For organizations

What hosting a student would involve, and what you would get.

If you run a nonprofit or community organization in the Bay Area and students have come and gone through your doors without leaving much behind, this is written for you. Hosting a student this way costs nothing, and it is also a piece of research, so I want to be plain about both sides of it.

What I would ask of you

01One person who can sit in a one-hour planning conversation at the start and spend about fifteen minutes with the student after each session.
02A real need, something you would want done whether or not a student turned up, not a willingness to host.
03A conversation with me about how you keep young volunteers safe, and the policies you already have.
04Your account of the work, twice: at the midpoint and at the end, in a few sentences each, including whether you would take the student back.

What you would get

01A project scoped around your need, planned with you before the student starts, and written down in a brief both sides sign.
02A student who chose this and committed to a fixed schedule, with me checking in on them so that problems surface early.
03A short written account at the end of what was done and what you said about it, which you check before it goes anywhere.
04A say in the research. Your judgment of whether the work was useful is part of the evidence, not a satisfaction survey, and you are named only if you choose to be.

If you want to talk it through, email me.

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