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Volunteers
Guidelines
for Managers
The STC acts only to facilitate volunteer opportunities: we are not responsible
for the abilities of possible volunteers, or the quality of the results.
Please
drop a line to the chapter webmaster
once a volunteer position has been filled.
When
working with volunteers, we recommend that you do these things:
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Be as clear as possible about what you need done, in what timeframe,
and for what purpose.
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Be available to your volunteer – especially early in a project,
when important questions may arise that need to be answered quickly.
- Keep
an open mind: your volunteer might
bring a valuable new perspective to a problem.
- Be
flexible: your volunteer might have work, school, or job search commitments
as well.
- If
the volunteer needs to gather information or work with more than one
person at your organization, assign one person to be the main contact,
to avoid confusion and possible delays.
- Give
constructive feedback to the volunteer, both on how the work was approached
and its results.
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