[bksvol-discuss] Re: Puzzled about all our new vounteer requests

Thanks Valerie

Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Puzzled about all our new vounteer requests

We FB and write on CaringBridge about Bookshare.  Also, I have been helping 
teachers get their books and recommending it to others, always mentioning the 
need for sighted volunteers and even people who can only do a book a month, but 
seriously would be surprised if that generated 5 new volunteers.  However, the 
lists I am on reach an average of 1800 - 3500 people.  I also use Bookshare 
signatures on them at times when Nichole is not needing prayers.  ;-)

Enjoy the increase!

Valerie

Please pray for and follow Nichole's recovery:

 http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples

On Nov 15, 2010, at 11:54 AM, Scott Rains wrote:

Hi team,

Rick and I have been trying to understand why there has been a sudden influx of 
volunteers wanting to do scanning and proofreading for Bookshare. I can't 
account for it due to any campaigns we have going from this end. Are any of you 
aware of any possible contributing factors?

Here is some of the trend data:

Recent monthly totals of signups:
 July    38
 Aug    28
 Sep    35
 Oct     42

Signups for Nov, just thru Nov 15:  53!

It began around Tue Nov. 9th.

Features of the current campaign that are atypical of signups over recent 
months:

 1)  over the past week we have averaged >5 signups per day (39 total):
      This is 3-4x the usual rate.

2)  almost all new signups are <not> members


Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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