Volunteer Opportunities
at Gilded Serpent

Many of the tasks listed can be done on your own computer, some may need a meeting on the phone or exchange of materials.
There are also varying levels of commitment and privacy needs. We appreciate all levels of support!

Copy Editors
We always need help proofing articles for publication on Gilded Serpent.

Artists
Illustrating articles, making backgrounds, prepping photos.

Writers, Reporters and, especially, Reviewers!
Conduct Interviews, write articles, be brave and honest -review products and shows, including, those older albums with the obscure labels, or something you just rediscovered in your collection. We almost always have a stack of products waiting to be reviewed by the right person. Please take the first step by reading our submission guidelines and tips for reviewers.
Here is a fun page off site with suggestions for interviews

Models for Illustrations
Do you have a camera or web cam? Sometimes an article will calls for a model enacting a certain activity. Here are articles where I asked friends to pose for the purpose of the story. I can't always use the same people.
Michelle is busy on the computer while vending at a festival
Surreyya pumps gas in her car while in costume.
MaShuqa demos an Egyptian finger snap (I can't remember which article that was!)
Today, I need a dancer wagging her finger and scolding the camera saying "no!"

It would be very helpful to have a list of people who I can email quickly and see who can provide the photo needed. Send me your contact info if you are interested. Your name will be in the caption.

Front Page News Editor
Collect news from media sources related to Middle Eastern Music and Dance. We need a short blurb or quote and the url to link the blurb from our front page.

Translators
Do you speak another language other than English? We have material coming in from around the world now. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

General Aid
Keep us up to date on developments in our community, out of date listings on our Calendar pages , etc.

List makers- example- what articles on Gilded Serpent would you recommend for your beginning student, for your new pro? Costuming? etc. We need help collecting a list of each author's articles on Gilded Serpent to place at the bottom of their bio page. Make a list of broken links that we need to fix on Gilded Serpent. This will give readers yet another way to find articles that they are looking for in our ever growing source of information (<1000 articles in our archives). We need help with a page we have started here.

Place a link to Gilded Serpent on your Web site.
Right click on this graphic and save it to your web site graphics folder. Insert it on your site as close to the top as you are willing. Link the button to our front page- http://www.gildedserpent.com . (other graphics also available)

Here are a few article topics suggested by our readers

  • Common business practices in our community to examine
  • Scheduling events- how close is too close?
  • Bootlegging tapes- Is it ever okay?
  • Non compete agreements
  • Mimicking your competitors ideas
  • Controlling your student cliental or realistic expectations of loyalty.

New GS Reporter shirts now available!


T-shirts for Volunteers in black and in sizes from infant to very large
(you can be a supporter to buy one too!)
Please if you wear these shirts to an event, represent GS well, take your camera and notebook!
Press passes issued by arrangement

 


 
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