1. Investigate how volunteers are, and aren't, currently used at your organization. 2. Assess specific volunteer needs at your agency--what are you seeking in terms of skills, ability, experiences, availability? 3. Define how will you measure success in including volunteers; how will volunteers be recognized and evaluated, what is their goal? 4. Create position descriptions. 5. Create a recruitment plan--where are the people with your desired qualities; what type of qualifications are needed? 6. Market your volunteer opportunities. 7. Accept and process applications; secure background checks if necessary. Plan & Recruit
Intro to recruiting & engaging volunteers online with social networking
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
1. Investigate how volunteers are, and aren't, currently used at your organization.
2. Assess specific volunteer needs at your agency--what are you seeking in terms of skills, ability, experiences,
availability?3. Define how will you measure success in including volunteers;
how will volunteers be recognized and evaluated, what is their goal?
4. Create position descriptions.5. Create a recruitment plan--where are the people with your
desired qualities; what type of qualifications are needed?6. Market your volunteer opportunities.
7. Accept and process applications; secure background checks if necessary.
Plan & Recruit
1. Interview or connect with prospective volunteers.2. Match volunteers with opportunities.3. Orient volunteers to the organization and their task.4. Check with volunteers to be sure they know what supports
are available to them and how you define success.5. Recognize your volunteers and their outcomes!6. Collect feedback from volunteers and staff. Did volunteers
meet goals; was the program improved as a result of their involvement?
7. Provide feedback to volunteers and discuss next or continued position.
8. Make needed changes to the program, goals, descriptions, or volunteers.