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Volunteering for the Red Cross
Jul. 2nd, 2010 05:05 pmFor reasons that I've spoken about in locked postings (so as not to embarrass Scope), I've left Scope and am about to volunteer at the Red Cross shop in Poole.
Factors influencing my decision were:
1. The books are in alphabetical order. The hardback fiction is limited in quantity and is on a low shelf. There are a number of old and moderately tatty (and would thus have been binned by a certain person in Scope), but collectable books that are clearly displayed and priced by someone who has looked them up on the Internet.
2. The clothes are colour-blocked (the manager in Scope wanted to do this, but higher management forbade it).
3. There is already a chair behind the till.
They also get bonus points for having a visiting expert who prices their collectible pottery, having friendly staff, arranging a clear time for me to go and talk to them in more detail about volunteering and by having a well-lit, attractive shop.
In other words, they make good use of the items that are donated to them and appear to treat their staff well.
Factors influencing my decision were:
1. The books are in alphabetical order. The hardback fiction is limited in quantity and is on a low shelf. There are a number of old and moderately tatty (and would thus have been binned by a certain person in Scope), but collectable books that are clearly displayed and priced by someone who has looked them up on the Internet.
2. The clothes are colour-blocked (the manager in Scope wanted to do this, but higher management forbade it).
3. There is already a chair behind the till.
They also get bonus points for having a visiting expert who prices their collectible pottery, having friendly staff, arranging a clear time for me to go and talk to them in more detail about volunteering and by having a well-lit, attractive shop.
In other words, they make good use of the items that are donated to them and appear to treat their staff well.
