The following is an incomplete list of roles and tasks, organized by working group. Please contact volunteer@tryonfarm.org (or the working group or task coordinator) to jump in!
PHYSICAL ECOLOGY
Roles:
Materials Coordinator
(3 hrs/wk; 3 month commitment; >50% onsite)
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Keep track of existing materials: location, stock, etc.
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Identify new sources of reused materials.
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Ensure that Craigslist, Freecycle, and other online redistribution mechanisms are regularly reviewed and used
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Receive requests for materials
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Coordinate “schlepping” volunteers to acquire and transport materials efficiently
On Land Research Coordinator
(>5 hr/wk; 6 mo commitment; >25% onsite)
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Solicit and coordinate development of proposals for research programs on the land
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Establish and maintain partnerships with academic institutions and independent researchers
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Ensure that research protocols are followed
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Liaise with other working groups (education, social ecology) as needed.
Annuals Coodinator
Food Forest/Edible Landscape Coordinator
Building Coordinator
Animal Coordinator
OSALT/easements liaison.
(>5 hrs/mo; >1 yr commitment; >10% on site)
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Attend OSALT meetings
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Establish relationships with appropriate administrators in State Parks, Metro Parks, and City BES
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Ensure that commitments and responsibilities under terms of ground lease and easements are met
Planning Coordinator
Native Habitat Coordinator
(>3 hrs/wk; 6 mo commitment; >75% on site)
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Coordinate with Park, Metro, and other habitat professionals
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Improve and expand native habitat restoration plan
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Train and oversee volunteers in implementing restoration plan.
Work Party Host
(3-8 hours per event; 4 events in 12 month period; 100% on site)
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Welcome and orient participants during Thursday or Saturday work party
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Address questions and concerns, ensure that everyone feels as comfortable and engaged as possible
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If possible, conduct land tours (training available)
Restoration Research
(>5 hrs/mo; 1 year commitment; >25% on site)
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Research and/or develop innovative ways to assess native habitat functionality, including partial functionality in hybrid plantings with nonnative human-functional plants
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Establish protocols to assess changes in habitat function
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Coordinate with other groups and research coordinator to ensure data is gathered, analyzed, and results integrated into planning
Freecycle/Craigslist monitor
(>1 hr/wk; 1 mo commitment; >0% onsite)
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Review online exchange forums for potentially or actually useful materials, services, etc.
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Coordinate with materials coordinator and/or volunteer coordinator
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Can be entirely online and offsite.
Write research reports
Energy Coordinator
Water System Coordinator
(>5 hrs/wk; >6 mo commitment; >25% onsite)
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Develop plan for water management on land, including:
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stormwater bioremediation and use;
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rainwater collection;
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greywater;
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dams and swales for infiltration and irrigation;
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cisterns;
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nanohydropower and/or pump-batteries;
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wetland/headwaters restoration;
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Link plan to Park, Watershed Council, neighborhood, City, etc. efforts to monitor and improve watershed health;
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Coordinate with other groups in our social ecology to implement plan.
Tasks:
Stuff Schlepper
(0.5 to 3 hrs per occasion; added to list w/ availability)
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Be willing to move stuff from somewhere to TLC Farm
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Access to vehicle preferable, including bike trailer! (Not required.)
Observations
(0.25 to 1 hr; 10 occasion commitment; 100% on site)
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Read data gathering protocol
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Receive short training
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Gather various kinds of data, both general and specific, qualitative and quantitative
Garden Tasks
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planting
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mulching
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harvesting
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weeding
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sorting
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watering
Animal Tasks
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feeding
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egging
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milking
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vet stuff
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moving fence
Building Stuff
finish suana, toilet, barn, rocket bench, maintaining cob
Paths
(>0.5 hrs; no commitment)
Literature research
(> 1 hr; variable commitment; >0% on site)
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In coordination with research coordinator, research both on-line and library sources for data, protocols, analyses, practices, etc.
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Report results of research, in a form depending on situation.
EDUCATION -
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Contacts: Youth Education Coordinator - Matt Gordon - mattg (at) tryonfarm.org
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Education Working Group meets biwekly.
Roles:
Scheduling Visits (currentlyfilled by Education Coordinator)
(3 hrs/wk; 3 mo commitment; >75% on site)
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Maintain calendar of class visits
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Coordinate with edu teachers and schools/agencies to schedule visits
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Return any appropriate phone/email messages promptly
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Be responsible to edu working group
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(If wished, coordinate with infotech coordinator to make scheduling more automated and online)
Leading Field Trip Activities
(<2 hrs per session; 5 session commitment; 100% on site)
Tasks:
Curriculum Development
(10 – 50 hrs; >15% on site) Experience preferred.
