Opportunities From: New Hampshire's Volunteer Hub

Join the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Grounds Committee

Get outside. Make an impact. Help shape our landscape.

The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (MKIM) sits on 12 acres of scenic New Hampshire hillside, with trails, gardens, and beautiful views of the Mink Hills. We are seeking volunteers to join our Grounds Committee and help care for the land, keep the Museum welcoming, and bring new projects to life.

This year, one of our most exciting initiatives is the Accessible Trail through the Medicine Woods. Volunteers will have the chance to:

Select and plant native species along the trail

Help design and install interpretive signage

Participate in the ribbon-cutting celebration

Committee work also includes maintaining trails, caring for our 60-species Arboretum, managing plantings, and keeping the grounds safe and inviting for visitors of all ages. Whether you enjoy light landscaping, mild manual labor, or planning and organizing, there’s a place for you.

Who We’re Looking For

People who enjoy being outdoors

Those willing to lend hands-on support for planting, pruning, and trail work

Anyone who wants to contribute to a one-of-a-kind Museum experience for visitors

Volunteers with experience or interest in gardening, mowing, trails, or land stewardship

We mostly work outside from April through October, with occasional indoor planning meetings during colder months. Whether you can help regularly or only occasionally, your contribution makes a real difference.

To learn more, email info@indianmuseum.org. 

Put Your Skills to Work Where They Matter

Join the Board of Trustees of the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum

Looking for a board role where your experience, perspective, and judgment truly make a difference?

The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (MKIM) is seeking engaged, thoughtful leaders—professionals, retirees, and community members alike—to join its Board of Trustees at an important moment of growth and transition. This is an opportunity to contribute real leadership, not a ceremonial title, to an organization with statewide cultural significance.

MKIM serves as a living center for Native history, artistic expression, and contemporary voices in New Hampshire, a state with no Federally or State-recognized Native tribes and no reservation lands. Each year, approximately 8,000 visitors, including 2000 schoolchildren, engage with Native culture through our exhibitions, programs, and events.

Why Join Now?

MKIM has put itself on solid financial footing.  Now the museum has the freedom to think bigger.  This is a moment to reimagine what MKIM can become - new programs, new partnerships, new ways of bringing Native voices, culture, and wisdom to the public.  Trustees joining now will help turn that creative energy into experiences that deepen impact and expand who the museum reaches.  Whether you are in the midst of your career or bring a lifetime of experience, this is a chance to make a real contribution.

This Is a Working Board

We are seeking Trustees who are ready to be active contributors.

Trustees are expected to:

Prepare for and participate actively in monthly Board meetings

Serve on at least one committee and take ownership of projects

Provide oversight on finances, strategy, and major decisions

Support fundraising and donor relationship-building

Attend events and serve as ambassadors for the Museum

Advise and support the Executive Director in implementing strategy

Time & Structure

Average commitment: 4–8 hours per month (with flexibility for deeper involvement)

Monthly Board meetings (primarily virtual; two in-person meetings annually in Warner, NH)

Three-year terms; up to two consecutive terms

Financial Participation

There is no required minimum gift. Trustees are asked to make MKIM a philanthropic priority and to give annually at a level meaningful to them. Full Board participation in giving is essential to institutional credibility.

Skills That Are Especially Helpful

Experience in finance, legal, development, IT, or digital marketing is welcome—but commitment, curiosity, and a willingness to engage matter most. Interest in Native history and contemporary Native issues is important; prior expertise is helpful but not required.

Trustee positions are volunteer and unpaid.

Interested?

To learn more or express interest, please contact
Laura Colcord, Board Chair at boardchair@indianmuseum.org