On Fri, Aug 03, 2007 at 05:19:44PM -0500, Robert Citek wrote: > Something tells me there needs to be an element of time attached to > volunteering, with a definite start and end date. Beginning on the > start date, volunteers are oriented. Then they are trained, work on > projects, teach, etc. When their time is up, they are free to move on > or volunteer for another round. But there is always a definite start > and end. > > Fellowships, internships, enlistments, sabbaticals, training programs, > political positions, and contract work all have that element of a > defined period.
That sounds like a wonderful idea. A sort of tour, so to speak. I think you could add something to this: give the volunteer the ability to complete all the programs, if they want, and attain a sort of "promotion", like Master Level I, but maybe something more creative than that. But the various programs individually could be Apprentice Level A, Apprentice Level B, etc. Once they complete all those, Master Level I. Then they can do a project of their own creation/design: that would be Master Level II. But all this could be voluntary and each level would be autonomous so if they only wanted to do one tour (or term), that would be all right also. sean -- Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:42:20 -0500