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Coordinate with edu working group to develop curriculum goals and audience
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Research existing curricula, and make as much use of existing material as copyrights allow
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Create curriculum resources, including teaching guides and aids.
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Present curriculum to working group/teachers.
Making signs to Spec
(10 – 25 hrs; commit to complete project; probably 100% on site)
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Acquire materials
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Construct signs with support from building coordinator
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Create online tour (10 – 50 hrs; >15% on site)
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Develop specific parameters for online tour in coordination with edu working group and infotech coordinator
Create clickable map of land
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Combine photos of land with information and links regarding physical and program features of organization
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First phase: implement on line version of physical land tour
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Later phases: add much more in-depth information, links, etc.
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Document all work so that anyone else can pick up where you leave off
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Web skills preferred but not required!
COMMUNICATIONS
Roles:
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Publicity Pipeline Coordinator (>3 hrs/wk; 6 months commitment; >25% on site)
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Receive publicity requests from working groups
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Ensure that copy is produced and edited to standards
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Coordinate with graphic designers, if necessary
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Determine appropriate outlets for publicity (ie. community calendars, advertisements, radio, journalists, flyers, etc.)
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Coordinate flyerers
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Consoldate publicity into packages
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Coordinate with working group
Monthly Updater
(5 hrs/mo; 6 mo commitment; >0% on site)
Media Point
Web Designer
(> 10 hrs/mo; 3 mo commitment; >10% on site)
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Develop improved communication/collaboration infrastructure
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Build systems for parallel online / offline information accessibility
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Improve navigation and ease of use.
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Develop and implement new look and feel
Web Updater
(1-3 hrs/wk; 3 mo commitment; >0% on site)
Database Administration
(10+ hrs/mo; 6 mo commitment; >25% on site)
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Coordinate with working groups to develop data management goals
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Communicate with CiviCRM development community and/or infotech coordinator (depending on background) to develop adequate tools
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Develop and communicate data entry, management, and export protocols
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Explore and improve data integrity
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Provide appropriate, secure public access to and website integration with data
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Maximize decentralization of data entry and management
Tech maintenance
(5 hrs/mo; 6 mo commitment; 100% on site)
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Maintain wired and wireless data networks
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Maintain and improve older Linux computer systems (Debian and SuSE)
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Maintain phone systems (VOIP?)
System administration
(5-10 hrs/mo; 1 year minimum; >0% on site)
Newsletter Editor
(10 hrs/mo; 1 issue/quarter commitment; >25% on site)
Tabling Coordinator
(5 hrs/mo; 6 mo commitment; >25% on site)
Publicity Materials Coordinator
(5-20 hrs/mo; 3 mo commitment; >50% on site)
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Ensure that we have adequate, organized stocks/full sets of pamphlets, canvassing supplies, flipbooks, DVD’s, CD’s, etc.
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Coordinate (re)design of new materials
Planning Coordinator
Working group point person
(3 hrs/wk; 6 mo commitment; >75% on site)
Tasks:
Flyers
(.5 – 3 hrs; put on list OR responsibility for area; >0% on site)
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Download and print (or pickup) flyers, post in identified locations in selected area
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Posting to Lists (0.5 – 1 hrs; suggest commit for 2 months; 0% on site)
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Post already created email messages to a set of lists you’ve chosen
Graphic Designer
(1-10 hrs; on list; >15% on site)
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Meet with publicity pipeline and/or other relevant folk to set design goals
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Design posters, flyers, handbills, web pages,
HTML messages, etc.
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Both computer-based and hand-drawn
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Knowledge of GIMP and/or Photoshop preferred.
Writing Stories for Newsletter
(1-20 hrs; per story basis; >0% on site)
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Discuss story ideas with editor for particular issue
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Write and submit story on agreed timeline to allow for revisions
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Story lengths range from 250 word vignettes to 1500 word features
Writing Articles for media
Tabling
Photography/Video
Writing/participate in website usefulness
EVENTS
Roles:
Calender Coordination
Booking Agent (music)
Workshop Coordinator
(5 hrs/wk up to fulltime; >1 year commitment; >25% onsite)
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arrange a quarterly community workshop schedule that loosely fall into a yearly cycle of themes
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coordinate with workshop presenters to schedule workshops.
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communicate with presenters about location, price, materials, and other workshop logistics.
