Want to Become a LGC Volunteer?

Qualifications
LGF volunteers take their positions and involvement with the Lesbian & Gay Community seriously. To become a member of the staff you must:

- Have a friendly online personality.
- Have initiative, dedication, and time.
- Be team oriented.
- Have a great sense of humor. (There are times when you'll need it!)
- Be able to maintain a professional, non-judgmental, and impartial attitude at ALL times.
- Abide by the Member Guidelines and Community Policies, and set an example for others.
- Have knowledge of and interest in the area for which you're applying.
- Have a good recommendation from at least two LGF volunteer staff members.
- Have been a participant in the LGF on MSN for three months or more and have no outstanding billing disputes or service violations with MSN.
- Keep track of your Community participation and responsibilities via status reports and attend scheduled online staff meetings.
- Keep up to date on staff policy and procedures outlined in the Community Leader's Manual.
- Maintain confidentiality related to McDonald Underhill, MSN's Lesbian & Gay Community, and its members.
- Do not engage in, or give advice concerning medical treatments, medicines, or psychological matters.
- Sign a non-disclosure agreement.


Please note that your name and possibly your application will be shared with various LGF Administration Team and staff members, which is part of our volunteer review process. You may also be contacted via telephone or online for a live interview.

Instructions

Open a new email message to the Chat Manager, Jim McDonald.

Copy EVERYTHING below the "Application Form" heading (on this page) into the email message you have just opened.

Fill out the form completely, making sure to answer all 9 questions and click "Send." Then you're done!


Application Form

**BEGINNING OF EMAIL FORM**

DATE:
NAME:
MEMBER ID:
EMAIL ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE/PROVINCE:
POSTAL CODE:
COUNTRY:

OCCUPATION:
DAYTIME PHONE:
EVENING PHONE:
PREFERRED PHONE:

BIRTH DATE:
GENDER ORIENTATION (G/L/B/Q/Straight/Trans):

You *must* be recommended by at least two Staff Members, one must be the Area Coordinator of the room you wish to host in. NAMES OF STAFF WHO RECOMMEND YOU: (include their Internet mail addresses)

Make sure to answer all 9 questions completely to have your application processed.

CAN WE SEND YOU EMAIL? (Y/N)

CAN WE CONTACT YOU BY PHONE? (Y/N)

HAVE YOU BEEN A COMMUNITY MANAGER/SYSOP BEFORE? (Y/N)

ARE YOU CURRENTLY A COMMUNITY MANAGER/SYSOP? (Y/N)

If you are currently a System Operator or Community Manager (or an assistant) please indicate the service(s) you are working with and the length of involvement and/or employment:

Please note that McDonald Underhill requests that all members of the staff speak and write some English, enabling Team Members to all communicate and understand each other. WHAT LANGUAGE(S) DO YOU SPEAK AND WRITE FLUENTLY?

Please list your computer hardware specifications and operating system, and describe how familiar you are with computers in general:

Please tell us something about yourself. Also give a detailed description of your experience and credentials (if any), plus why and how you would like to help out on MSN's LGF. Tell us what YOU would like to do.

Note that without this answer, we can't process your application. Tell us what thrills you or what you're specifically interested in, and we'll try to set you up with work you'll enjoy!

**END OF EMAIL FORM**


Thank you for your interest and desire to become part of our LGF staff. We're excited about the LGF and together, we can build the best place online for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people!