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January 1, 1999
- Earthwatch Institute
- Organization Name
- Earthwatch Institute
- Organization City
- Watertown (nr.Boston)
- State/Province
- MA
- Country
- USA
- Organization's Geographic Service Area
- International-51 countries
- Number of full-time and part-time employees (paid staff)
- 47 in the US
- Respondent's Name
- Mary Blue Magruder
- Respondent's Position
- Director of Public Affairs
- Organization's Web Site Address
- http://www.earthwatch.org
- Respondent's Role in Working with Volunteers at Organization
- This nonprofit organization recruits volunteers to work with field scientists all over the world. A network of 90 Field Representatives, connected via email helps us with outreach and public education events around the country. Each of those regional Reps has a committee of email connected volunteers. Some volunteers also help specific projects..eg. tracking sea turtle migration via satellite. My role is media relations, and more volunteers are needed to register our work with search engines, etc.
- How did you hear about this Project?
- Was attached to a mailing I received re:tree planting.
- What other staff have involved volunteers virtually at
your organization?
- Stephanie Andelman, primary...Manager of Field Reps and Events.
- Approximately how many of your online volunteers provide
technical assistance to your staff or to other volunteers?
- No response
- Please describe the kinds of activities these technical
assistance volunteers provide to your organization:
- No response
- Approximately how many of your volunteers provide direct
support to clients / recipients of service via the Internet?
- 90 Reps
- Please describe the kinds of volunteer activities these
direct contact volunteers provide to your organization:
- Writing articles, posting information on their web sites, networking with others, setting up online chats with scientists on Talk City, etc
- How did you recruit the volunteers you involve(d) via
the Internet?
- Word of mouth, mailings to volunteers returning from field projects.
- How did you screen/orient the volunteers you involve(d)
via the Internet?
- We start with 4,000 volunteers who've returned from 2 weeks helping a field scientist, and those recruit known friends and colleagues to work with them, us.
- How do you supervise and recognize/reward online
volunteers for their contributions?
- We do an annual award at our annual meeting at Harvard's Science Center
Supervision...is frequent, informal, by phone and email.
- Have you ever surveyed these online volunteers about
their experiences with your organization?
- Not formally
- What factors in your organization have promoted the
success of your virtual volunteering program?
- On site training
- What factors in your organization have impeded the
success of your virtual volunteering program?
- The former, primarily...but once the Field Reps are known, not a problem.
- Please add any other comments you would like to send to
us:
- No response
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