Alex Rixon-Booth – Director
Alex’s strong focus and commitment to the benefits of volunteering has seen him establish and develop I Need Helpers as a platform supporting the Australian events industry.
His strong involvement and unique perspective on volunteer management within the Victorian major events industry has set best practices for the industry.
Alex currently holds a qualification in Events Management completed at William Angliss Institute, Melbourne. He continues to volunteer for a variety of events in the Melbourne events calendar.
His first business venture was in 2008 with the publication of his own magazine / directory for the retail shops of the Chapel Street precinct titled Chapel Street – Restaurants, Bars, Cafes & Retail, which gained endorsement from the Chapel Street Traders Association. A percentage of profits was donated towards the Prahran Mission charity organisation assisting those who are experiencing homelessness, the effects of poverty, mental illness or physical disability.
Following his passion for developing and driving business concepts, he sought and gained funding from National Youth Week and the City of Maribyrnong to host a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) focused music event at the Footscray Community Arts Centre in 2009.
In 2010 he established I Need Helpers and has since overseen the volunteer management of many Melbourne events which has included St Kilda Festival, Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival, Financial Education Summit 2011 – ft. Sir Richard Branson – and the Big Opening Night Charity featuring Kate Miller-Heidke.
Alex’s work demonstrates a strong commitment to building a community by creating platforms that link individuals with industry and provide an educational gain. This connection will continue to elevate education across event courses and develop the way our event managers plan and operate their events.
Alex has recently introduced additional services under the core volunteer coordination service, now supporting marketing, public relations and photography students to gain industry exposure. His future plans to build and expand I Need Helpers whilst personally being involved in the Melbourne event industry will see this organisation flourish.
