5,013
edits
Team Service Areas: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
→Considerations
m (→Considerations) |
m (→Considerations) |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
# Does the team have the resources to conduct operations safely and effectively inside the proposed Service Area? | # Does the team have the resources to conduct operations safely and effectively inside the proposed Service Area? | ||
# With that first consideration, PBEM prescribes no size requirements. The Service Area can theoretically span across neighborhoods or be a cluster of houses on a block. The idea is that the size of a Service Area match the objectives of the volunteers participating in it. | # With that first consideration, PBEM prescribes no size requirements. The Service Area can theoretically span across neighborhoods or be a cluster of houses on a block. The idea is that the size of a Service Area match the objectives of the volunteers participating in it. | ||
# Boundaries ''can'' change over time; a team is not "stuck" with the boundaries | # Boundaries ''can'' change over time; a team is not "stuck" with the boundaries PBEM approves. A new proposal can be submitted for approval every time the Operations Plan is updated (at least once every two years). Boundaries may expand or retract. | ||
# Is there an appropriate location inside the Service Area to place a [[NET Staging Areas|NET Staging Area]]? | # Is there an appropriate location inside the Service Area to place a [[NET Staging Areas|NET Staging Area]]? | ||
# How many NET volunteers live inside the Service Area? If you're not sure, a Team Leader can request member addresses from PBEM and drop them into an application such as [https://www.batchgeo.com/ BatchGeo] (as long as the address information is kept strictly confidential). To be a member of a team, a volunteer does not have to reside inside the team's Service Area, but does need to be within walking or biking distance of the [[NET Staging Areas|NET Staging Area]]. | # How many NET volunteers live inside the Service Area? If you're not sure, a Team Leader can request member addresses from PBEM and drop them into an application such as [https://www.batchgeo.com/ BatchGeo] (as long as the address information is kept strictly confidential). To be a member of a team, a volunteer does not have to reside inside the team's Service Area, but does need to be within walking or biking distance of the [[NET Staging Areas|NET Staging Area]]. | ||