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Ryan, Brian, David Brazil, Troy, Nico, Diamond Dave
Ryan, Brian, David Brazil, Troy, Nico, Diamond Dave
   
   
=Ideas=
*Scheduling volunteer shifts for the front door: 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, and 6pm-10pm
* Monthly orientations to onboard new volunteers to the collectives,  people, projects, events, policies etc they should know about to man the  front desk.
* Creating documentation (in tandem with the Communications WG) that  we can hand out to guests – one-sheeters that make it clear and easy to  see how you can volunteer and plug into the project.
* Weekly potlucks (in tandem w/ Food Not Bombs Sunday leftovers).
* Coordinating and assisting with Omni-wide events to bring in new  folks from a diverse array of communities (eg; monthly neighborhood  assemblies).
* Helping coordinate intake of donations.
* Creating and maintaining a community bulletin board/whiteboard for  event flyers, projects, things happening in the space day-to-day


    Scheduling volunteer shifts for the front door: 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, and 6pm-10pm
=More Ideas=
 
    Monthly orientations to onboard new volunteers to the collectives,  people, projects, events, policies etc they should know about to man the  front desk.
 
    Creating documentation (in tandem with the Communications WG) that  we can hand out to guests – one-sheeters that make it clear and easy to  see how you can volunteer and plug into the project.
 
    Weekly potlucks (in tandem w/ Food Not Bombs Sunday leftovers).
 
    Coordinating and assisting with Omni-wide events to bring in new  folks from a diverse array of communities (eg; monthly neighborhood  assemblies).
 
    Helping coordinate intake of donations.
 
    Creating and maintaining a community bulletin board/whiteboard for  event flyers, projects, things happening in the space day-to-day
 
 
* Interfacing with folks directly and being able to link people to relevant groups and projects and bring in new projects
* Interfacing with folks directly and being able to link people to relevant groups and projects and bring in new projects
* How to Lend a Hand
* How to Lend a Hand

Revision as of 22:27, 19 December 2014

Welcoming Committee Mtg

Attendees

Ryan, Brian, David Brazil, Troy, Nico, Diamond Dave

Ideas

  • Scheduling volunteer shifts for the front door: 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, and 6pm-10pm
  • Monthly orientations to onboard new volunteers to the collectives, people, projects, events, policies etc they should know about to man the front desk.
  • Creating documentation (in tandem with the Communications WG) that we can hand out to guests – one-sheeters that make it clear and easy to see how you can volunteer and plug into the project.
  • Weekly potlucks (in tandem w/ Food Not Bombs Sunday leftovers).
  • Coordinating and assisting with Omni-wide events to bring in new folks from a diverse array of communities (eg; monthly neighborhood assemblies).
  • Helping coordinate intake of donations.
  • Creating and maintaining a community bulletin board/whiteboard for event flyers, projects, things happening in the space day-to-day

More Ideas

  • Interfacing with folks directly and being able to link people to relevant groups and projects and bring in new projects
  • How to Lend a Hand
  • Learning how to deal with situations of all sorts, including UNwelcoming - physical security is important
  • Foldup packet introducing the omni
  • Making mediation apparent
  • Disability accessibility and conscientiousness during events - tape on the floor for wheelchair access, wheelchair ushers
  • Sign in list - name and passion

Volunteer Protocol

  • Meet every Thursday at 6
    • Checkin and reportback
  • Weekly big tours + meet&greet on Sundays
  • Assign shifts
    • Jenny one day a week
    • Nico 2-3 evenings a week

Action Items

  • Ask Ian to print a January calendar
  • Put Sunday Night Social on the calendar [Jenny]