Virtual Volunteering: Volunteer coordination

This opportunity is currently not available

TFAO is expanding its volunteer organization and seeks to do so in a prudent and measured pace. We aim to provide broader service to the public through additional volunteer activity while maintaining our established operating standards and pursuing useful research that is respected by our audiences. Assistance in volunteer coordination is essential to allow for further growth of TFAO's operations and research programs. [1]

Volunteer opportunity regarding volunteer coordination [2]

1. Orientating new volunteers to TFAO's online resources

2. Training of volunteers in advanced features of search engines including Yahoo search and Google search

3. Following up with new research volunteers on test assignments to evaluate volunteers' procedural compliance

4. Tracking current volunteers' assignments

5. Preparing acknowledgements for volunteers' service

6. Developing additional sources for volunteers, registering with those sources, and posting and maintaining job descriptions,

7. Studying and recommending ways to provide broader service to the public through additional volunteer activity.

Volunteer requirements

1. Experience including:

• service as a director, volunteer coordinator, or other managerial position in an art museum, art library or other approved nonprofit organization such as an art center, historic art site or leading national or regional art association
• masters degree in art history, library science or museum studies, or equivalent formal education

2. Access to a computer and email

3. Willingness to devote an average of 3 hours per week

4. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills

5. Exceptional abilities to organize and keep track of multiple activities

References and recommendations

TFAO requires that applicants for this position provide confirmation of their qualifying experience. This is accomplished by applicants contacting persons who supervise or previously supervised them in their place of employment and asking them to send experience confirmation by email from their institutional email addresses. Recommendations from persons of authority are also welcome.

Notes:

1. For a list of TFAO programs, please see About TFAO.

2. A volunteer coordinator is welcome to provide service in some or all of the listed opportunities.

Go back to:

• Opportunities for Volunteers
• Giving and Volunteering
• TFAO home page

rev. 1/30/06

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