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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also wonder if one of the issues is that volunteering has become so Type A, formalized and like a job, that for those of us with jobs, we just don’t want to spend our time doing those kinds of tasks. I am involved in our synagogue and have ended up as a committee chair. It is like a job, submitting budgets, editing newsletters etc. I have a job and I just don’t want to spend my time doing this at all. [/quote]

That’s a great point. Even the minimum safety requirements take as much time as onboarding at a basic job and everything seems to require bureaucratic/administrative work.

To volunteer at school, I had to attend an in-person workshop on a weekday and take tests and do a background check. To volunteer at swim meets, I had to attend a clinic, do a background check, and take multiple Safesport classes. At one point they wanted us to be responsible for chasing down parents’ registration paperwork, meet RSVPs, and other administrative details.

To be a Girl Scout leader, I had to do a background check and a minimum of 4 hours of online training from our Council. To do anything beyond the basics, I had to do additional trainings including ones that met all day on a weekend. I have escaped any financial responsibility, but one of our leaders had to take finance training, fill out regular reports, and basically have an accounting background to be involved in cookie selling.

We have paid Girl Scout employees who are supposed to provide volunteer support, but they frequently are unfilled positions and/or are unresponsive. [/quote]

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