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== Email Jockey==
 
== Email Jockey==
 
* contact: Ali
 
* contact: Ali
: Reviewing all incoming email to the PR list on a timely basis
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: Reviews all incoming email to the PR list on a timely basis (pretty much every day)
: forwarding relevant emails to the internal PR list (initial triage)
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: Forwards relevant emails to the internal PR list (initial triage)
: following up with each forwarded email notifying the sender that the email has been received
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: Follows up with each forwarded email notifying the sender that the email has been received
: notifying appropriate staff members for time sensitive emails
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: Notifies appropriate staff members about time sensitive emails
  
 
== Tabling Events Coordinator ==
 
== Tabling Events Coordinator ==
 
* contact: Laurel
 
* contact: Laurel
: Research and respond to requests for Free Geek's presence at tabling events
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: Researches and responds to requests for Free Geek's presence at tabling events
: Evaluate events to make sure they were worth attending. (after the fact)
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: Evaluates events to make sure they were worth attending. (after the fact)
 
: Coordinate tabling events trainings.  
 
: Coordinate tabling events trainings.  
: Maintain and organize tabling events supplies.  
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: Maintains and organizes tabling events supplies.  
: Coordinate volunteers to attend tabling events. This does not include the coordinator attending all tabling events.
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: Coordinates volunteers to attend tabling events. This does not include the coordinator attending all tabling events.
: If possible, delegate training to other employees/volunteers.
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: If possible, delegates training to other employees/volunteers.
  
 
== Press Release Wrangler ==
 
== Press Release Wrangler ==
 
* contact: Luiz
 
* contact: Luiz
: Responsible for overseeing the writing of press releases
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: Oversees the writing of press releases
: Responsible for identifying possible subjects (not exclusively)
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: Identifies possible subjects (not exclusively)
: Sending out press releases to media
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: Sends out press releases to media
  
 
== Newsletter ==  
 
== Newsletter ==  
 
* contact: Ali
 
* contact: Ali
: responsible for managing publication schedule
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: Manages publication schedule
: soliciting newsletter-worthy stories from staff and volunteers
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: Solicits newsletter-worthy stories from staff and volunteers
: consolidating these stories
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: Consolidates stories for each newsletter
: copy-editing stories
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: Copy-edits stories
: sending out newsletter
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: Sends out newsletter
: this does NOT mean that the Newsletter Coordinator contributes all content for the newsletter
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: This does NOT mean that the Newsletter Coordinator contributes all content for the newsletter
  
 
== RBAF Liason ==
 
== RBAF Liason ==
 
* contact: Luiz
 
* contact: Luiz
: Be available to answer questions about staff structure, policy, and organization history as it pertains to PR and relationship building.
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: Is available to answer questions about staff structure, policy, and organization history as it pertains to PR and relationship building.
: Attend RBAF meetings, as needed  
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: Attends RBAF meetings, as needed  
  
 
== Website Working Group ==
 
== Website Working Group ==
 
* contact: Tony
 
* contact: Tony
Ad hoc working group comprising members of both PR and Technocrats, working together to facilitate development of the main freegeek.org site. This includes planning features, information architecture, design, hosting and implementation.  
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: Ad hoc working group comprising members of both PR and Technocrats, working together to facilitate development of the main freegeek.org site. This includes planning features, information architecture, design, hosting and implementation. This is brought together now to see implementation of new WP site, and should be utilized in any future development that goes beyond basic maintenance.
 
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: ''Maintenance'':Technos
Maintenance:Technos
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: ''Content'':PR
Content:PR
 
 
 
This is brought together now to see implementation of new WP site, and should be utilized in any future development that goes beyond basic maintenance.
 
  
 
== Swag Coordinator ==
 
== Swag Coordinator ==
 
* contact: Laurel
 
* contact: Laurel
: order new schwag. organize schwag. know where it is. document where it is. and how to order. This does not include hounding people to find out if new schwag is needed, but instead is intended to respond to requests for new schwag and to monitor schwag in schwag area.
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: Order new swag
 
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: Organizes schwag (knows where it is, document where it is, documents how to order).
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: This does NOT include hounding people to find out if new swag is needed, but instead is intended to respond to requests for new swag and to monitor swag in swag area.
  
 
== Social Marketing ==
 
== Social Marketing ==
 
* contact: Ali
 
* contact: Ali
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: Maintains Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts
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: Makes self known to all staff as the point person for these accounts and encourages staff to send tweets, updates, etc. to Social Marketing facilitator
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: Updates these accounts to some degree, but is not solely responsible for keeping them updated.
  
 
== Ads ==
 
== Ads ==

Revision as of 11:50, 26 June 2010

In the 6/5/10 PR Meeting we decided to split up the basket of tasks and each PR member would take a kind of facilitator/jockey role.

Email Jockey

  • contact: Ali
Reviews all incoming email to the PR list on a timely basis (pretty much every day)
Forwards relevant emails to the internal PR list (initial triage)
Follows up with each forwarded email notifying the sender that the email has been received
Notifies appropriate staff members about time sensitive emails

Tabling Events Coordinator

  • contact: Laurel
Researches and responds to requests for Free Geek's presence at tabling events
Evaluates events to make sure they were worth attending. (after the fact)
Coordinate tabling events trainings.
Maintains and organizes tabling events supplies.
Coordinates volunteers to attend tabling events. This does not include the coordinator attending all tabling events.
If possible, delegates training to other employees/volunteers.

Press Release Wrangler

  • contact: Luiz
Oversees the writing of press releases
Identifies possible subjects (not exclusively)
Sends out press releases to media

Newsletter

  • contact: Ali
Manages publication schedule
Solicits newsletter-worthy stories from staff and volunteers
Consolidates stories for each newsletter
Copy-edits stories
Sends out newsletter
This does NOT mean that the Newsletter Coordinator contributes all content for the newsletter

RBAF Liason

  • contact: Luiz
Is available to answer questions about staff structure, policy, and organization history as it pertains to PR and relationship building.
Attends RBAF meetings, as needed

Website Working Group

  • contact: Tony
Ad hoc working group comprising members of both PR and Technocrats, working together to facilitate development of the main freegeek.org site. This includes planning features, information architecture, design, hosting and implementation. This is brought together now to see implementation of new WP site, and should be utilized in any future development that goes beyond basic maintenance.
Maintenance:Technos
Content:PR

Swag Coordinator

  • contact: Laurel
Order new swag
Organizes schwag (knows where it is, document where it is, documents how to order).
This does NOT include hounding people to find out if new swag is needed, but instead is intended to respond to requests for new swag and to monitor swag in swag area.

Social Marketing

  • contact: Ali
Maintains Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts
Makes self known to all staff as the point person for these accounts and encourages staff to send tweets, updates, etc. to Social Marketing facilitator
Updates these accounts to some degree, but is not solely responsible for keeping them updated.

Ads

  • ad hoc basis