Volunteer Agreement

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This Volunteer Agreement is between JewishGen, Inc. and ___________________________________________, (fill in name of volunteer) wishing to volunteer time and skills to one or more JewishGen projects in a variety of capacities as mutually agreed.

First assignment is as _______________________________________________________ (fill in description of volunteer assignment) for the _______________________________________________________ (fill in name of JewishGen program), being coordinated by _______________________________________________________ (fill in name of supervising person or group).  Additional assignments are governed under the same provisions.

1.   Statement of Volunteer:

I acknowledge that this agreement pertains only to JewishGen projects to which I accept assignment, and does not pertain to a project I may wish to perform independently with material I have acquired through personal resources.

I acknowledge that I gain no rights to the WORK PRODUCT of the material provided to me, used, or created by me in conjunction with any JewishGen project.  JewishGen, Inc, its successors and assigns, has sole ownership of the work product and may use the results of my efforts in any manner appropriate to its public service mission and goal of preserving our history for future generations.

I acknowledge that I will return all materials provided to me by JewishGen for any project in which I serve as a volunteer.  Further, I will not disclose or share any of the information provided to or processed by me with any individual or agency other than JewishGen supervisory staff for any project to which I am assigned.  I also acknowledge that I may not engage in paid research arrangements for any person contacting me via the project in which I serve as a volunteer.

I acknowledge that if serving as the coordinator of a project initiated by me and requiring no JewishGen funding, I am devoting my time and skills as a volunteer to a project whose work product is being donated to JewishGen.  I acknowledge that only those who create original material own the rights to their work and if such work is donated to JewishGen, only a Donor Agreement between JewishGen and that donor will govern that donation.  As a coordinator, I do not have any rights to the work product of others, but do have the rights to my own original material which I contribute as a donor.

These acknowledgements may not be withdrawn after the date of this agreement.

Name: ____________________________________________ JewishGen ID #: _______
       (type or print: First, Middle, Last Name)

Signature: ______________________________________  Date: _________________

Mailing Address: _________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

E-Mail: _____________________________________  Phone: ____________________

2.   Submission:

Please mail or fax a fully executed copy to our corporate offices at:

JewishGen, Inc.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
New York, NY 10280
Fax: (646) 437-4328
We will sign and return a copy for your records.

3.   Acceptance by JewishGen, Inc.:

JewishGen, Inc. wishes to thank you for your cooperation and volunteerism in helping to make valuable material available to the programs and projects we provide.  Your efforts have enabled us to take one more step forward towards our mission of

"preserving our history for future generations"
__________________________________________________  Date: _______________
Warren Blatt, Managing Director

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