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Re: Policies for Volunteers in Special Exhibitions
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Jeff Rosenblatt <[log in to unmask]>
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Informal Science Education Network <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 6 Aug 2012 21:17:27 +0000
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Rebecca,

We require a minimum 32 hours of volunteer time, and we do allow volunteers to help in our traveling exhibitions like BODIES REVEALED and TITANIC.

From my experience, the volunteer training time required of 4-6 hrs seems to deter people from the 'free ride' mentality.

--Jeff--

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From: Informal Science Education Network [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Rebecca Prosino [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 4:08 PM
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Subject: Policies for Volunteers in Special Exhibitions

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Hi Everyone,
Having just hosted BODIES REVEALED and now looking forward to *Titanic: The
Artifact Exhibition*, we'd like to ask what policies y'all have in place
for volunteers inside special exhibitions that require an upcharge.

Do you require volunteers to put in a certain number of hours of service
for the privilege of seeing the special exhibition?

Do you allow your existing volunteers to volunteer as staff inside the
special exhibition?

What happens, for example, when you have an enthusiast about the subject
matter who wants to volunteer, but also wants to see the exhibition for
themselves?  Or, for example in BODIES REVEALED, a class of nursing
students whose teacher offers them to "volunteer" but really wants them to
have a free ride into the exhibition?

Any policies or guidelines anyone wants to share with me on this would be
great.
Thanks,
Rebecca Prosino, Sci-Port
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PS, Suggestions for how to herd volunteer cats would also be welcome
(google calendar?).

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