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In order to maintain [[Volunteer Statuses#Active NETs|Active]] status, volunteers | In order to maintain [[Volunteer Statuses#Active NETs|Active]] status, NET and BEECN volunteers will contribute minimum hours of volunteer service each calendar year, called the "Minimum Service Contribution" (MSC). The intention of the MSC is to: | ||
* Keep the skills and awareness of volunteers sharp and practiced; | * Keep the skills and awareness of volunteers sharp and practiced; | ||
* Keep volunteers engaged with their fellow volunteers and in their communities; | * Keep volunteers engaged with their fellow volunteers and in their communities; | ||
* Protect the indemnification status of all Active volunteers. | * Protect the indemnification status of all Active volunteers. | ||
Quantifying volunteer hours is also a critical metric for demonstrating to PBEM's funders the value of the NET program. More information about that is in an article about the [[Volunteer Hour Value|value of volunteer hours]]. | |||
<span style="background:#FFFF00; color:#FFFF00">.</span><span style="background:#FFFF00">'''NET volunteers must contribute ''no less'' than twelve hours of volunteer service annually to maintain their status as an Active volunteer. BEECN volunteers, as "deployable ATVs", are a special case and must log a minimum of one volunteer hour each year.'''</span> The MSC requirement '''''does not''''' apply to other ATVs or COAD volunteers, though these volunteers are highly encouraged to log their activity hours.<br/> | |||
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===== Q: Can I remain an Active NET volunteer if I can't make my MSC? ===== | ===== Q: Can I remain an Active NET volunteer if I can't make my MSC? ===== | ||
A: Probably not. But PBEM staff will consider mitigating circumstances before downshifting a volunteer to ATV status or deactivating them (e.g. family emergencies). | A: Probably not. But PBEM staff will consider mitigating circumstances before downshifting a volunteer to ATV status or deactivating them (e.g. family emergencies). | ||
===== Q: Does the MSC ''also'' include attending two or more meetings of my team? ===== | |||
A: It used to, and may again. Eagle-eyed volunteers will remember that the older NET Guidelines included this requirement. PBEM is suspending that requirement for now. | |||
===== Q: Twelve hours is not very much. Has PBEM considered adjusting the requirement upward? ===== | |||
A: We've considered it, and likely will increase it in the future (probably to 24 hours per calendar year). For now, twelve hours maintains an appropriate balance between risk tolerance, volunteer competency, and volunteer availability. | |||
