Posts Tagged ‘Volunteers’

There’s Confusion Among Inaugural Volunteer Ranks

Today's inaugural events are all about volunteerism. It seems like Obama's trips to Sasha Bruce, Coolidge, and elsewhere are going off without a hitch. He's inspirational! For probably all of the Presidential Inaugural Committee's thousands of volunteers, they joined up out of a belief in Obama and the skill in which he ran his campaign. [...]

Presidential Inaugural Committee’s Rules On Blogging

Yesterday, we posted the Presidential Inaugural Committee's rules about volunteers speaking with the media. They are not allowed to speak to the press, according to the volunteer courtesy guide. The PIC also has rules for bloggers. Here are the rules:
"PIC 2009 strongly discourages all volunteers from blogging on any topic while they are volunteering with [...]

Inauguration Committee to Its Volunteers: Don’t Talk to the Press!

This afternoon, I was able to skim through the Presidential Inaugural Committee's Volunteer Courtesy Guide. This is the PIC's playbook for its volunteers who will be fanning out across the city this weekend, and of course on Jan. 20. There are tons of rules, helpful suggestions, and ridiculousness. Among the rules, The Volunteer Courtesy Guide, [...]