SL Volunteer Mentor Buddies/es
De forma acorde a cómo ayuda el voluntariado a la comunidad de Second Life en su tiempo libre, los Mentor Buddies (Compañeros Mentores) son voluntarios experimentados y maduros que están dispuestos a que otros voluntarios contacten con ellos. Este es un rol absolutamente optativo, y puede suponer cargar con una responsabilidad adicional, pero para muchos de ustedes que ya ayudan a los voluntarios nuevos a mantener los pies en la tierra, este es el grupo que usted ha estado buscando para unirse.
Fines con los que los nuevos voluntarios pueden contactar con los Mentor Buddies
- Asesoramiento sobre el cómo, el dónde, y el cuando del voluntariado.
- Asesoramiento de hacia dónde encaminar el interés de un residente o de cómo resolver su duda.
- Asesoramiento de cómo responder a circunstancias inesperadas en el grid, como las relativas a abusos.
- To request a tour of volunteering hot spots, show how volunteering may be done in a particular region or setting.
Cómo pueden los Nuevos Voluntarios encontrar a un Mentor Buddy
En resumen: Editar > Grupos > Second Life Mentor > Info > Miembros&Funciones > Miembros/Funciones
(En el menú superior de Second Life, elija Editar > Grupos. Realce el grupo Second Life Mentors, y pulse el botón Info del lado derecho. Elija la pestaña Miembros & Funciones -cerca de la pestaña General, en lo alto de la ventana-. Puede listarse a los Mentores on-line a través de la pestaña de Miembros, y encontrarse una lista de Mentor Buddies en la pestaña de Funciones. ¡Sería interesante recibir sus sugerencias sobre cómo hacer este proceso más fácil! Esta es una tarea pendiente).
- Remember, if you are contacting a Mentor Buddy and the one you reach is busy, please respect the privacy of the Mentor Buddy. While he or she did opt into this Second Life Mentor role, all volunteers are free to enjoy a Second Life experience outside the realm of volunteering. As such, you may be asked to contact another Mentor Buddy, or may be told simply that the Mentor Buddy is busy and may need to address your concern at a later time. Still, Mentor Buddies are enthusiastic to reach out when they can. Please be sure to thank them for their assistance!
- Recuerde: Si se pone en contacto con un Mentor Buddy que está busy (ocupado), por favor, respete su intimidad. Aunque él o ella realmente optaron por este rol en los Mentores de Second Life, todos los voluntarios son libres de disfrutar de Second Life más allá del voluntariado. Por tanto, plantéese si contactar con otro Mentor Buddy o, sin más, aceptar que el Mentor Buddy está ocupado y que su preocupación se atenderá más adelante. Por favor, ¡asegúrese de agradecerles su ayuda!
Finer Points on a Mentor Buddy's Responsibility
Ability to answer these questions and requests is at the discretion of the Mentor Buddy. If you, as a Mentor Buddy, are occupied or unavailable to help when contacted, THIS IS OKAY. However, please make it your responsibility to communicate your availability to the volunteer who is looking to you for help, and/or request that they speak to another Mentor Buddy if that is needed. During volunteer orientation, we will convey as best as possible that the Mentor Buddy role is opt-in and that Mentor Buddies may not be available upon request. We want the Mentor Buddy role to be as pain free as possible, but also note that the added responsibility is something that must be handled with great care.
Requirements for Maintaining Mentor Buddy Status
The primary purpose of the Mentor Buddy system is to help new volunteers get acquainted with the volunteer program by showing them the ropes. As such, we ask that Mentor Buddies be willing to be a guest speaker at at least one [1] orientation session for new volunteers. In order for this to work, VTeam members (in the future: Coaches!) who are hosting orientation sessions may review the list of online "Mentor Buddies" prior to an orientation session and ask one Mentor Buddy to attend the session. Because Second Life Volunteers are not required to volunteer at any set time, it is absolutely possible to defer the request to attend the session at a later date. We will maintain a list of those who have spoken and mark whether or not you would like to attend more than one of these orientation sessions.
Initial sign up for this position will not require that you speak in front of the orientation attendees. However, we ask that to secure this position over time that you do attend one session to represent yourself as a Mentor Buddy. No "cut off" date or deadline is set presently for speaking at these orientation sessions, and should one be created, due notice will be given to those who wish to maintain their status as Mentor Buddy.
Mentor Buddy Guest Speaker Basics
How to Become a Mentor Buddy
If you would like to sign up to be a part of this program, please click the survey link below and fill out a short form indicating your interest in the role:
How to Voluntarily Exit this Role
Leaving the Mentor Buddy role behind and returning to the Everybody role can be accomplished by speaking to a VTeam member during one of their office hours, found here: Volunteer Specialist Office Hours