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Volunteer Application Form

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Coffee Corps volunteer. Please provide as much information as possible so that we can process your application and look for potential Coffee Corps assignments that match your skills. Information should match information appearing on your passport.

Date of Agreement:

September 7th, 2010

First Name*:
Last Name*:
Citizenship*:
Date of Birth (mm/dd/yy)*:
Gender*:

Email*:
Phone*:
Street Address*:
City*:
State / Province*:
Zip / Postal Code*:
Country*:

Are you currently working in the coffee industry?
If yes, how long?

Have you worked in the coffee industry in the past?
If yes, how long and in what capacity?
When did you leave the coffee industry?

Do you have experience working (paid or volunteer) with the farmers at origin?
If yes, please describe

Why are you interested in becoming a Coffee Corps™ volunteer?

General business skills and experience

Please indicate your general business skills below and provide as much detail as you think is necessary to help us understand how they might be applied to potential Coffee Corps™ assignments.

1. Computer skills:

2. Mechanical, electrical and/or other technical skills:

3. Construction skills:

4. Marketing skills:

5. Financial/accounting skills:

6. Communications/public relations skills:

7. General Science skills:

Coffee Specific Skills and Experience

1. Growing and general agronomics:

Organic farming expertise and certification, including auditing issues
Cover crops, erosion and weed control
Shade management
Agro-forestry/intercropping expertise
Ecological and biodiversity issues
Integrated pest management
Disease recognition and control
Soil fertility and plant nutrition
Agronomy for quality and yield (variety, altitude, pruning etc.)
Water conservation and pollution control
Harvesting expertise (all aspects)

2. Marketing:

Development of market plan (broad)
Coffee marketing strategies
Knowledge of the Specialty coffee industry needs
Alternative pricing methods (above 'C')
Sustainability
Roasting technology
Market research
Marketing concepts and corporate experience
Surveys
Contacts in the industry
Role of certifications, (Fair Trade, Organic Relationship coffees, Rainforest, shade grown etc.)

3. Processing (cherry to green bean):

Cherry/Immature/floater separation
Optimal wet processing procedures
Mechanical and sun dryers
Dry and semi-washed processing methods
Equipment design/design parameter
Fermentation tanks/demusilage machines/ecopulper machines
Water waste disposal
Hulling and sorting procedures and machinery
Sorters/electronic sorters
Storage bins

4. Cupping:

Taint and fault identification
Sample roasting and sample preparation
Grinding
Coffee Cupper's Handbook
Water volume/coffee weight
Sample scoring and forms
Organic acids identification
Sensory language and identification
Knowledge of blends
Differentiation between regions and varieties
Training skills
Coffee Chemistry
Knowledge of grading, (standards, preparations, defects, screen sizes, moisture content, Green Coffee Assn. of NY standards)

Training Have you taken any formal coffee training classes? If so please provide detail on the training and when you attended it:

Do you have any sensory evaluation training? If so, please describe:

Please list any college, graduate, or technical training that you have completed:

Language Skills

Please use the following rating scale to indicate your language knowledge level. List the languages you have knowledge of, along with your rating:

What other volunteer work have you participated in? Please describe below including when you volunteered and how long you participated:

Do you belong to any industry or trade associations? If yes, please list:

How did you hear about the Coffee Corps program?

COFFEE CORPS PRIVACY PRINCIPLES

Coffee Corps™ will maintain confidentiality of information contained in your application unless you authorize us in advance to make it available to others. In the event of an emergency we will provide information to your family or legitimate medical and law enforcement personnel involved in maintaining your health or security.

Your interest in working on Coffee Corps™ projects of the Coffee Quality Institute is greatly appreciated. In addition to consideration of your application to volunteer for Coffee Corps™ projects, we request your authorization to share your name, professional coffee and/or technical education and expertise, and contact information with other organizations working on quality coffee programs at coffee origin.

I agree that the information is accurate

Thank you for taking the time to complete the Coffee Corps volunteer application. By submitting this application, you are certifying that to the best of your knowledge all information on this application is true and correct. If you are matched with a Coffee Corps project in the future, additional information may be required to process visa applications or other forms that may be required.

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