Volunteering Ideas

Idea 1: fix this page. Maybe merge duplicates, and separate into ongoing and one-off projects.

• Wiki maintenance
  • Link up orphaned pages
  • Add wanted pages
  • Add wanted categories
  • Categorize pages
  • Eventually: help move the wiki to new server or platform

• Website
  • Help with website issues on the Github

• Find a way for people to learn how to use new tools
  • Running Classes
  • Write manuals, make video tutorials, etc.
  • Update the wiki page for a tool you are familiar with.
  • List of suggested tools
    • laser cutter
    • CNC router
    • vinyl cutter
    • lathe
    • 3D printers
    • vacuum pump / chamber

• Marketing
  • Interview members about projects and publish to social channels
  • Promote upcoming events on social
  • Make sure our listings in directories like Ann Arbor Observer are up to date

• Social
  • Organize and market a quarterly social hour (via zoom? In a park?). People can share projects with each other.
    • "weird-/hacked-foods" potlucks at Island Park
    • Fancy outfit tea party on the Diag
    • AHA Flotilla from Argo to Gallup
  • Organize fun projects
    • Building a puppet for FestiFools
    • Running a hackathon

• Fundraising
  • Find corporate sponsors, keep them updated on what good things their money is doing.

• Community outreach
  • Make sure we don't miss community events where we would fit and connect to the public / prospective members
  • Find other organizations we can partner with for projects (make PPE, 3D print tools or learning aids for physically or developmentally disabled people)
  • Run a repair night with different themes each week (vacuums, phones, etc)
  • Partner with scouting, schools, etc