Hi Jennifer and all,
I manage the docents for the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville, FL. Like most other volunteer groups, majority of our docents are 60-80. As the museum plans for reopening and events over the summer, I am concerned about our docent availability. I created a short survey (using Survey Monkey) for the docents asking them who will be in town, who will be available and willing to conduct tours, what safety precautions would make them feel comfortable returning to the museum, and what type of tours would they like to lead (as we have tours for children, adults, the community, unstructured "tours", etc). All of the questions are multiple choice (except for the safety precaution question which is open box) to help determine who is not available and why (some docents may be traveling and I don't want to assume their absence is because of COVID-19). I've also seen on other forums that managers want hold a training for their volunteers to help them return to work. I am considering this so the docents know what precautions our museum is taking. I hope this helps.
Jeanene Watters
Museum Educator
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Jacksonville, FL
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Jeanene Watters
Museum Educator
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Jacksonville FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-14-2020 06:35 PM
From: Jennifer Michaelree Squire
Subject: Reopening and Volunteer survey
Hi everyone!
I manage the volunteer Docents at Washington National Cathedral and have already started thinking about when we reopen. Most of my Docents are 60-80yro. I'm considering sending the Docents a survey to get a sense of what they are currently thinking about reopening - specifically if we reopen and they are not comfortable/able to return at the same time. I wonder if many of them will wait until a vaccine is available. Has anyone surveyed their volunteers about reopening and what that may look like for them? If you have, would you mind sharing your survey? Thanks!
Wishing everyone a healthy and safe week!
Jenn
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Jennifer Michaelree Squire
Deputy Director of Visitor Programs
Washington National Cathedral
Washington DC
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