Give-a-Shift: Online Scheduling blog » SIFF http://www.shiftboard.com/blog Helping those who schedule to live free from stress... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:07:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Let the Festivities Begin! http://www.shiftboard.com/blog/2010/05/online-scheduling-for-festivals/ http://www.shiftboard.com/blog/2010/05/online-scheduling-for-festivals/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 19:26:37 +0000 Alison http://www.shiftboard.com/blog/?p=1324

Shiftboard at SIFFWith the official start of summer just a few weeks away, the unofficial summer kickoff has arrived with Memorial Day around the corner and the start of festival season.  Here at Shiftboard we are lucky to work with some of the best festivals around the world to schedule thousands of volunteers.  The 36th annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) got under way on May 20th, with a spectacular opening night and Seattle’s best and brightest in attendance.  Almost 5,000 volunteers have signed up to work on SIFF’s Shiftboard website, and the pay off will be well worth it as the festival continues to grow successfully from year to year.  As far as scheduling software goes, Shiftboard has proven to be as diverse in its uses as its users.  From the San Francisco International Jewish Film Festival, to the Devon County Fair in Pennsylvania,   to the FIFA International Fan Fest in Sydney, Australia.  We have a lot going on here at Shiftboard, and I look forward to posting more events as they happen!

-Nahid

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Being a Seattle company and a long-time (and raving) fan of the Seattle International Film Festival, we can’t help but love what SIFF does in the community and online. We appreciate Zee Grega writing about us on her MetBlog post about volunteering at SIFF. Thank you Zee.

Facebook and SIFF and Online SchedulingWe follow SIFF at Twitter, of course.

Plus we also are members of their active Facebook Group with almost 1,200 members. It is always fun to connect up with friends you didn’t know were also involved or interested in the Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFF is savvy about their online time. They have a great website, naturally. They have Twitter going for them. Their Facebook setup has me intrigued though as they have both a Group and a Fan page. I think that’s smart. Some people will just want to identify with the brand and stand up as a fan. Others will want to engage in discussions at a different level, much like the volunteers at SIFF who use Shiftboard to manage their schedules online. Groups allow that interactivity.

Oh, and just to prove they are a fun-loving bunch, SIFF has a great Flickr page, too.

-TJ M

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