Frequently Asked Questions for voluntary
work
1. What do you mean by voluntary work?
2. How do I receive and deliver work?
3. Where do I work from?
4. Do I have strict working hours?
5. What kind of work can I do?
6. What are the qualifications required in a
volunteer to undertake such work?
7. Do I get paid for the work that I do?
8. Can I reimburse my expenses?
9. What are the benefits that I get out of
doing voluntary work to Nilacharal?
10.
If not interested can I leave?
11.Who are the
people behind nilacharal?
12. What sort of
organisation is nilacharal?
1. What do you mean by voluntary work?
The work that you wish to undertake for
Nilacharal voluntarily of your own free will
without being forced or compelled.
2. How do I receive and deliver work?
The work is allocated and the results are
sent through email.
3. Where do I work from?
You can work from home or at any place of
your convenience.
4. Do I have strict working hours?
No. You have complete freedom in deciding
when & how long you want to work for
nilacharal. However, once you commit, we
expect you to adhere to it or update us in
advance about any change you wish to make in
your timing.
5. What kind of work can I do?
Running a web magazine like Nilacharal
involves various aspects including
a) Content generation - collection of
contents such as articles, poems, news,
stories, interviews, profiles, reports etc.
b) Proofreading the contents to correct
spelling mistakes and other errors
maintaining the originality of contents.
c) Preparing the edited contents into web
pages in the format appropriate for
Nilacharal.
d) Administration
e) Coordination of various activities in
nilacharal
f) Programming
g) Graphic Design
h) Publicity
i) Marketing
6. What are the qualifications required in a
volunteer to undertake such work?
a) The basic knowledge of computer usage
including MS Word and MS Excel
b) Access to communicate through the
internet including an email address
c) The ability and/or willingness to use
Tamil transliteration software to be able to
handle Tamil contents is advantageous not
essential.
7. Do I get paid for the work that I do?
No. If you want to do paid work, please
apply through our worksmart scheme.
8. Can I reimburse my expenses?
Expenses can be reimbursed only if they are
approved in advance.
9. What are the benefits that I get out of
doing voluntary work to Nilacharal?
a) You can learn many things including web
design if you have an aptitude towards
learning. You can also become a writer by
writing articles and other contents if you
have the will to do so. Nilacharal is an
excellent stage to display and wonderful
training ground to groom your creativity.
b) Your talents are identified and polished
while you work with Nilacharal.
c) You can spend your time usefully and gain
immense satisfaction.
d) You can gain ‘on the job work experience’
which will be useful for your future career.
e)
You might receive occasional gifts from
nilacharal.
10. If not
interested can I leave?
Of
course, yes. However, we would
appreciate if you keep us informed.
11.
Who are the people behind nilacharal?
Please
visit our
team page.
12.
What sort of organisation is
nilacharal?
Nilacharal
is run by Nilacharal LTD registered in
the UK.
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