What's the Buddy Program?

Here's an overview: https://westseattle.timebanks.org/news/1514-were-launching-a-new-buddy-program

Role of the Buddy Program Coordinator

• Provide guidelines and act as a sounding board for buddies.
• Ensure that participation in the program is strictly voluntary.
• Ensure that the Buddy will have time to be accessible to the new member.
• Check in with the Buddy and new member regularly to assess if the “Buddy Role” is helpful.
• Make suggestions (to Membership Committee) for program improvements and modifications where appropriate.
• On a monthly basis, obtain a list of new members, their phone numbers and/or email addresses sorted by zip codes or area. 
  
  How to Make a List of New Members:

1. Go to Member Reports - Gear icon top right > Member Accounts.
2. Default filters (Member, Enabled) are fine.
3. To the top and right of the list, next to Show, click By Join Date, and then click the arrow to change the direction to sort Descending.
4. You can then click through individually, or you can export the list.

        To export:

1. Above the list and toward the left, click the dropdown arrow to select Add ### matching members.
2. In the member actions dropdown, click Export.
3. Click Export
4. That will get you a CSV file with more than you ever wanted to know. You may have to re-sort by join date.

This is a link to the Buddy Program document for more details about the Buddy Program.

https://westseattle.timebanks.org/page/1513-buddy-program-guidelines-and-details