[Ob-media-multi] [Ob-media-external] Spreadsheet: What Do We Need People to Volunteer For?
Farhad Ebrahimi
farhad at occupyboston.org
Mon Mar 12 15:54:23 EDT 2012
I'd definitely be down to brainstorm a bit at the next Media WG meeting, if we have time. I think it's a low priority agenda item, though.
Best,
-- Farhad
On Mar 12, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Eli <eli at occupyboston.org> wrote:
> Interesting. I didn't think about how a "volunteer" would be perceived as opposed to a "member," but your pushback makes sense to me. Is this something we want to talk briefly about at the next media meeting, or should we just play it by ear. It think it could be constructive to get everyone on the same pg regarding how we refer to ourselves and think about our outreach efforts. I'll add it and we can decide whether to spend time on it on Weds.
>
> On Monday, March 12, 2012 10:43:12 AM, Farhad Ebrahimi wrote:
>> I want to push back on that a little, because I'm concerned that the external press might assume that "volunteer" connotes that one is not involved in any decision making. I'd worry that they'd see "volunteer" and, say, "organizer" as being two poles in the spectrum of engagement.
>>
>> This isn't a huge concern, but it's enough that I've avoided both terms and stuck with things like "participant" or "member."
>>
>> Best,
>> -- Farhad
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2012, at 8:56 AM, Eli <eli at occupyboston.org <mailto:eli at occupyboston.org>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, I think externally describing ourselves as volunteers makes a lot of sense. My point was mostly about how we internally think about this effort.
>>>
>>> Sent on the fly.
>>>
>>> On Mar 12, 2012, at 8:40 AM, Joshua Eaton <jeaton at post.harvard.edu <mailto:jeaton at post.harvard.edu>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Although I describe myself as a "Media volunteer" whenever I speak with the press.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Farhad Ebrahimi <farhad at occupyboston.org <mailto:farhad at occupyboston.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. What we're looking for are "participants" or something
>>>> like that, only more exciting sounding.
>>>>
>>>> ADVENTURERS.
>>>>
>>>> Probably not, but you get the idea.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> -- Farhad
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 11, 2012, at 11:59 PM, Eli wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Josh. Added another item.
>>>>>
>>>>> Question though: aren't we all "volunteers?" I'm increasingly
>>>>> feeling like we're trying to operate under a traditional
>>>>> nonprofit organizational model, when in fact what we need is
>>>>> not traditional volunteers, but more dedicated working members.
>>>>> Of course, there are some folks who can only commit a very
>>>>> small amount of time per week, but we shouldn't think of them
>>>>> as volunteers, as though they were ancillary to the group, but
>>>>> rather a full members with serious commitment constraints.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mostly semantics, but I think the language we're using is
>>>>> shaping the way we're thinking about this effort in a
>>>>> counterproductive way. The big issue is that we need to
>>>>> increase our collective capacity by bringing in more dedicated
>>>>> people.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eli
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/11/12 6:48 PM, Joshua Eaton wrote:
>>>>>> Dear Folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As promised long ago, I've created a spreadsheet for us to
>>>>>> brainstorm what we need volunteers for:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al2LIEgoNIx2dEpXTW9nYXk2ZzhmQW44LW5aQVRZaUE#gid=0
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please use it!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Joshua
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- Joshua A. Eaton, MDiv
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Founder, /Dana Wiki: Helping Buddhist Organizations Get
>>>>>> Involved in Social Service/ <http://www.danawiki.org/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +706.540.6651
>>>>>> jeaton at post.harvard.edu <mailto:jeaton at post.harvard.edu>
>>>>>> http://www.joshuaeaton.net <http://www.joshuaeaton.net/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>> --
>>>> Joshua A. Eaton, MDiv
>>>>
>>>> Founder, /Dana Wiki: Helping Buddhist Organizations Get Involved in Social Service/ <http://www.danawiki.org>
>>>>
>>>> +706.540.6651
>>>> jeaton at post.harvard.edu <mailto:jeaton at post.harvard.edu>
>>>> http://www.joshuaeaton.net
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