[Danhi] Volunteer Coordination

[Dave Allen Barker Jr]

I've retired the sign-up sheet 
<http://sagamorevolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/gew9kPQ3QU8> and 
updated the volunteer section of the class page 
<http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Ms._Danhi_2012#Volunteer>.  Thanks for the 
input, everyone!


On 03/15/2013 04:00 PM, Michelle Shevlin wrote:
> Perfect!
>
> Michelle Shevlin
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 15, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Dave Allen Barker Jr <dave at 1.0ne.org 
> <mailto:dave at 1.0ne.org>> wrote:
>
>> Good to know, Michelle, thanks.  Since Ms. Danhi is on the class 
>> mailing list, this new way has the advantage of notifying her.
>>
>>
>> On 03/15/2013 10:19 AM, Michelle Shevlin wrote:
>>> The issue I heard with the sign up sheet was people would show up 
>>> and ms dahni didn't expect them. I had that a couple of times myself.
>>>
>>> Main thing is to ensure she is in the loop and plans appropriately 
>>> for their arrival.
>>>
>>> Not a knock on anyone but I agree the sheet didn't do much.
>>>
>>> You are awesome to pick up the ball on this!
>>>
>>> Thanks so much.
>>>
>>> Michelle Shevlin
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Mar 15, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Dave Allen Barker Jr <dave at 1.0ne.org 
>>> <mailto:dave at 1.0ne.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Erin pointed out to me this morning that he wanted to volunteer to 
>>>> do some AR testing, but saw our sign-up sheet 
>>>> <http://sagamorevolunteers.pleasebringit.com/public/gew9kPQ3QU8> 
>>>> only covers last semester.  I was going to update it for this 
>>>> semester, but it's a bit of work and I'm not sure it gains us much.
>>>>
>>>> Since most of our volunteer opportunities are flexible, the sign-up 
>>>> sheet cannot provide an email reminder specific to the volunteer 
>>>> spot (within the week is the best it can do).  I rely on my own 
>>>> calendering to remind me anyway.  After that, the sign-up sheet 
>>>> simply provides a place for us to see when and how other people are 
>>>> volunteering.
>>>>
>>>> I'm suggesting *volunteers simply email the class mailing list with 
>>>> their intentions* since the sign-up sheet doesn't provide much 
>>>> functionality for us.  If having a reference of when/how folks are 
>>>> volunteering is still important, volunteers (or myself) can simply 
>>>> make a note of it on the class website (anyone can make additions 
>>>> there).
>>>>
>>>> What do you think?  If I don't hear any concerns, I'll go ahead and 
>>>> retire the sign-up sheet and update the volunteer section of the 
>>>> class website <http://www.9.0ne.org/w/Ms._Danhi_2012#vol>, and 
>>>> expect everyone will just email the class when/how they're 
>>>> volunteering (and maybe make a note on the website (if they're 
>>>> feeling fancy)).
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.9.0ne.org/archive/danhi.2012/attachments/20130316/b6fb14b4/attachment.html>