Get Involved

SLAQC runs on people who show up for each other. Every meetup happens because someone volunteered to be there first, say hi to the new folks, and make the space feel like home. If that sounds like you, we’d love your help.

You don’t need to be a strong climber or have experience leading groups. What matters is that you want queer folks, especially people who’ve never felt like the gym was for them, to walk in and feel welcome.

Become a meetup host

  • Arrive a little early and get the space set up

  • Welcome newcomers and help people find climbing partners

  • Keep our meetup norms in practice so everyone feels safe

  • Send a short recap and any feedback after the meetup

What hosts do

  • Your day pass covered on nights you host

  • A short host video, our meetup guide, and a chance to shadow an experienced host before you lead

  • Support from our Programs Manager whenever you have questions or something comes up

What you get

  1. Fill out the host interest form.

  2. We’ll reach out, answer your questions, and find a gym that works for you.

  3. Shadow a meetup, then host your first one with support.

How to start

other roles

  • SLAQC is a dynamic community dedicated to fostering inclusivity, diversity, and camaraderie within the climbing world. Our mission is to create welcoming homespaces for queer people to connect, climb, and thrive along the Wasatch Front. As a registered 501(c)(3), sound financial stewardship and governance are what let that homespace become durable and lasting. 

    Role Description: The Treasurer & Governance Director is one of the most important open roles in SLAQC's next chapter. This is a voting seat on our Board of Directors, pairing hands-on financial management with the compliance work that keeps a growing nonprofit healthy and accountable to our community, and to the funders who back our mission.

    Financial & Compliance Duties:

    • Manages all bookkeeping, banking, and monthly reconciliations

    • Tracks cash flow, processes expenditures and contractor payments, and manages the organization's debit cards

    • Drafts, tracks, and adjusts the annual operating budget under board direction

    • Coordinates annual state and federal tax filings, including Form 990, 1099s and Form 1023 follow-ups

    • Manages timely renewal of USLI general liability/D&O insurance policies 

    • Ensures ongoing compliance with non-profit corporate codes and bylaws including annual renewal in concert with our registered agent

    As a Board Member, you'll also:

    • Hold a voting seat on SLAQC's Board of Directors, joining four other current board members

    • Attend and actively participate in monthly board meetings currently the 4th Monday of each month, 6:00 PM, held virtually. Consistent attendance is a core expectation of this role. 

    • Uphold the three fiduciary duties expected of nonprofit directors: duty of care (exercising the same care a reasonably prudent person would in a similar role), duty of loyalty (acting in good faith in SLAQC's best interest), and duty of obedience (acting within SLAQC's mission and purpose)

    • Join in full-board responsibilities like approving the annual budget and major business decisions, and helping recruit future board and advisory board members who reflect the communities SLAQC serves

    • Serve a 4-year term (renewable), per SLAQC's bylaws

    • Be covered under SLAQC's Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance policy while serving

    Preferred background: Professional or academic background in accounting, corporate finance, or non-profit compliance; MPA student or equivalent strongly preferred; proficiency with accounting tools preferred. Prior board experience is a plus, not a requirement; we'll onboard the right person into nonprofit governance practice.

    Time commitment: ~6 hours per month, including the required monthly board meeting.

    Compensation: This is an uncompensated, volunteer board position, consistent with standard nonprofit fiduciary practice. Board members are covered under SLAQC's D&O insurance while serving. Board members are eligible for SLAQC pro deals and outdoor industry discounts.

    How to Apply: Submit a resume and complete our short application form here. Applications are reviewed by the SLAQC Board. Open Until Filled