Volunteers

Get Involved! Become a volunteer! 

Namaste and Welcome!

Our volunteers play a key role in making a difference in our community on all levels, while gaining practical professional development in many areas.

Become a volunteer and join the activities of GEOKC in many different areas including Administration, Fundraising, Seasonal Opportunities, and the activities of the Programs of Shri Krishna Bhakti Yoga of GEOKC to learn and gain knowledge. That’s also help volunteers to live practically in our society and benefits others. Depending on the needs of devotees and other community members all areas (volunteer’s positions) are related with each other to go into the same direction and follow only one path, the path of bhakti (devotion). Anyone is welcome to become a volunteer and join the desired area and its related activities.

So please, join GEOKC and become a volunteer to improve your skills as future reference to meet our program goals. These areas include many different types of volunteer positions, which can lead volunteers into their future goals of working in permanent volunteer positions.

Types of Volunteering

We always trying to offer the positions to our volunteers within the expectation to be a good fit in any of these positions to bring positive results. GEOKC is not related with any particular area, but it’s really needs volunteers help into many different areas. Depending on our current needs we are looking for volunteers to help us into these following areas:

  • Office Support:

    • Administrative Staff Opportunities:

    • Administrative Assistant (located in Other Gurus and Staff Positions)

    • Receptionist Area

    • General Office

    • Clerical Support

  • GEOKC Campaigns:
    Help is needed in the following areas:

    • Direct Mail Campaign

    • GEOKC

    • Annual Fund

    • Special Events

    • Annual Membership Campaign

  • GEOKC Marketing Help:

    • GEOKC International Websites Support

    • Online Images Support

  • Facilities:
    We need volunteers for Ashram Bhawann, GEOKC Bhawan, and most of the GEOKC Facilities:

    • Gardening (spring, summer, and fall)

    • Snow Shoveling (winter)

    • Dusting and cleaning

    • Floor sweeping and mopping

    • Laundry attendant

  • Programs:

    GEOKC Shri Krishna Bhakti Yoga programs are divided into several different groups and offer many volunteer opportunities including: their religious, spiritual, educational, social, and cultural benefits. These volunteer’s opportunities or activities are as follows:

    • Volunteer for Lord Krishna’s Kitchen and Dining Shetra

    • Volunteer for Prasad Puri and Dining Hall

    • Volunteer for Satsang Decoration

    • Preeti Bhoj Sponsorship help

  • GEOKC Events:

    • GEOKC Events Help

    • Event Preparation

    • Event Advertising

  • GEOKC Guests:

    • GEOKC Guests Help

    • Guest Bookkeeping Help

  • Selfless Services

  • Meet-Ups Volunteer Opportunity:

GEOKC Meet-Ups Volunteer Opportunity is created for the volunteer help for all international branches separately of GEOKC (capital campaign).

All GEOKC Capital Campaign Donations are followed by volunteer Team Three (GEOKC Campaigns Team).  The name of this project is:

GEOKC New Building Project World Fundraising Meet-ups (Minnesota Branch).  Besides Minnesota branch Meetups, there will be Meetup groups available with different branches and locations of GEOKC.

GEOKC Meet-Up Volunteer Opportunity

Anyone can be Meet-Up volunteer for the help of GEOKC Capital Campaign fundraising.  The following blue link include the information about location, contact, and schedule to meet:

GEOKC New Building Project World Fundraising Meet-ups

(Minnesota Branch)

Open Positions

You can select any position of your choice and apply either online or send the PDF Version of Volunteer Application Form by mail. To do so, please simply click on Volunteers link located into the menu bar of GEOKC website name Join Us and apply from there.

Note: These positions are unpaid. However, depending on our needs, the help and support from these volunteers may qualify them to become a permanent volunteer position within GEOKC.

You can also download the application here:

Volunteer Application Form

Volunteer Benefits

Volunteer benefits include their spiritual well- being, educational growth, social and cultural development. These areas are being selected only for one purpose which is awareness of GEOKC (our volunteer’s programs) and the way we treat our volunteers. The areas of volunteer’s progresses are not limited. There are also some great opportunities or Types of Volunteering for our volunteers which bring unlimited benefits for them and good fortune for GEOKC.

Main Benefits

  • Taking part in our devotional program and services for spiritual progress or uplifting

  • Gaining high spiritual, religious and educational Knowledge

  • Social and cultural development and making a strong community

  • Participation in other promotional areas including GEOKC ashram-related activities. Volunteers are most welcome to meet our spiritual master (GEOKC Main Head Guru) for blessing to experience the nectar of life

Volunteer expectations and responsibilities (good sense)

Volunteers are expected to give their commitment to GEOKC for a minimum of six months to reach their goals. After the six-month period, they can expect to have a permanent volunteer position in GEOKC, especially in Administrative areas and other volunteer positions. Some rules and regulations for volunteers include the following:

  • Being punctual and timely

  • Having the ability and curiosity to learn about GEOKC devotional programs and services

  • Being respectful to all GEOKC Gurus (spiritual masters) and staff and working positively

  • Expecting to achieve the result of a desired expectation

  • Having an understanding and familiarity with and being respectful of all community people who are taking parts in our devotional programs and services

  • Joining weekly meetings

  • Exercising confidentiality, which is very important for GEOKC.  We expect volunteers and employees to refrain from providing any confidential information related to our services to others as part of their agreement with us.

  • Truthfulness and obedience in regard to following all instructions related to our services

  • Being respectful of all human beings, and

  • A familiarity with multicultural experiences