Hello everyone, I was wondering what people do at different zoos in respect to volunteer training. Did you have to attend some training sessions before you...
Connie, In the U.S. I see a trend towards using episodic (short term) volonteers and less emphasis on comprehensive training. I am sending you some info under...
Hi Corrine, well I'm a volunteer in Warszawa, the capital city of Poland. I'm volunteering at Bird Rehabilitation Center which is a part of the zoo. I started...
Our zoo has has a formal training program ( 5 all day Saturday sessions) for new volunteers. After that - there is add'l training depending on which program...
Some background about me first. I started this mailing list in 1999 when I moved to Boston. I was a docent at the Philadelphia Zoo for 3 years and then...
Hi, Stacey. I, too, started out as a docent and became a zoo employee (Photo Archivist/Photographer). I became a docent back in the fall of 1990. I saw a small...
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This is really helpful. Like I said, it was easy for the zoo to get me to be a volunteer (I looked for their volunteer program and called them), but I would...
Your volunteer table setup reminded me... Our volunteer coordinator, Andrea Anders, made up business cards with something on them like: "Become a Docent at the...
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Hi Stacey, Long time reader, but rarely post (sorry). I started volunteering at the zoo in which my girlfriend is Head Keeper. I had previously worked at ...
Hi again- I had my interview for the volunteer coordinator position at the Franklin Park Zoo and it went really well. I feel pretty optimists and because of...
Hi, Stacey. At Houston Zoo, the Docent Office is a common area within the Education Section. Docents and volunteers meet there, log in/out, get updates on Zoo...
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Volunteers check in at the volunteer office (In the education building of the zoo) We use VolunteerWorks Software, with a touch-screen...
Stacey, Hope you get the job, it's a pretty rewarding position. At the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum we use a home-grown product developed with MS Access. There...
It's official... I got the position. Our IT department consists of 2 people and I am not sure if they are strong with using databases. Do you have the...
I am very excited to be the new volunteer coordinator for the Franklin Park Zoo. I am hoping that I will be able to improve the current volunteer program at...
Stacey, Congratulations on your new position. Ellen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked....
I wondered if any of you like to attend conferences with the professionals. There is one coming up this summer on bears and one of the co-chairs has always...
Hey Guys- Do you have a Volunteer newsletter at the zoo you are at? If you do, is it managed by zoo staff or by the volunteers? What is it called? How often...
Stacey, Cleveland Metroparks volunteer group does have a newsletter that is produced by volunteers, with "oversight" from the staff. It is called "Paws, Claws...
Stacey, Cleveland Metroparks volunteer group does have a newsletter that is produced by volunteers, with "oversight" from the staff. It is called "Paws, Claws...
Stacey, At the Detroit Zoo, we have a joint volunteer and staff newsletters which is produced monthly by staff members. It is managed by the staff and part of...
Ellen, How are you currently receiving Paws, Claws and Tales from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo? Are you getting a paper copy in the mail, or are you receiving the...
I am a volunteer and a brand new docent at the Birmingham Zoo and spend 2 mornings a week working behind the scenes in our savanna exhibit. One of the things...
Welcome to the group. At the Franklin Park Zoo the eggs are only used as gifts. Each intern receives either an ostrich or emu egg when they graduate. A ...
I work at a small zoo in Indiana - we also blow out our emu, ostrich and rhea eggs to award as thank you gifts, education and to sell in the gift shop. With...
Hello - I first want to wish everyone a great holiday season and sorry about the cross post - But I am in great need of help and hoping to reach as many zoo...
