BECOME A CERTIFIED GSA!
There are so many great reasons why people join the NH Granite State Ambassadors. Some of those reasons are:
- You learn an incredible amount of knowledge about New Hampshire.
- There are plenty of fun events and activities to participate with while volunteering.
- It may better your chances for advancement within New Hampshire's tourism industry.
- You meet an enormous amount of people from all backgrounds. We have over 1000 GSAs.
- You become part of a group of people who are all interested in serving our state.
- You can attend free familiarization tours throughout our state.
- You can volunteer at New Hampshire's various visitor centers.
- Find out why it is "Always Sunny" in New Hampshire!
What is expected from our GSAs is both a simple and complicated question. Depending on why you are becoming a GSA, the answer differs.
If you want to be a volunteer, we ask that you stay "active" by volunteering your time at one of our member visitor centers and/or several special events. A standard volunteer shift is approximately 3 hours. A volunteer chooses when and where they want to serve. Noting that some visitor centers (like Manchester-Boston Regional Airport) are very competitive for shifts. Others are easier. Some GSAs volunteer once a week, some twice a week, some once a month, some only in the summer, some only in the winter...you get the picture- it's up to you!
If you are an industry GSA, We ask that you stay "active" by communicating with us, servicing the public in a GSA way, promoting the marketing efforts of NH Division of Travel and Tourism, and if you want, volunteering your time at a special event and/or visitor center. We would love it if you'd send information about your company that guests would be interested in. We have a high level of communication to our GSA volunteers (who staff visitor centers) and that information is important to us. It helps us "sell" your property/organization/state.
To become a Granite State Ambassador, you first have to become certified through our 14-hour / 2-day training course. You can read more about this course under our TRAINING & EDUCATION tab.