A lot will be different about MozFest 2021 – we’re moving online for the first time ever, we’re hosting a local taster event in a new city, and the festival is being held in March instead of October. 

One thing that will never change, however, is how Volunteers play an integral part in keeping the cogs of the festival turning throughout the event. Our Volunteers do everything from registering participants and staffing welcome desks to solving last-minute tech issues and assisting backstage with our Dialogues & Debates speakers.

With the festival moving to a digital space, so comes the need for a new cohort of Volunteers who will support the event in Amsterdam and virtually for 2021 and beyond. Over the past 10 years, we’ve learnt an incredible amount from each other about how to build and maintain a strong community - we would like to offer this knowledge to the new team in Amsterdam - allowing them the best possible start.

We need your help to pass the baton

Over the next few months, the MozFest team will be looking for contributors to build a MozFest Volunteer Cookbook (a guide to how to build, run and maintain a Volunteer community). As part of the cookbook, we’ll be telling the story of Volunteers over the past 10 years as well as sharing what we’ve learnt, including:

• Inviting Volunteers into the community

• Building roles for the festival

• Managing Volunteer participation

The past 10 years would not have been possible without the tireless work of our Volunteer Community. Thank you for everything you’ve contributed to make the Festival what it is today, and we’ll hope you’ll continue to help build upon everything we’ve accomplished in Barcelona and London.