Volunteer onboarding

What NARA is, where it came from, what we work on and how you fit in. Required before a coordinator can place you in a role.

30 minutes · 6 lessons · Anyone, member or not

Everything NARA does is done by volunteers, so this course exists to answer the questions people usually only get around to asking after a few months. Work through it at your own pace — your place is kept as you go — and finish with a ten-question check on what you have read.

The lessons

  1. Welcome to volunteering with NARA What you have signed up for and what happens next. 4 min
  2. Where NARA came from Why the Alliance was formed and what has happened so far. 5 min
  3. Our mission and four key focus areas Resources, Engagement, Outreach and Advocacy, and the work under each. 6 min
  4. What we run Club Week, the survey, councils, presenters, awards, the club database and the wiki. 6 min
  5. How the Alliance works The board, representatives, councils, and who to ask about what. 5 min
  6. Your first month What to do first, the tools you have, expenses and representing NARA. 4 min
  7. The knowledge check 10 questions on the lessons, graded straight away. Retake it as often as you like. 8 to pass

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