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work up a publicity statement for each workshop and compile quarterly workshop posters/trifolds.
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ensure publicity for workshops.
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facilitate registration for workshops.
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schedule & train Farm Hosts for each workshop.
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evaluate workshop program and provide feedback to the events working group & TLC Farm.
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There will be a two month training period
Planning Coordinator
Auction Coordinator
Sound
Food Prep
Tasks:
Cleanup - barn/land/rooms
setup
door/shuttle/bar/rovers
Workshop hosts
SOCIAL ECOLOGY
Roles:
===Network Organizer=== (40 hrs/wk; 1 year commitment; >25% on site)
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The liaison will seek out, learn about, and link to a wide variety of organizing spaces (movements, organizations, communities, etc.) broadly aligned with “ecological and social justice” by:
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Suggest and/or plan events, programs, and projects at TLC Farm that will encourage practical experiences of effective collaboration, mutual understanding, and interdependance.
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Plan and coordinate an ongoing series of wisdom councils deepening the relationship between social justice and ecology movements
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Coordinate the development of curricula for training liaisons (TLC Farm and other organizations)
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Identify and develop relations with 5 intimate partner organizations and 15 intermittent ones
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Interview 30 organizations/communities regarding ongoing strategic planning process
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Quantify initial accessibility of programs to marginalized and oppressed communities, and double it.
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Openly document hir work, primarily online:
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maintain journals on spaces: impressions, thoughts, connections
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discuss tactics, methodologies, skills, or wisdoms considered or used
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expand and revise “training manuals” for liaisons
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Identify and support people who will act as ongoing liaisons between other spaces and TLC Farm (as well as each other).
Inspiration Occasion Coordinator
(15+ hrs/mo; >3 mo commitment; >50% on site)
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Organize monthly engagement event
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Coordinate tour, work party, evening events, etc.
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Ensure adequate participation by working groups
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Be inspiring
Initial Interviews (Volunteer Coord.)
(>2 hr/wk; 6 mo commitment; >50% on site)
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Training in social ecology infrastructure
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Have sitdown meeting (0.5 – 1hr) discussing and recording background, skills, interests, etc. of interested volunteer
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Suggest appropriate working groups, next steps, etc.
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Enter information into database
Legal Details Coordinator
(5-10 hr/mo; >2 yr commtiment; >15% on site)
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Become familiarized with all elements of legal situation of TLC Farm: lease, easements, taxes, contracts, employment, non-profit, liability, etc.
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Coordinate with working groups to address ongoing issues and identify new ones
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Coordinate pro bono and, as necessary, paid legal representation
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Extensive training provided, but legal background required
Intern Coordinator
(5-20+ hr/wk; >6 mo commitment; >75% on site)
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Revise and improve internship guidelines in coordination with working groups
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Solicit interns in coordination with publicity pipeline
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Develop specific internship agreements with interns outlining goals and expectations
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Coordinate intern orientation and connection with point person
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Meet with interns regularly to assess progress and address problems
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Document internships and assess effectiveness
Planning Coordinator
Tasks:
Outreach, building relationships
(>1 hr/mo; added to list; >0% on site)
Body work
(1+ hr per session; added to list; not necessarily on site)
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Massage
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Acupuncture
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Reiki
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etc.
Counseling
(1+ hr per session; added to list, 5 session commitment; not necessarily on site)
Facilitation
(<3 hrs per meeting; added to list, 5 meeting commitment; usually on site)
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Experience required
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Training available
Mediation
(2+ hrs per session; added to list; not nec. on site)
Volunteer Follow-up
(1+ hrs per session; 10 session commitment; >25% on site)
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Call or meet with volunteers to evaluate experiences, identify growth areas
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Coordinate with social ecology working group
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Record data
Legal Advisor
(on list, no necessary commitment)
Data entry
(1+ hrs per session; no minimum commitment; >15% on site)
FINANCE
Roles:
Grant Coordination
Canvass coordinator
Accounting/irs
Budget Planning Coordinator
FOF Coordinator
Major Donor relations
Mailings Coordinator
Bookkeeping/data entry (donations)
Presentations/pitches
Tech Maintenence
Tasks:
Financial Advisor
Writing grants
Canvassers
mailing party
Tax letters
house party organizing
Asking FOF for Money
Phone Banking
Fundraising Advisor
SPIRITUAL ECOLOGY
Roles:
Community Yum (sauna & sound)
Planning Coord
Sweat Coord
Sacred Place stewardship
social shamans
Tasks:
Moon/Sun Ceremonies
Altars & shrines