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The old "answering the phones" howto  on web is so out of date, it should be ignored, so I deleted the link. -- [[User:MichaelWestwind|MW]]
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what the heck[[User:Soberg|Rfs]]
  
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==Volunteer Desk==
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===Opening Tasks===
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*print out daily checklist (1)
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*prepare staff schedule sheet, color code (2)
  
'''Font Desk Volunteer Services'''
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===During the Day Tasks===
this might not be the right place, but as Forest was shaking off the rain from his morning ride and then went off to find a warm place to dry his things, I thought this would be a nice thing for volunteers.
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*provide info with a smile (ask everyone that walks in the door how they can be helped) (1,2,3)
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*support donor desk in between volunteers (1,2,3)
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*clean and tidy lobby & desk (1)
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*check bags in and out (1)
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*notify Liane or MK when CLOSE to out of any supplies (1)
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*make class reminder calls (1)
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*answer phone with a smile on your voice throughout the day (2)
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*check messages on both phones (221 & 222) (2)
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*check schedule sheet and record cancellations (adoption, command line, monthly classes) (2)
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** in the morning
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** throughout the day
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*return calls (2)
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*email messages to staff (2)
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*process Community Service volunteers (2)
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*process Tech Support intake (2)
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*read your email! respond to list when you have addressed the email (2)
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*brew coffee (2)
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*enter new volunteers into database (2)
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*log hours (2)
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*schedule volunteers for:
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**classes (3)
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**volunteer shifts (build, pre-build, adoption) (2)
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*print:
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**& prep volunteer schedules (build, pre-build, adoption) (3)
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**brochures
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**adoption and build packets
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**volunteer orientation packet
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**Spanish info sheet
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**class cards
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**group volunteering forms (2)
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*ensure tour guide coverage:
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**12 PM (2)
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**5PM
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*direct requests for group volunteering, large tours, pickups (3)
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*schedule off-site volunteers for classes (3) 
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*give tours (3)
  
the logistics are staggering, but I bet there is a way we can help volunteers dry their wet things
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===Closing Tasks===
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*put day's staff and volunteer schedule in the appropriate binders (1)
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*recycle notes (1)
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*put pens, pencils, scissors, etc., back where they belong. (1)
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*bus cups, plates and place in kitchen (1)
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*put left items in lost and found (1)
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*return cards neatly to box (1)
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*put all binders back where they belong (1)
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*clean up food and dishes (1)
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*empty coffee pots and clean all parts until they wipe clean with a paper towel (1)
  
ideas?
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==Donor Desk==
*Coat room with space heaters? -- [[User:Icicle|Icicle]]
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===Opening Tasks===
*Coat space with lots of dry air flow -- [[User:matteo|matteo]]
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*stock TP & paper towels in all 4 bathrooms (1)
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*stock coffeehouse with sugar and creamer (1)
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*print out daily checklist (1)
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*prep desk
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** turn on computers (1)
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** clean & tidy desk (1)
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*Brew coffee (2)
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*Acquire and count cash drawer (2)
  
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===During the Day Tasks===
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*provide info with a smile (ask everyone that walks in the door how they can be helped) (1,2,3)
 +
*support volunteer desk in between donors (1,2,3)
 +
*clean and tidy (1)
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* answer phone with a smile in your voice throughout the day (2)
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*stock coffee area with sugar and creamer if needed (1)
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*print & restock brochures, contribution slips, other recyclers, etc.(2)
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*read email! respond when you have addressed the issue (2)
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*stock bathrooms with TP, soap, paper towels (2)
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*stock kitchens with dish soap (2)
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*check and print if needed: donor slips, credit card receipts, IOU reimbursement forms, mileage reimbursement form, other recyclers, donor FAQ brochure (2)
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*check receiving donor slips, print more if needed (2)
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*check and fill printers (2)
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*take donations (3)
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*understand and answer ewaste legislation questions(3)
  
I deleted some "other tasks" that were also under "must-do tasks." Going to continue re-organizing this page once I think I might have a clue as to how it would be neater! -Sophia
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===Closing Tasks===
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*erase all contribution slips and return to receiving (1)
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*recycle notes (1)
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*put pens, pencils, scissors, etc., back where they belong (1)
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*turn off all computers (1)
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*help process volunteers until 7pm (2,3)
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*count till after 7pm (3)
  
I removed the template: shift notes from this page.  My figuring: since this area will be staffed by many experienced and inexperienced with the wiki, it should be as non-confusing as possible.  When it was a template, it was pretty and stuck out a little more, but after you saved something, it didn't return to the front desk page, which i think might confuse some people.
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== Remove the Discussion items ==
[[User:Shawn|Shawn]] 15:01, 17 January 2007 (PST)
 
  
Elizabeth, did you mean to move the note about NA people out of the box it was in?  Selam, I'm not sure I quite get what you are saying about cleaning scheduling.  Are you saying we should schedule people for longer than an hour?
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I think we can remove the discussion items because we have updated daily checklists here:
  
[[User:Gambitnut|Blaine]] 22:24, 23 February 2007 (PST)
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http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Volunteer_Desk_Checklist
  
== Don't post people phone numbers ==
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http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Donor_Desk_Checklist
  
This is a public web site. We shouldn't be posting people's personal data on it. So no un-obscurred email or phone numbers. Maybe names are OK. We could set up an RT queue for the front desk if you need to share information like this from shift to shift, or maybe post it notes are better?
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[[User:Valerie|Valerie]] 20:45, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
  
[[User:Rfs|RfS]]
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== Use redirects ==
  
== Tours ==
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It is best not to leave people with dead ends. If they are very likely (as in this case) to type in "front desk" as a search, there should be either a page named "Front desk" or a redirect which takes you to the page they wanted to see but did not know how to reachIt is much better to do that than to delete pages.
 
