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the Work Exchange (WEX) Program, how do I confirm I'm signed up?
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Volunteer Manager: WCCIF 2011
Hi Everyone,
As the subject line suggests, I'm the 2011 WCCIF Volunteer Manager. That means I schedule WEX-ers and manage volunteers. Please use contact(at)ci-rf(dot)org to contact me.
Teaching Video Appointments
CIRF is assembling teaching videos from all CIRF Faculty and applicants. Videos add a dynamic component to each teacher's online presence in addition to their searchable bios and class descriptions to attract students--not just for CIRF events but year-round (as a great CV-builder).
For those CIRF Faculty who don't have prior video documentation or current access to video/uploading equipment, we're making appointments in San Francisco and Berkeley throughout the year to assist teachers in creating teaching videos. If you need an appointment to make a video to complete your next teaching application, roll us an email with "teaching video appointment request" in the subject line at:
contact (at) ci-rf (dot) org.
Click the Events link for all Registration
All our events are now at one link, with schedule, details, and registration associated with each event. Just click on the name of the event you want to read about.
Click on the EVENTS link at the top of the screen.
Julia's Community Involvement Question
Community Involvement includes volunteering, being a student Work exchanger for a conference/retreat/intensive, helping run a regular class or jam in your home area or as a guest away from home. CIRF wants to see your event production skills, and your willingness to contribute to the whole of making events happen that support CI teaching, learning, and practice. So, anywhere in the world you've done this work should be included as a bullet-point in total your Community Involvement list of bullet-points.
Julia, use Add New Comment
Hey there, Julia,
I noticed you used the "reply" link, so your comment fell under the previous person's comment. Instead, use the "Add new comment" link
just under the top of the page. This way your question lands on the top of the pile, at the top of this page, instead of somewhere in the middle of the stack. (The reading order of the page is comments on top are the most recent.)
Activity description
Hi Ali,
When I look at an event I proposed, I see the long description only, not the short one.
Thanks
The constant questioner
Edo
Qualifications & Bio answers
Hi Edo,
Great questions, I'll send answers to your email as well.
Facilitating Jams (whether for-profit or non-profit) counts towards the 3 years of
regional community involvement required, but not as CI Teaching experience.
The 3 or more years of Teaching experience is CIRF's primary prerequisite.
The bio should be professional, and read as a descriptive paragraph.
It should NOT include that the teacher loves potluck suppers or has a kitten at home.
And actually, the system will cut off the last character in our online scheduler, so the only
one who will be able to read your saved, excessive Bio will be you.
Keep in mind that hundreds of students will be reading your Bio to decide if they
wish to take your class. It is a opportunity for you to both shine to the public, and to
frankly, market yourself: your approach, your background, your experience, your perspective.
With that in mind, highlight your best and in about 4 sentences, get to the point.
community involvement
Hello Ali,
Should I list only events that I've been involved to in my community (Lithuania) or other communities as well? (Latvia and other neighbour countries, and further ones?)
Thanks,
Julia
Community Involvement field
Does facilitating for-profit CI jams count?
Filling in the Bio field
Hi,
Should the bio field be phrased as "Born in Israel, Edo has been..." or as a dry list of highlights? The first is very hard to do with 60 words limit. Plus, the system did not stop me from submitting more.
Thanks
Edo
Photo uploading
Hi Ali,
I tried uploading a photo withing the Application 2009, but I am not sure if it worked.
Thanks,
Karin
The error message: Why?
Hi applicants, if you're getting this error message when you try to click SAVE on your application:
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Sorry. A non-recoverable error has occurred.
The site administrator needs to enter a valid 'FROM Email Address' in Administer CiviCRM » Configure » Domain Information. The email address used may need to be a valid mail account with your email service provider.
Return to home page.
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Don't worry, we're fixing it! Here's what you need to know:
1. It doesn't affect your data being saved. Click your back button in your browser, and then click the View button next to your name. (This allows you to see your account in View mode instead of Edit mode).
You will see your Contact info (address, phone number) at the top.
Scroll down a bit, and below your contact info you'll see your completed "Applicant 2009" info.
You'll see next to each category of the application, the text you've saved.
If its blank, please email or call tech support ASAP so I can help you further!
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