Distinguish volunteering from work-trade?¶

• A member works for the organization as a volunteer and a customer donates time to the organization as work-trade
  • Change/Add benefits for membership?
  • Customers who do work-trade do not get the same benefits as members who volunteer

What makes a volunteer at Free Ride¶

• Volunteering does the same work as work-trade and also helps with more higher-level aspects
• Require members to staff 1 time per month, and remove the existing volunteering requirement?
  • Can participation at committee meetings act as a substitute for staffing? Should that also be once per month required?
  • Need a good orientation and training program to handle the large number of new staffers
  • Need to smooth-out the logistics of staffing so that less people make mistakes
    • How do we deal with keys and access to the shop? (web interface to open the door remotely)

Questions for the council¶

• Who makes a good staff volunteer and why?
  • What will their role be? How will they help out?
  • What benefits will they get and why will they want to staff?
• Can we come up with a clear job description?
  • Include the FR mission and also outline expectations for staffing