Want to help more in our Minneapolis BDSM group?

There are several different ways to get more involved with Minky!

Minky Volunteers

Minky is grateful to our members who are able to offer their time to assist our group!

To celebrate members who volunteer, we give a special discord role to recognize people who contribute. Members with this role will be displayed separately in the member list sidebar, so you can show-off how cool and helpful you are!

When you earn Minky volunteer status, you’ll keep it for 40 days. If you already have it and earn it again, you’ll be reset to the full 40 days.

The following are examples of things that can earn the volunteer role:

  • Letting us know you can help with party setup or teardown and doing so
  • Taking a DM shift we request you to at a party
  • Helping at a munch (coming early, staying entire time, and chatting with people to generate conversation)
  • Helping run a non-munch, non-party events
  • Giving house tours at a party

We’ll be giving people the role to recognize any of the above. If for whatever reason you do one of these things and you do not want the perk here in discord (such as not wanting the “attention” of being in the sidebar!) let us know and we will remove it.

This system is also a way for us as a mod team to recognize members who are contributing in positive ways, and perhaps suggest applying for Associate Member status.

Associate Membership

Our Associate Member application is available at https://forms.gle/tc2DT5xVTZyZLbBq9. Associate Members take an active role in helping to run logistics in Minky. As an Associate Member, you are expected to give a minimum of a few a hours of your time every month. Associate Members help with things such as dungeon monitor shifts, helping-out at set-up and clean-up at munches and parties, engaging with new attendance at munches, helping with non-munch, non-party events, and more.

In exchange for their support, Associates are granted priority to party attendance so they can come help, and are often pointed-out at events during announcements, and recognized on our Discord with an Associate Member role.

While Associate Members contribute in incredibly important ways to our community, they are not full organizational group leadership and their role significantly differs from Moderators:

  • Associate Members don’t have voting powers or privileges.
  • Associate Members don’t have access to Moderator-only official communication channels, but do have access to additional Discord channels to coordinate between moderators and themselves.
  • Associate Members don’t see and aren’t involved with report tickets, ID check tickets, and other moderator contacts or communications.
  • Associate Members are held to the same cultural standards that all Minky Members are. Associate Members are not held to the attendance standards or contribution expectations of Moderators, and are not necessarily held to the same cultural standards as Moderators.

It is recommended that before applying for Associate Membership, members have volunteered at several events.

Minky Moderators

Minky accepts Moderator applications on a rolling basis. If you think you have something to contribute to the guiding team of our community, put in an application! If we are not presently in need of additional moderators, your application will still be kept and interest noted. Maintaining trusted membership ready to step-into the role if needed is valuable for ensuring Minky’s longevity.

While not required for eligibility, it is recommended that anyone interested in becoming a Moderator is an Associate Member for a year. During that time, Moderators may mentor Associate Members, helping them to learn what the role of a Moderator entails. However, while we greatly value the contributions of Associate Members, it is a different role with different eligibility and different standards. Associate Membership is a separate role and not a direct track to becoming a moderator–Minky is not required or expected to “promote” Associate Members after any period of time or at all.

While your strength may lie in logistics, technology, or event planning (all special skills we are actively seeking!), it’s important to keep in mind that Moderators also deal with consent violation reports, culture setting, and are responsible for creating a community of accountability and safety. We ask that applicants feel confident in their ability to prioritize community safety in such discussions.

All identities, all backgrounds, and all levels of leadership experience are welcome and encouraged to apply.

You can find the application here: https://forms.gle/rG9MCUEEeaV61aCA7