[bksvol-discuss] Re: Puzzled about all our new vounteer requests
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:17:17 -0500
Valerie how is Nichol doing?
How did the surgery go?
Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
and Ludden Black Labrador Guide Dog
The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he
does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009)
----- Original Message -----
From: Valerie Maples
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 1:22 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Puzzled about all our new vounteer requests
We FB and write on CaringBridge about Bookshare. Also, I have been helping
teachers get their books and recommending it to others, always mentioning the
need for sighted volunteers and even people who can only do a book a month, but
seriously would be surprised if that generated 5 new volunteers. However, the
lists I am on reach an average of 1800 - 3500 people. I also use Bookshare
signatures on them at times when Nichole is not needing prayers. ;-)
Enjoy the increase!
Valerie
Please pray for and follow Nichole's recovery:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples
On Nov 15, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Scott Rains wrote:
Hi team,
Rick and I have been trying to understand why there has been a sudden
influx of volunteers wanting to do scanning and proofreading for Bookshare. I
can't account for it due to any campaigns we have going from this end. Are any
of you aware of any possible contributing factors?
Here is some of the trend data:
Recent monthly totals of signups:
July 38
Aug 28
Sep 35
Oct 42
Signups for Nov, just thru Nov 15: 53!
It began around Tue Nov. 9th.
Features of the current campaign that are atypical of signups over recent
months:
1) over the past week we have averaged >5 signups per day (39 total):
This is 3-4x the usual rate.
2) almost all new signups are <not> members
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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