- Helping us continually improve how members become engaged in our community
Internships
- Communicating internship opportunities
- Helping with orientation and onboarding
- Connecting interns with teams and opportunities
- Supporting exit interviews and surveys
- Helping improve the internship experience
Volunteers & Mentors
- Meeting prospective volunteers and mentors
- Providing makerspace tours and answering questions
- Communicating volunteer opportunities through Idealist and other channels
- Supporting orientation and onboarding
- Connecting volunteers and mentors with teams, projects, and opportunities
- Supporting exit interviews and surveys
Open Hours
One of the best ways volunteers can help our community is by helping us expand the hours our makerspace is available.
Open Hours volunteers help welcome members, provide access to the space, answer questions, and connect people with equipment, mentors, projects, and programs.
Our policy requires two adults to be present whenever the makerspace is open. Ideally, those volunteers bring complementary knowledge of our equipment, programs, projects, or community.
Interested but not ready to host Open Hours yourself? Ask us about shadowing opportunities.
Programs & Projects
Have a technical skill, professional background, hobby, or project interest you’d like to share?
Volunteers can lead or contribute to projects involving:
- Technology and engineering
- Entrepreneurship and product development
- Competitive robotics
- Member projects
- Community projects
- Equipment and fabrication
- Software and AI
- Design tools
- Business, marketing, and operations
You might help for one project, participate periodically, or become part of an ongoing team.
Financials
Help us strengthen the behind-the-scenes financial operations that keep Monumental Impact and our programs running.
Current needs include:
- Monitoring and managing transactions and subscriptions
- Working with Financials Team members to reconcile accounts and close the books each month
- Helping transition transaction management, reconciliation, and financial reporting into QuickBooks Online
- Helping document and improve financial workflows and processes as our systems evolve
Mentor
Share what you know. Help someone else figure out what comes next.
Mentors support our community by sharing experience, guidance, and practical insight. You don’t need to manage a team or have all the answers. Mentors help others develop skills, think through problems, explore possibilities, and apply what they’re learning to real-world situations.
Mentoring opportunities may include:
- Engineering
- Technology and software
- CAD and design tools
- Equipment and fabrication
- Entrepreneurship and business
- Product development
- Competitive robotics
- Marketing and communications
- Project planning and management
- Career exploration and professional development
Mentoring may happen during Open Hours, as part of a project or program, or through an ongoing connection with a student, intern, or other community member.
Lead
Ready to take greater ownership?
Volunteer leaders help provide direction, organization, and continuity for the teams that make Monumental Impact work. They may guide volunteers and interns, establish priorities, coordinate activities, and help ensure efforts align with Monumental Impact’s goals.
Current Leadership & Liaison Opportunities
Event Planning & Delivery Lead
Help coordinate our event calendar and guide the planning and delivery of makerspace, program, competition, and community events.
Community Member Liaison
Help prospective and new community members move from initial interest through orientation, onboarding, and active participation.
Makerspace Services Lead
Help keep our makerspace equipment, training, Open Hours, safety practices, and member support operating effectively.
Member Programs Lead
Help guide our Entrepreneurship, Competitive Robotics, Member Projects, and Community Projects programs.
Facility & IT Access Liaison
Help provide appropriate facility and technology access for members, volunteers, interns, and teams.
Not ready to lead an entire team? That’s okay. We also need volunteers willing to lead individual projects, events, campaigns, cohorts, and other defined efforts.
A Community of Lifelong Learners
Our volunteer model is intentionally flexible.
You may come to Monumental Impact with decades of professional experience, be developing new skills yourself, or fall somewhere in between. Our community brings together high school students, college students, adults, and seniors who can learn from one another while working on real projects and experiences.
Volunteers may work alongside Volunteer Team Leads, Mentors, Students-in-Charge, interns, members, and other volunteers depending on the effort.
You can start by contributing, discover an opportunity to mentor, take ownership of a project, or eventually lead a team.
Contribute → Mentor → Lead
There isn’t only one path.
Time Commitment
Volunteer commitments vary depending on the opportunity.
Some volunteers contribute to a single event or project. Others help a few hours each month, while volunteers supporting ongoing teams, programs, or Open Hours may commit several hours each week.
We’ll talk about your availability and interests before determining what type of commitment makes sense.
Background Checks
To help maintain a safe, welcoming, and trusted environment, all volunteer roles at Monumental Impact require a background check.
As a nonprofit organization, volunteers age 21 and over are asked to cover the cost of their background check. Monumental Impact coordinates the process and provides instructions as part of onboarding.
Ready to Get Involved?
You don’t need to choose a specific position before contacting us.
Come Visit & Talk With Us
Want to see what Monumental Impact is all about first?
Come visit our makerspace in Palmer Lake in the Tri-Lakes area, north of Colorado Springs. We’ll show you around, learn about your interests and experience, and talk about where you might enjoy getting involved.
Submit Your Information
Already interested in volunteering?
Submit your information and tell us a little about your interests, experience, and availability. We’ll follow up to schedule an interview and visit and explore opportunities that could be a good fit.
Other Ways to Make Monumental Impact
Looking for a structured career-readiness experience?
High school and college students can gain experience while contributing meaningful work through our Internship Program.
Interested in helping guide the future of Monumental Impact?
Explore opportunities to serve on our Board of Directors.
Want your business or organization to get involved?
Explore opportunities to Sponsor or Partner with Monumental Impact.
