Volunteering with the TSTV-News 2005

The Newsletter has now been in operation printing and distributing this newsletter for over ten years, it is run as a not for profit organisation and everyone volunteers free of charge. The hard copy is freely available, but will require a stamped addressed envelope of stamps to cover the cost of postage.
The newsletter relies solely on donations, advertisers are actively encouraged to donate a reasonable amount and this is the backbone of financing the cost of production.
The present core of volunteers gather and collate current information from mail, telephone and e-mails. The newsletter is assembled as sub-documents in Wordperfect, usually in Ariel 12 in two column mode, a wide range of pictures in a number of formats are received some are embedded in Corel presentations others are ole'd. We may move onto SGML or its successors.
The finished document is sent electronically to a high speed duplicator, and copies are produced at 120 copies a minute, about 4,500 sheets of each page, two sided.
The main production is carried out in Islington, London.
These sheets are then collated by hand and folded by a number of others, mainly in Greater London.
Distribution is all done by volunteers from 10 copies to 400 copies each depending on the area needs.
We do not produce an on line copy at the moment, most need is for a hard copy.
A large number of SAE's have to be stuffed and sent out. We do not have subscriptions

Areas to Volunteer

In production we need people who are in, or have easy access to Inner London, to help in the preproduction of an edition.
    To be able to, or to learn Wordperfect to layout sections, sub-edit, produce from scratch box advertising.
    To assist in duplicating the pages, this is carried usually over two or three days at all hours. The actual print time
        takes about 21hours over two or three days.
    To assist in collating and folding
    To distribute in volunteers' local area
    To stuff SAE's
    To deal with written communications.
    To deal with e-mails

Future areas.

Delivery couriers to take copies to other volunteers around the country
Researcher to verify current web information printed in the newsletter
and/or
    Researcher to find new information about TG friendly organisations and meetings
    Researcher to verify Land line Telephone numbers that are in the newsletter on a regular basis (who has free calls)
and/or
    Researcher to verify Mobile Telephone numbers that are in the newsletter on regular basis (who has free calls)

To develop a web copy, to develop the means to use Bit Torrents type technology, to limit any single ISP service where the newsletter information is held.

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Ethos and Ethics

The newsletter was originally produced by just two people of much different political and religious outlook, which has striven to deliver a balance view of the Transgendered position in modern life, one a transsexual and one a transvestite. We now have a wider constituency but welcome consistent input from all areas of TG community. The production is supported by number of other volunteers working from their homes folding and collating, as the quantity of copies and pages increased more volunteers are reqired to lighten the central load. Another group of volunteers around the regions help deliver the newsletters to their local area.The newsletter has tried to maintained a good working relationship with most of the TG community.
We look for a non-judgmental accepting outlook people to volunteer to help in all areas of the production. This does not mean without a view and personal position on issues. To be honest and open.
Some tasks can be accomplished remotely while others require a nearness to London.
Electronic communications is a must in some areas and not in others