 
I agree that scheduling tour guides for tours is a good idea but is the adoption schedule the best place to do so? That might make it too easy for new people who don't really know where everything is to sign up as a guide.
 
 
 
[[User:Gambitnut|Blaine]]
 
 
 
:good point I would also recomend moving it, perhaps to the wiki some how... [[User:Matteo|Matteo]] 19:54, 9 February 2007 (PST)
 
 
 
::E-Beth pointed out that not everybody who wants to give a tour will for sure know how to use the wiki, so having it in another form is a good ideaI know we should have all schedules online at some point, but until then I think we should move advanced testing off the build schedule and put it, white hole, laptops, mac, musuem, or whatever else people can do after build, to a postbuild schedule, and put tour guides where advanced testing is now.  If not as an official schedule, at least a place for people doing those things to sign in.
 
 
 
::[[User:Gambitnut|Blaine]]
 
 
 
== If you get Spanish speakers who want to volunteer ==
 
 
 
Say something like this in Spanish:
 
 
 
* El primer cosa es "todos los voluntarios necesitan participar en una gira de nuestra facilidad".
 
* Ofrecemos giras en español cada sábado a las dos de la tarde.
 
* ¿Puede usted volverse el sábado a las dos?
 
 
 
This means:
 
* The first thing is "all volunteers need to participate in a tour of our facility.
 
* We offer tours in Spanish every Saturday at two o'clock in the afternoon.
 
* Can you come back on Saturday at two?
 

Latest revision as of 16:38, 21 July 2011

what the heckRfs

Volunteer Desk

Opening Tasks

  • print out daily checklist (1)
  • prepare staff schedule sheet, color code (2)

During the Day Tasks

  • provide info with a smile (ask everyone that walks in the door how they can be helped) (1,2,3)
  • support donor desk in between volunteers (1,2,3)
  • clean and tidy lobby & desk (1)
  • check bags in and out (1)
  • notify Liane or MK when CLOSE to out of any supplies (1)
  • make class reminder calls (1)
  • answer phone with a smile on your voice throughout the day (2)
  • check messages on both phones (221 & 222) (2)
  • check schedule sheet and record cancellations (adoption, command line, monthly classes) (2)
    • in the morning
    • throughout the day
  • return calls (2)
  • email messages to staff (2)
  • process Community Service volunteers (2)
  • process Tech Support intake (2)
  • read your email! respond to list when you have addressed the email (2)
  • brew coffee (2)
  • enter new volunteers into database (2)
  • log hours (2)
  • schedule volunteers for:
    • classes (3)
    • volunteer shifts (build, pre-build, adoption) (2)
  • print:
    • & prep volunteer schedules (build, pre-build, adoption) (3)
    • brochures
    • adoption and build packets
    • volunteer orientation packet
    • Spanish info sheet
    • class cards
    • group volunteering forms (2)
  • ensure tour guide coverage:
    • 12 PM (2)
    • 5PM
  • direct requests for group volunteering, large tours, pickups (3)
  • schedule off-site volunteers for classes (3)
  • give tours (3)

Closing Tasks

  • put day's staff and volunteer schedule in the appropriate binders (1)
  • recycle notes (1)
  • put pens, pencils, scissors, etc., back where they belong. (1)
  • bus cups, plates and place in kitchen (1)
  • put left items in lost and found (1)
  • return cards neatly to box (1)
  • put all binders back where they belong (1)
  • clean up food and dishes (1)
  • empty coffee pots and clean all parts until they wipe clean with a paper towel (1)

Donor Desk

Opening Tasks

  • stock TP & paper towels in all 4 bathrooms (1)
  • stock coffeehouse with sugar and creamer (1)
  • print out daily checklist (1)
  • prep desk
    • turn on computers (1)
    • clean & tidy desk (1)
  • Brew coffee (2)
  • Acquire and count cash drawer (2)

During the Day Tasks

  • provide info with a smile (ask everyone that walks in the door how they can be helped) (1,2,3)
  • support volunteer desk in between donors (1,2,3)
  • clean and tidy (1)
  • answer phone with a smile in your voice throughout the day (2)
  • stock coffee area with sugar and creamer if needed (1)
  • print & restock brochures, contribution slips, other recyclers, etc.(2)
  • read email! respond when you have addressed the issue (2)
  • stock bathrooms with TP, soap, paper towels (2)
  • stock kitchens with dish soap (2)
  • check and print if needed: donor slips, credit card receipts, IOU reimbursement forms, mileage reimbursement form, other recyclers, donor FAQ brochure (2)
  • check receiving donor slips, print more if needed (2)
  • check and fill printers (2)
  • take donations (3)
  • understand and answer ewaste legislation questions(3)

Closing Tasks

  • erase all contribution slips and return to receiving (1)
  • recycle notes (1)
  • put pens, pencils, scissors, etc., back where they belong (1)
  • turn off all computers (1)
  • help process volunteers until 7pm (2,3)
  • count till after 7pm (3)

Remove the Discussion items

I think we can remove the discussion items because we have updated daily checklists here:

http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Volunteer_Desk_Checklist

http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Donor_Desk_Checklist

Valerie 20:45, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Use redirects

It is best not to leave people with dead ends. If they are very likely (as in this case) to type in "front desk" as a search, there should be either a page named "Front desk" or a redirect which takes you to the page they wanted to see but did not know how to reach. It is much better to do that than to delete pages.