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June 1, 1999.
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June 1, 1999
- Aspartame Survivors International
- Organization Name
- Aspartame Survivors International
- Organization City
- World Wide
- State/Province
- Boynton Beach, FL
- Country
- USA
- Organization's Geographic Service Area
- World Wide
- Number of full-time and part-time employees (paid staff)
- 0 (completely volunteer)
- Respondent's Name
- Sherry Molteni
- Respondent's Position
- Founder-Aspartame Survivors International
- Organization's Web Site Address
- http://business.fortunecity.com/interest/759/AspartameSurvivorsIntl.html
- Respondent's Role in Working with Volunteers at Organization
- I founded the Aspartame Survivors International group on April 4, 1999 to aid victims of aspartame poisoning (Nutrasweet, Diet Soda, etc.). I have two co-founders who help with the list at aspartamesurvivors@onelist.com. I administer the list for persons (65+ members now) who have stopped using aspartame.
- How did you hear about this Project?
- Search engine-Yahoo under "non-profit" listing
- What other staff have involved volunteers virtually at
your organization?
- 2 co-founders in South Dakota and North Florida
- Approximately how many of your online volunteers provide
technical assistance to your staff or to other volunteers?
- 1
- Please describe the kinds of activities these technical
assistance volunteers provide to your organization:
- How to subscribe /unsubscribe to list and assit with computer issues.
- Approximately how many of your volunteers provide direct
support to clients / recipients of service via the Internet?
- 5
- Please describe the kinds of volunteer activities these
direct contact volunteers provide to your organization:
- My co-founders and I post many health articles to the list and sponsor chats between the members of the group. We are having an Awareness Day on August 28th, 1999 with a walk-a-thon and petition signing to recall aspartame as a food additive.
- How did you recruit the volunteers you involve(d) via
the Internet?
- email them to help with projects in their community.
- How did you screen/orient the volunteers you involve(d)
via the Internet?
- Each person is asked what their skills are and they take assignments accordingly.
- How do you supervise and recognize/reward online
volunteers for their contributions?
- Private emails and little gifts.
- Have you ever surveyed these online volunteers about
their experiences with your organization?
- No
- What factors in your organization have promoted the
success of your virtual volunteering program?
- We have grown 1000% in 2 months.
- What factors in your organization have impeded the
success of your virtual volunteering program?
- It is working well so far
- Please add any other comments you would like to send to
us:
- Please visit our website for facts about aspartame (Nutrasweet) causing health problems in humans as http://business.fortunecity.com/interest/759/AspartameSurvivorsIntl.html
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