On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 22:41:47 -0700, Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Just as an FYI, any who are having trouble with >volunteers in general and/or who have volunteer issues >may wish to sign up for the volunteer-issues forum of >the Charity Channel. For more information, go here: > >http://www.charitychannel.com/forums/volunteer-issues.htm > > >--- Pamela Sezgin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Dear Ellen, Julia, and other Listers, >> >> Ok, here's a question about Volunteers at Museums. >> >> What do you do when you have a long-established >> volunteer or several >> volunteers who you've inherited from past >> administrations, and they are very >> negative about the Museum? They come to work on >> a regular basis, but >> they like to gossip and sometimes they gossip about >> staff with patrons!!!!! >> >> >> This situation was recently described to me by a >> friend who is the executive >> director of a small Georgia history museum. The >> volunteers seem to be >> angry that they are not in charge of running the >> museum anymore since it now >> has a few professional staff people. >>>===== >Indigo Nights >[log in to unmask] >> >_***How ironic to read on the very problem I have been having all month with 'volunteers'. This kind of sticky situation is all new and unfamiliar to me. I have also inheritated these volunteers. I come from a background where volunteers always worked under the staff. Now I am in a new environment where the volunteers started this particular museum, are themselves board members, and have opted to hire professional staff to administer AAM standards. Problem is, when there is a board member/volunteer who wants to do it "their" way, going against procedures, it becomes a personal issue, rather than work related when a staff member points this out. You can fill in the rest of the negativity that flows out of this one. This problem sounds alot like your own in Georgia - thank you for directing attention to the new forum on volunteers. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).