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Volunteer Positions | For Volunteer Network Members
Volunteer Standards of Conduct
Our volunteers join us with an eagerness to work with us and to serve our community! We value the time, talent, abilities and willingness of each of our volunteers to promote organ, tissue, eye, blood and marrow donation and register new life-giving donors. To set a positive example to the public and others, and to help nurture our relationship with all volunteers and partners, Donate Life Illinois volunteers will uphold the following standards of conduct.
Conduct
In activities on behalf of Donate Life Illinois , all volunteers are expected to:
- Represent themselves as a Donate Life Illinois Volunteer and not as an administrator or employee of Donate Life Illinois or its member agencies. Representing any other outside organization while volunteering for Donate Life Illinois creates a conflict of interest and is not acceptable.
- Treat fellow volunteers, Donate Life Illinois coalition leaders and staff members and members of the public with only the highest respect and courtesy at all times.
- Communicate knowledgeably and professionally in all volunteer activities representing Donate Life Illinois .
- Dress neatly and appropriately for all Donate Life activities in the public, consulting with a local coalition leader as necessary.
- Work positively and constructively with others, and bring issues to the attention of the Donate Life Illinois local coalition leader.
- Abide by all policies and procedures.
- Refrain from improper and/or threatening language. In addition, discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated.
- Refrain from using any substance, alcohol or drugs that impairs the ability to speak on behalf of or otherwise professionally represent Donate Life Illinois to the public.
Media and Public Speaking
Volunteers are encouraged to speak to their personal experiences with donation or transplantation as they demonstrate the impact of donation and encourage the public to donate life. However, volunteers agree not to speak to the media as spokespersons for Donate Life Illinois or its member agencies, or otherwise act as a spokesperson on Donate Life Illinois ’ behalf, unless authorized for a specific purpose by your Donate Life Illinois local coalition leader. Contacts from media regarding Donate Life Illinois should be directed to Dave Bosch, Communications Director of Gift of Hope.
Emergency
In case of a personal or weather emergency that prevents scheduled participation at a program, contact your designated Donate Life Illinois Local Coalition Leader. After normal business hours (weekdays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ), call 888/307-DON8, press 0 for the operator and request a page be sent to Dave Bosch.
Confidentiality
In the course of volunteering with Donate Life Illinois , volunteers may learn of information designated as personal and confidential by its member agencies. This may include donor, recipient and/or family information for which release of information has not been authorized outside a Donate Life Illinois member agency. Volunteers who work in an office setting with a Donate Life Illinois member agency may be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to volunteering in such environments where they may be exposed to confidential information.
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