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| Volunteer Work Days |
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Volunteers
help on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9am to 3pm.
On these Volunteer Work Days, volunteers assist with a
variety tasks including:
- Cleaning Museum exhibits and Public Spaces
- Basic maintenance (tasks can include spot cleaning
carpets, painting walls, washing windows, or changing
light bulbs)
- Cataloging the Museum’s Artifact Collection
- Archiving the Museum’s Paper Collection
(volunteers must have completed the Archival Training
to assist with archival projects).
- Assisting the Museum’s Collections staff
with cleaning and maintaining the Collections Area
All volunteers, age 14 and older, are invited to help
on the Volunteer Work Days. The Volunteer Work Days are
a great way to start your volunteering experience with
the Museum. |
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| Guest Services Volunteers |
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Volunteers are an integral part of each visitor's Museum experience. During Public Tour hours volunteers staff the Museum Gift Shop, Lobby Reception Area, and provide docent lead tours of the Visible Storage Exhibit.
Greeters - During Public Tours Greeters welcome Museum visitors and provide them with a basic introduction to the Museum and its exhibits. They assist with Museum Gift Shop sales and assist docents with documenting the number of visitors who have taken either a docent lead or self-guided tour and in gathering visitor feedback. Greeters may also be called upon to assist the Museum's Events Department in staffing Rental and Special events that include tours of the Museum's exhibits. All volunteers interested in becoming a greeter must complete the beginner session of the Docent/Greeter Training. Greeters are asked to make a minimum one year volunteer commitment. Each greeter is also asked to volunteer a minimum of 8 hours each month.
Docents - During Public hours Docents conduct tours of the Visible Storage Exhibit and introduce visitors to the Museum's other exhibits. Docents may also be called upon to assist the Museum's Events Department in staffing Rental and Special events that include tours of the Museum's exhibits. All volunteers interested in becoming a docent must complete both the beginner and advanced sessions of the Docent/Greeter Training. Docents are asked to make a minimum one year volunteer commitment. Each docent is also asked to volunteer a minimum of 8 hours each month.
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| Special Events Volunteers |
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A number of Rental and Special Events occur at the Museum each month. These events range from private receptions to Museum sponsored programs, such as lectures and the Annual Fellows Awards Celebration. Volunteers are a key part of the success of these events. During these events, Volunteers maybe recruited to assist with the following tasks:
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Guest Registration
Monitoring Reception Access
Membership Sales |
Still Photography
Video Camera Operation |
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| Collections Volunteers |
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Artifact Cataloging – On Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays of each week, volunteers assist the Museum’s
Registrar with documenting the Museum’s hardware
collection. Volunteers can sign-up for either morning
or afternoon shifts that are 4 hours in length. CRAMP
volunteers must complete the Museum’s Artifact Handling
Training. Volunteers are also asked to make a six month
volunteer commitment.
Artifact Photo Editing – Volunteers assisting with
Artifact Photo Editing Project assist Museum’s Registrar
in preparing artifact photographs for inclusion in the
artifact database and for posting on the Museum’s
website. Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is helpful but not
necessary. Artifact Photo Editing Work Parties occur each
Monday afternoon from 1pm to 5pm. No previous training
required.
Archival Volunteers – Each Friday,
volunteers who have completed the Archival Training assist
the Museum’s Archivist in document and preserving
the Museum’s Company Collection. Archival volunteers
must be detail-oriented. Library, museum, or historical
research experience is helpful. Volunteers interested
in becoming an archival volunteer are asked to make a
minimum six month commitment.
Other Collections Volunteer Opportunities
– Volunteer opportunities associated with the Museum’s
Image Archive, Software Collection, and Restoration Projects
occur on an as-needed basis. |
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| Administrative/Professional Volunteer Opportunities |
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On an on-going basis, volunteer opportunities within the
Museum’s Development, Marketing and Communications,
Information Technology, Facilities, and Administrative
functions become available. |
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| How to Become a Volunteer |
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To become a Computer History Museum Volunteer, please
sign-up on-line at www.computerhistory.org/volunteers
or call (650) 810 1027. |
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