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Volunteer Management
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Six key motivations | - |
| 1. | To help others (make a difference) |
| 2. | To be involved within their community (sense of community) |
| 3. | To contribute to a cause (solve a problem) |
| 4. | To develop new skills (learn new things) |
| 5. | Use skills in productive ways (help others) |
| 6. | To be fit (healthier and live longer) |
| Give supporters what? | A geniue opportunity to be apart of something larger than themselves |
| Volunteers want to see... | Immediate results |
| Interests of volunteers (tasks) = | Eliminates barriers |
| Build channels to... | Build awareness |
| What points need to be applied to each channel for recruitment | 7 |
| 1. | Title |
| 2. | A picture means a 1000 words |
| 3. | Get to the point |
| 3. | Keep it simple |
| 4. | Describe your task specifically |
| 5. | Spelling/grammar check |
| 6. | Opportunity stand alone |
| Word of Moith | Levarge |
| Without volunteers... | An organization would cease to exist |
| Always increase volunteer satisfaction and commitment to serve | - |
| Building a house to have an effective volunteer engagement involves | Wide support and planning |
| Increase passion of volunteers by... | Developing opportunities, recognize volunteers, clarify impact |
| Creating Volunteer Management Program approaches prespective of... | the community, volunteers, and organization |
| Ultimate goal of Volunteer management | finding staff and volunteers to run the organization in future years |
| Volunteers transform... | An organization drastically |
| Give volunteers a voice | |
| Engage volunteers to their full potential | |
| Staff should always do these two steps with volunteers. | Stay in touch and monitor/evaluate volunteers |
| Volunteer Leadership Ladder | 6 Rungs (categories volunteers) |
| 1. | Shoppers |
| 2. | Episodic volunteers |
| 3. | Short-term contributors |
| 4. | Reliable regulars |
| 5. | Fully engaged volunteers "Me" |
| 6. | Committed volunteers |
| increase levels of rungs = | Increase in being more philanthropic |
| volunteer activities conclude | meet real needs and get more people involved to solve challeneges |
| "Planting the seed for their continued involvement" | |
| Outreach strategies | Name 6 |
| 1. | Flyers |
| 2. | Word of Mouth |
| 3. | Emails |
| 4. | Website posting |
| 5. | Info presentation |
| 6. | Newspaper/newsletter |
| Positions needed | Name 3 |
| 1. | Volunteer Manager |
| 2. | Database Manager |
| 3. | Enrichment Instructor |
| Our House (successfully managing volunteers in your youth program) | 5 steps |
| 1. | Identify/Recognize needs (Needs Assessment) |
| 2. | Recruit Volunteers |
| 3. | Train Volunteers (time and effort correspond to their commitment) |
| 4. | Manage Volunteers |
| 5. | Recognize and Appreciate Volunteers |
| This list can apply towards | Partnerships |
| Ongoing volunteers | Main back bone of a nonprofit |