Volunteer Management Method of Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation (Tentative)

　　Chapter One General Principle

　　Article 1: The work defined by the mission of Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation (hereinafter referred as the SHCDF) is to organize and advocate people from all walks of life to voluntarily participate in the construction of Shanghai cultural undertaking. In order to better manage the work of volunteers, this method is thus established.

　　Article 2: The volunteers referred to in this Method are those who voluntarily participate in various cultural activities organized by the SHCDF and offer services and helps to the cultural undertakings in Shanghai out of conscience, faith and responsibilities, but not material motive.

　　Article 3: Basic requirements for the volunteers of the SHCDF are:

　　(1)Above age 18, healthy;

　　(2)High moral standard and spirit of social dedication;

　　(3)Abide by laws, regulations of the state; and

　　(4)Have the required skills and time to provide voluntary services for related activities organized by the SHCDF.

　　Chapter Two Service Areas and Forms of Service

　　Article 4: Service areas that need volunteers are:

　　(1)Significant cultural activities;

　　(2)Public cultural activities of communities;

　　(3)Sino-foreign cultural exchange activities; and

　　(4)Other public activities related to cultural undertaking.

　　Article 5: Service manners of the volunteers are:

　　(1)Translation;

　　(2)Secretaries, archives;

　　(3)Lawful services;

　　(4)Financial management;

　　(5)Program design;

　　(6)Ceremonial reception;

　　(7)Tour guide services;

　　(8)Logistic ensurance; and

　　(9)Others.

　　Chapter Three Rights and Obligations of the Volunteers

　　Article 6: Rights of the volunteers are:

　　(1)To take part in trainings provided by the SHCDF which are related to the service activities;

　　(2)To have access to necessary facilities and safeguarding measures for taking up the voluntary services.

　　(3)Have priorities to benefit from services offered by volunteer organizations and other volunteers;

　　(4)To propose suggestions and ideas for volunteer service work to the SHCDF; and

　　(5)Other rights endowed by related laws and regulations.

　　Article 7: Obligations of the volunteer are:

　　(1)To realize his commitment to voluntary services, accept supervision, take an active part in the service activities arranged by the management organ of the SHCDF;

　　(2)Not to do anything in pursuit of profits or that breaches social morality in the name of volunteers;

　　(3)To voluntarily protect the image of the volunteers of the SHCDF; and

　　(4)To assume other obligations stated by related laws, regulations and other rules.

　　Chapter Four Applying to Join and Leave

　　Article 8: The SHCDF accepts the volunteers' application for joining the Foundation throughout the year.

　　Article 9: According to the information publicized on the web site of the SHCDF and through other media, the volunteers can download or request at the Foundation for the application forms, to be filled in and submitted to the SHCDF by hand, post, or e-mail.

　　Article 10: If the application is approved by the Secretariat of the SHCDF, the applicant will need to complete more related forms before being registered as a volunteer of the SHCDF.

　　Article 11: Before undertaking the voluntary services, the SHCDF signs contract of voluntary services with the volunteers.

　　Article 12: Should any special circumstances arise so that the volunteers are no longer able to offer voluntary services, the volunteers must submit a letter of explanation to the SHCDF.

　　Chapter Five the Management of Volunteers

　　Article 13: The volunteer management division of the SHCDF provides supervision and services for the registered volunteers.

　　Article 14: The SHCDF sets up information database for the registered volunteers, forming a system of classified management and unified allocation of responsibilities.

　　Article 15: When taking part in the service activities, the volunteers of the SHCDF must wear unified batch.

　　Article 16: To encourage the volunteers who offer excellent services with outstanding performance in the activities, the SHCDF takes the following measures:

　　(1)Feedback the Foundation's record and evaluation on the volunteer's performance and achievements to his or her unit or community, or publicize his or her achievements in the magazine or on the website of the SHCDF;

　　(2)Recommend excellent volunteers to the organizations like Shanghai Volunteer Association, Shanghai Youth Volunteer Association and Shanghai Youth Literature League for appraisals of related awards;

　　(3)As an organization of public cultural activities, the SHCDF can be a voluntary program base for students and give evaluation on the quality volunteers' services;

　　(4)Those outstanding volunteers, after mutual selection, can become the employees of the SHCDF's standing organs of cultural activities;

　　(5)To recommend excellent volunteers to organs like talents exchange center of publicizing and cultural system in Shanghai, and guide them into the cultural talent market;

　　(6)Give volunteers top-priority to opportunities of going overseas to attend international cultural exchange activities;

　　(7)Under the same condition, priority is given to the volunteers if they apply for grants of the SHCDF.

　　Article 17: If the volunteers do not implement the terms in the contract of voluntary services or cause serious unfavorable influence, the SHCDF will remind, educate them or cancel the registered volunteer status depending on the actual situation.

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