This week I was focused solely on organizing the survey feedback, and continuing to interview the volunteers for Speak! I was able to also schedule a shadowing opportunity at the start of the week. It was exciting to be able to shadow another individual who does the application processing, as this is one of the areas I was asked to explore. So far, I have shadowed two application processors, and even had the opportunity to explore the processing documents and guides. This is extremely helpful, because as I wrap up my time with Speak!, I will be reorganizing all of their training procedures. Speak! was in need of a general volunteer list, so this is something I have also been working on creating as I interview volunteers, and read their feedback on the survey.

For the next week my main focus will be on organizing all of the data collected, as well as creating a presentation for the board about said data. My goal with this presentation that I will be making is to give the board an idea of what the volunteers are needing and their suggestions to improve moving forward. This is definitely the most exciting, yet terrifying part of my fellowship experience. Afterall, this is exactly what Speak! brought me on for, so it is more exciting than anything that we are at this point in the process already! I feel that I have received a surplus of valuable feedback, and I am looking forward to being able to share the voices of our volunteers. I am so grateful for the time everyone has been taking to speak with me, but also that they feel comfortable sharing their concerns with me. It is a both a privilege and a responsibility to share their concerns, so that everyone involved feels heard.