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Become an e-Reporter or e-Photographer!

e-Reporter/e-Photographer Requirements
e-Reporter e-Photographer
Responsibilities

During AmeriCorps Week (May 14-21), using your own mobile phone, send daily text messages (Tweets) about how you are sharing your AmeriCorps Story. You must send a minimum of 8 tweets.

Reports might include:

  1. Presented My AmeriCorps Story to 5 high school classes.
  2. The mayor is being an "honorary"
    AmeriCorps member for an hour.
  3. 200 books have been donated for our book drive.
  4. 4 AmeriCorps members and 1 alum met with our congresswoman.

During AmeriCorps Week (May 14-21), using your own mobile phone and/or digital camera, take photographs capturing sharing your AmeriCorps story and email/upload them to
Flickr. You will be expected to send
photographs, with captions, on a daily basis with a minimum of eight photos.

Please submit candid photos; rather than posed photos. Photos might include:

  1. Opening ceremony with guest speaker.
  2. AmeriCorps members speaking to a
    community group.
  3. AmeriCorps members/alum in service: painting, reading to children, conducting health fair, etc.
  4. Closing ceremony activities.

NOTE:  Please ensure that all volunteers have signed a photo release form
Requirements
  • You must have a mobile telephone with the ability to send text messages.
  • Not sure how to use twitter?  We will teach you.
 
  • You must have a mobile telephone with a built-in camera.  Alternatively, you can use a digital camera (if you have a computer on which you may upload photos hourly). 
  • Not sure how to use Flickr?  We will teach you. 
To Apply, please complete the form below.
e-Reporter/e-Photographer Application Form
I am interested in being an:*
Name*
Phone Number*
Organization
Address*
City / State*
Email Address*
Twitter Name
(if applicable)
Blog URL
(if applicable)
Facebook Page URL
(if applicable)
Flickr Account URL
(if applicable)
Are you affiliated with one of the following organizations?
I have a mobile phone that has the capacity to text
I have a mobile phone or digital camera with the ability to upload pictures hourly
I have a blog or would like to write a blog post for the Serve.gov blog
I need assistance learning to use twitter/Flickr
I understand that depending on my calling plan that I may incur charges from my mobile phone carrier

Note: Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.