what you can do - small projects

No specialized information or skills required for the following short projects

1. Write an annotation.

2. Watch one of our interviews on HRDI and break the interview into chapters and, if necessary, subchapters. No technical knowledge necessary (although we will teach you if you like). This is an intellectual job. Watch and/or read the story and divide it into useful chapters that make sense to you, and that you think would be helpful to other viewers or readers. It's an art, not a science.

3. Watch one of our interviews on HRDI and make a list of any terms for which we should provide annotations: historical events; legal or medical or law enforcement or other specialized terms or jargon; legal opinions; statutes; regional sayings, slang, dichos.

4. Watch one of our interviews on HRDI and tell us what portion(s) most affected or intrigued you. Note the times (where the section begins and ends). Tell us and we'll highlight it as a "featured section." Even better, write a short reflection: what struck you about this portion of the interview. In what context(s) could you see people watching or "using" this clip?

5. Write a post to our blog. Your post need not be long, but we'd love to hear from you.

6. Take primary responsibility for researching a potential funder -- foundation, corporation, local business, or other.

7. Ask a friend to become sponsors of the project via automatic monthly donations of $5.00/month. (More is okay)

8. Schedule a party at your home or some location available to you (the party room at your apartment building? your place of worship? your office? a classroom or other room at your school or workplace). Invite twenty people to hear about the Texas After Violence Project. Invite one of the staff to come talk about the project OR do it yourself! Show videos. Encourage people to become monthly sustainers by means of automatic withdrawals of $5.00.

9. Do you have friends or family around the state? Do you know people who know people? Tell them about our project and ask them to invite us to come give them a presentation. -- OR -- if not, ask them if they'd maybe put us up when we come to their town or city. (Out-of-town interviews are essential, but they're also very expensive. Find us housing and cut our costs.)

10. Approach a business that you regularly use: a grocery store, dentist, hair-stylist, bookstore, shrink, fitness center, or whatever. Ask them if they'd like to sponsor our project with a contribution of $100 or $250 or maybe even a $1000.

11. Daydream about the board. (How sexy can you get?) Who do you know who might be interested in serving? Someone who is smart? Caring? Organized? A leader? Committed to community service but not already over-committed? Conscientious? Able to listen to people without judging them?

These projects require either experience OR the willingness to learn

1. Synch a videotape and transcript on HRDI

2. Make sure all the maps are correct (enter latitude and longitude) on HRDI

3. Create an index for an interview on HRDI: synch the names of people, places, & historical events or legal cases.

4. Take primary responsibility for assembling a grant. You don't have to do it all on your own. Do what you can, ask for help answering the questions you have difficulty with, and then pass the application around for others to review. You'd be our Best Friend Forever.