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This new volunteer structure is the product of the Samvera Community Safety Working Group, building on and aligning with the Code of Conduct Incident Response Plan developed in 2021. It outlines a structure for volunteers operating within day-to-day Samvera activities as well as organized Samvera events, both virtual and online.
The Structure in Summary
Are active during day-to-day collaboration
Support the Community Guidelines
Are trained how to refer reports of CoC violations
May be called on to volunteer for Samvera events (Event Helpers)
Are trained to respond to violations of the Anti-Harassment Policy and the Code of Conduct as needed
Could include members of Helpers
Incident Team - A subset of the Response Team formed to address a specific incident. Disbanded when response is deemed complete. Includes the Incident Responder who is primary contact for the report throughout the response process.