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Beryl has hit the nail on the head! We often have college students as
volunteers. Some of them work out rather well, while others leave much
to be desired. One of the difficulties for us working with the
service-learning students is that they are looking to fulfill a course
requirement which typically ranges between 10 and 20 hours a semester.
This seems impossible for the student who has myriad responsibilities
for various courses... While for us, 20 hours is seldom enough time! As
for adult volunteers, it's a veritable crap shoot ranging from those who
just need something to do to those who may have genuine interest and
limited time. I'm not at all sure this information has been helpful to
you but know that the problem is not specific to your organization...
Staci A. Cameron|Community Partners Coordinator
Buffalo Museum of Science
716.896.5200 x343
www.sciencebuff.org
Inspiring curiosity through exploration
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Join the club! We are a small place, and have about 25 really solid,
dedicated people, but the challenge is when the students go back to
school and the adults (!) get jobs. You are dealing with a funky job
market, and if someone has the opportunity to work for cash, they will
grab it before volunteering. On the flip side, I have done well with
students through local museum studies programs who are looking for
experience, and others who just want to do something to keep them busy
while unemployed.
Beryl
> Hey Everyone:
> My latest struggle is in the area of our volunteer program. We are
large museum with MANY opportunities for volunteers (too Many?) to be
involved, yet we have a very hard time recruiting and maintaining our
numbers. We have a small but very dedicated group of individuals and
can't seem to grow much beyond that. On top of that we have had a high
turnover in the management of this program and I am once again hiring
for the position. I would really like to talk with any of you out there
that have experience in this area or if you have contacts that you might
recommend. Before I hire yet another manager I would like to discuss
with others how your programs work.
>
> Please contact me at the info below!
>
> Thanks, Kathy
>
> Kathy Fournier
> Associate Vice President of Education
> McWane Science Center
> 200 19th Street North
> Birmingham, AL 35203
> 205-714-8254
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Beryl Rosenthal, PhD
Executive Director, Waterworks Museum
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