Title Responsibilities Prerequisites Time Commitment
Perks Current Volunteers
Web Operative
Find sites that the Free-Net should link to and advise the responsible Editor. Find sites that should link to the Free-Net and advise their webmasters.
Surfing skills.
1 to 4 hours per month.
Make the World Wide Web just a little tighter.
Nobody at present.
Computer Tutor
Visit our member organizations to teach their staff members and volunteers how to make Internet tools work for them.
Some teaching experience, familiarity with Internet software and computer hardware, transportation.
2 to 10 hours per month.
See the light in your students' eyes and make a real difference in their effectiveness, plus earn $10 per hour.
Lanny Linehan, Norman Reichenbach, Kevin Wick, More needed -- esp. weekday mornings!
Organizational Member Liaison
Maintain records of when our organizational members last paid their bills and what they paid for. Set up new org accounts and compress expired ones. Serve as a contact person when they have questions.
Excellent organizational skills, UNIX experience a plus.
4 to 8 hours per month.
Make a real difference in the success of a variety of organizations.
Glen Christianson and Ben Stallings. More Needed!
Webmaster
Supervise the content and appearance of the Free-Net's own Web pages, including the home page, the Cities and Neighborhoods pages, and any other pages that serve the Free-Net's mission. Delegate work to the Web Editors.
Creativity, aesthetic sense.
1 to 5 hours per month.
See your work up there on the Web.
Ben Stallings. Replacement Needed!
Web Editors
Take responsibility for maintaining and updating a particular part of the Free-Net's Web site.
Proficiency in HTML or a low-level Web editor.
2 to 5 hours per month.
See your work up there on the Web, and your name at the bottom.
Tony Calguire, Glen Christianson. More Needed!
Database Specialist
Maintain, document, and upgrade our software for online databases (MySQL).
Some UNIX and programming experience.
2-6 hours per month.
Set your own hours, watch your creations come to life.
Dave Kleist.
Domain Name Registrar
Approve registrations of new domain names and transfers of existing ones when the money comes in. Maintain records (in the online database) of payments received. Modify the DNS entries on the Free-Net using friendly scripts.
Web access, via Free-Net dialup or otherwise. UNIX experience a plus.
10-30 minutes per week.
Watch our list of hosted domains grow.
Ben Stallings.
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