Are you Interested in making a difference with our growing convention? FurSquared is staffed entirely by volunteers. Won’t you help us out by volunteering? It’s easy, fun and there are some great benefits to pitching in. There are plenty of opportunities available for all of our attendees.
Crowd Control
For those with skill at directing traffic, we need a few good furs to make sure the crowd moves smoothly at registration, elevators and special events.
Door Duty
For the safety and comfort of our attendees, convention-only spaces are reserved for registered FurSquared guests. All you need to do is to make sure that folks are displaying their convention badges while they’re in our convention-only areas.
Duties As Assigned
Filling in for staff for those unforeseen events which invariably come up, or just pitching in for odd jobs as they arise.
Headless Lounges
Love the fursuiters? Want to help them out? In the Headless Lounges, you can make sure there are plenty of cold towels and bottles of water available for fursuit performers while they rest up.
Logistics
Have a good, strong back? We need people to help us with moving equipment and convention materials from storage, setting them up, and then taking them down once the convention is over. We need help to make sure sites are set up and taken down flawlessly, and as quickly as possible.
Registration
Are you a social butterfly that loves meeting new people in high volumes? Looking for something that has you more in one spot with the ability to sit down? Registration is for you and we’d love to have more people helping out handing out badges, crowd controlling lines and giving out Swag this year!
Sponsor’s Lounge
Is hospitality more to your liking? Help us serve snacks and drinks to tired and thirsty conventioneers in our con suite.
Warm & Fuzzies
Finding your way around a large hotel in unfamiliar territory can be baffling; especially in a new hotel as large as this one. People always have questions, ranging from where and when panels are, to how to get in touch with staff, and even to making restaurant recommendations. If you like helping people, and making your fellow furries convention experience as stress-free as possible, we can use your help.
What’s in it for you?
What’s in it for you? First off, you’ll have the thanks of our entire staff and all our attendees, as well as the knowledge that you helped run the best FurSquared yet! However, there are other benefits too. For volunteering, you will receive the following:
- A ribbon identifying you as being part of our group of convention volunteers.
- For 2 hours of logged service, you receive a small sponsor gift.
- For 6 hours of logged service, you will receive a FurSquared-branded bandana.
- For 10 hours of logged service, you will receive a FurSquared t-shirt.
- For 14 hours of logged service, you will receive free attendee registration for FurSquared 2025.
Note: Any hours logged before opening ceremonies or after closing ceremonies will count as double hours toward your total hours of logged service. DJ’s and Panelists will count towards your total hours of logged service.
Interested In Volunteering?
Looking to Volunteer this year for FurSquared 2025? If you haven’t already Pre-Registered for our 2025 event then you’ll be glad to know you can also fill out our Volunteer form during your Registration Process. Already registered and changed your mind? Use the Edit Registration link in your email to login, where you can sign up to volunteer. Thank you for taking interest in Volunteering for FurSquared 2025!
You can also sign up at the door when you arrive at the convention. We’ll have volunteer log sheets and documentation available at the Volunteers Desk as soon as the convention starts.
If you have any questions, or need information, you can email us at volunteers@fursquared.com. Thank you so much for your interest in helping out FurSquared!
Want to do more?
If you would like to get more involved with FurSquared 2025, please consider joining our staff! We’re always looking for more help in all of our departments, from Art, to Programming, to Technology and beyond. We do ask for a larger commitment both for at-con and year-round work depending on the position, and also offer staff positions for those looking to help out remotely or cannot make it to the convention.
In exchange for your hard work, you will receive the following:
- Staff badge equivalent to Sponsor registration, including all Sponsor gifts
- Special staff gifts unique to that year (can be lanyards, shirts, or other goodies!)
- Other staff related activities/hangouts throughout the year
If you’re interested in joining our staff, please fill out our Staff Application Form and we will be in touch with you. If you’re looking to volunteer at the convention, please read the above section for instructions on applying through our registration system.
Thanks so much for offering to go above and beyond for FurSquared!