I recommend that you find some way to hide away the flash mob mailing list- it’s an idea that seems almost guaranteed to go wrong, given how easy it would be for somebody to stumble across it and scream conspiracy. It has the potential to discredit independently popular productions of the SI.
One way to do so would be to request that people send you an initial email indicating their interest, and only then send them the specific details/mailing lists.
ETA: Also, is there any particular reason the matching gifts idea is listed as an “Advanced Opportunity” instead of as the very first thing a potential volunteer should do? This strikes me as essentially throwing away money, since you say several times that people should have spent at least a few hours volunteering before they start on the advanced opportunities.
I recommend that you find some way to hide away the flash mob mailing list- it’s an idea that seems almost guaranteed to go wrong, given how easy it would be for somebody to stumble across it and scream conspiracy. It has the potential to discredit independently popular productions of the SI.
One way to do so would be to request that people send you an initial email indicating their interest, and only then send them the specific details/mailing lists.
ETA: Also, is there any particular reason the matching gifts idea is listed as an “Advanced Opportunity” instead of as the very first thing a potential volunteer should do? This strikes me as essentially throwing away money, since you say several times that people should have spent at least a few hours volunteering before they start on the advanced opportunities.