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This project was completed on Jul 15, 2015
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Employee Handbook
East European Folklife Center
Employee Handbook
Project details
What we need
Our organization has grown, from its beginnings as an ad-hoc volunteer-sourced effort to one that has paid staff, processes, policies and infrastructure. We need now to document the processes, policies, procedures, and organizational structure that we have in place, including our HR set up. We need:
- Audit of existing policies and procedures document, which includes much of the info usually included in an Employee Handbook, including Standards of Conduct, Work Schedules, Leave Policies, Termination Policies, Safety and Security, Anti-discimination policies, Compensation and Benefits policies, any Non-Disclosure Agreements or Conflict of Interest statements that may apply, program guidance, and any other relevant info.
What we have in place
- We currently have a very rudimentary policies and procedures document, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have staff with experience,, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $2,430 , allowing us to reinvest 5000 in our programs, which are currently in the red.
We need to document the processes and procedures that guide the way we work, and the principles and codes of conduct that guide the way we make decisions, as we grow our capacity, and look for more funding from outside organizations.
Project plan
Posted by
Corinna S.
Board President
Our mission
The mission of the East European Folklife Center (EEFC) is to promote, celebrate, and educate the public about traditional and traditionally based music, dance, and cultures of the Balkans.
We envision a global community of passionate amateurs and professionals, sharing what we know and love about Balkan music, dance, and folklore. By inspiring and supporting research and study in these fields, we preserve both historical and living traditions for future generations.
What we do
The EEFC is a nearly 40-year old community-based organization at a pivotal moment in our history, with the first-ever executive director in place. She is working hand-in-hand with the board to create the right strategies for stabilizing the infrastructure and existing programs, while developing new programing and diversifying revenue. We have three part-time staff people, plus many volunteers. We want to expand our reach through new programs, do a better job at reaching people with what we already do, and finally, build our infrastructure to support these goals.
Our programs fall into three categories:
1) Workshops -- two week-long, immersive Balkan Music & Dance camps, one in Mendocino, CA, and the other in the Catskills in NY. Open to total beginners, happy amateurs, professionally-trained musicians, families, basically anyone wanting to delve deep.
2) Resources -- We have an active listserv that sees daily traffic from experts and newbies alike, on all sorts of detail within the culture we're interested in. This is open to the public, fully archived, and truly, an amazing resource. We also publish a range of articles about the people, places, and passions of our world.
3) Community -- The EEFC's "family" includes couples who met and married at "camp,"and dozens of children raised in the community. We also bring people together over what is shared in the famously fractured Balkans. We're delighted that this summer, while on visiting home, a Bosnian-American musician will travel to Serbia to play a gig with a Serbian musician whom he met at our camp last summer. We also bring Americans together with ethnic natives, and we bring ethnic natives closer to culture that is sometimes unapproachable in the home country.
We also know how to have fun. We invite you to join us to dance in the line. Pick up an instrument and try learning something new. You will find an engaged and determined group of people eager to share with newcomers.
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