Cheryl,

The Oregon Coast Aquarium has a number of volunteer committees, such
as the Volunteer Council, the Newsletter Committees, the Social
Committee, the Training Committee and the Enrichment Committee.
Each serves a different function.  The Council is the representative body
for all the volunteers (docents, shop, greeters, animal and behind the
scenes volunteers) and serves as a liaison between the paid staff and
volunteers.  The Newsletter committee produces the volunteer newsletter;
the social committee plans social events for the volunteers, the Training
committee organizes the coordination of the biannual new volunteer
training classes as well as teaching parts of the course, and the
Enrichment committee plans the continuing education programs for the
volunteers.  There is a member of the volunteer staff (there are three staff
members) serving one each committee.  For more info, you should
contact Irene VanDusen, who runs the program.  I don't have her phone
number with me, but if you got to their web site (www.aquarium.org) and
call the main number, they can connect you.

Hope that helps.
Keni Sturgeon
Curator
Jensen Arctic Museum


----- Original Message -----
From: Dawn Scher Thomae <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, May 9, 2002 2:06 pm
Subject: Re: Volunteer Commities-Councils

> Cheryl (and other interested parties), The Milwaukee Public Museum
> has a Volunteer Steering Committee that has been around for about
> eight years and is still going strong.  If you want more
> information, give me a call at (414) 278-6157 and we can discuss
> this in more detail.
> Dawn Scher Thomae
> Milwaukee Public Museum
>
> Cheryl Brookshear wrote:
>
> > We have been considering ideas to involve out volunteers more
> and give
> > them a greater sense of ownership.  Do any of you have a volunteer
> > organization (Council, Committee, etc.) for your volunteers?
> > What are it's responsibilities and powers?
> > How is it structured? (Who do they report to, what type of approvals
> > do they need for projects?)
> > What have been the benefits?
> > What have been the problems?
> > I've worked with one other institution with this type of
> organization> and saw great benefits (volunteer organized exhibit)
> and difficulties
> > (who got to use the institution name for fundraising and who
> > controlled the funds raised).  I'd like to get the best possible
> > result with the least problems.
> >
> > Thank you
> > Cheryl Brookshear
> > Curator of Education
> > Hearthstone Historic House Museum
> > Appleton, WI
> >
> >
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