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The Wikimedia Foundation, with |
The [[Wikimedia Foundation]], with {{STAFF-COUNT}} paid employees, is largely a volunteer organization. The Volunteer Coordinator leads the way in opening up new opportunities for volunteers to contribute to the [[mission]] and day-to-day work of the Foundation, and typically works in the Wikimedia Office in [[w:San Francisco|San Francisco]], [[w:California|California]]. |
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Volunteer Coordinator responsibilities include: |
Volunteer Coordinator responsibilities include: |
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* Maintaining a global, public list of tasks across different work areas, through communicating with committees/officers, indicating which areas need volunteer work the most critically at any given time. |
* Maintaining a global, public list of tasks across different work areas, through communicating with committees/officers, indicating which areas need volunteer work the most critically at any given time. |
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* Advising the Board and |
* Advising the [[Board]] and [[Executive Director]] during the setup of new volunteer groups and committees. |
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* Ensuring that all volunteer groups in the WMF are operational and reporting their activities on a regular basis and evaluating performance. |
* Ensuring that all volunteer groups in the [[Wikimedia Foundation|WMF]] are operational and reporting their activities on a regular basis and evaluating performance. |
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* Being the first personal point of contact for people who wish to do volunteer work for the organization, but don't know where to start. |
* Being the first personal point of contact for people who wish to do volunteer work for the organization, but don't know where to start. |
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* Organizing and advertising regular online events and tutorials to educate people about different areas of volunteering |
* Organizing and advertising regular online events and tutorials to educate people about different areas of volunteering |
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In short, the Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for achieving what is absolutely critical for the long term sustainability of the Foundation: involving volunteers in every part of our mission. |
In short, the Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for achieving what is absolutely critical for the long term sustainability of the Foundation: involving volunteers in every part of our mission. |
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Our current Volunteer Coordinator is [[User:Cary Bass|Cary Bass]], who, as a long time community member, adminstrator, bureaucrat and steward, has good familiarity with the Wikimedia Foundation, its processes, and its projects (Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, and others). |
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Revision as of 05:07, 2 July 2014
Please note: This page is kept for historical reasons. It is no longer being maintained and may be out-of-date or inaccurate. |
- Volunteer Coordinator
The Wikimedia Foundation, with Template:STAFF-COUNT paid employees, is largely a volunteer organization. The Volunteer Coordinator leads the way in opening up new opportunities for volunteers to contribute to the mission and day-to-day work of the Foundation, and typically works in the Wikimedia Office in San Francisco, California.
- Responsibilities
Volunteer Coordinator responsibilities include:
- Maintaining a global, public list of tasks across different work areas, through communicating with committees/officers, indicating which areas need volunteer work the most critically at any given time.
- Advising the Board and Executive Director during the setup of new volunteer groups and committees.
- Ensuring that all volunteer groups in the WMF are operational and reporting their activities on a regular basis and evaluating performance.
- Being the first personal point of contact for people who wish to do volunteer work for the organization, but don't know where to start.
- Organizing and advertising regular online events and tutorials to educate people about different areas of volunteering
- Identifying and reporting when existing volunteer groups such as committees or workgroups may have challenges, and recommending structural changes where needed.
- Collecting and documenting best practices for volunteer management, partially based on communicating with other non-profits and by research on the topic.
- Representing Wikimedia at events where we might find useful volunteers from a specific background.
In short, the Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for achieving what is absolutely critical for the long term sustainability of the Foundation: involving volunteers in every part of our mission.