Franchise Group Sample
The following is a franchise group sample using the Second Life Mentors Group. Other Franchise groups should follow this basic format and include all the information sections listed here. The (help text) in all sections should be removed.
Group Name:
Second Life Mentor
This Document Is Current As Of:
(date; this should be updated monthly)
March 21, 2008
Founder's Second Life Name:
Char Linden
Total Group Members:
(25 members minimum required)
3496 members
Group Charter
(Place the group charter here. Please include the Tao of Volunteers link here even if you are adding additional information to your charter.)
We are a group who devote part of our time to helping new people. Meeting, greeting and answering questions is our specialty! People make the difference!
Mission Category
(What category(s) does this group best fit? Language, New Resident Basics, General Help, Classes, Specific Country, Special Interest}
- New Resident Basics and General Help
Group Mission
(Describe more about the group mission here. List the group mission and some examples of the group goals that support the mission.)
Our vision is to lay the best foundation for volunteerism in Second Life by offering knowledge, assistance, and encouragement to residents in need. We believe volunteering in any world has the potential to enhance our character while reaching out to those who need us. Our mission is to reach that potential through our individual triumphs as well as team cooperation.
Best Practices/Goals: As Second Life continues to grow as a global platform we have the ability and responsibility to increase our Volunteer team’s strength and numbers. We should actively speak about what we do and why we do it. While volunteering we should always be open to learning new solutions as well as teaching what we know. We hope to create an open, collaborative win-win situation, one resident at a time.
- Expansion of the Volunteer Portal on wiki. Increase the amount and quality of helpful articles located there.
- Mentors available in many new user areas such as Help Islands, Orientation Islands, Welcome Areas and Infohubs
- Participation on A/B testing with Linden Lab as needed to improve the Second Life experience for residents
- Role expansion within the group to form specialized help and to encourage teamwork. Buddies, Scribes, Greeters, Linguists and Coaches.
Group Representatives:
(List group representatives - Each group is suggested to have 1 representative per 100 members. If the group is very large list up to 5 here)
- Amber Linden
- Blue Linden
- George Linden
- Mia Linden
- Lexie Linden
Group Documentarians:
List Second Life name(s) of who is keeping the groups documentation current.
- Amber Linden
- Blue Linden
- George Linden
- Mia Linden
- Lexie Linden
Requirements to Join
(All groups requirements to be listed here. Is this open enrollment or closed? Is there a cost? Is any special skill needed?)
Residents wanting to join Second Life Mentors need to fill out an application. This is a closed group. All skills welcome. To apply and learn more, please see: http://secondlife.com/community/volunteer.php
(Optional) Group Related Links / Projects / Memorable Triumphs / History / etc.
Volunteer Portal Main Page of Mentor Links
Projects and Activities: Mentor Linguist Scribe Translation Project Volunteer-sponsored Classes SL Mentors and Other Class Locations
History Notes
Second life Mentor group has grown rapidly. In 2006 there were approximately 800 members. Today 3496!