Volunteer Onboarding: 4 Simple Ways to Encourage Commitment
Much of the job of initiating volunteers is helping newcomers negotiate conflicting emotions – surprise, fear, ambiguity, etc. – as they work to settle into their volunteer jobs comfortably. Unfortunately, too few organizations take a strategic and thoughtful approach to onboarding. As a result, they become a revolving door for dissappointed volunteers seeking a better fit elsewhere and are left wondering why.
5 Steps You Need to Know for Persuading Volunteers to Join Your Cause
It’s occurred to me that we spent a tremendous amount of time persuading others. And yet, we spend little time understanding how to do this well. Maybe it’s also time to figure out how to get better at “buy in.”
How to Overcome 10 Common Barriers to Volunteering
No matter how friendly your organization or how powerful your mission, before volunteers will commit to you volunteer opportunity they must overcome some emotional barriers and worries, both large and small. Your volunteer recruitment materials must provide the critical information they need to calm any anxiety they may have. Then, you can set the stage for success.
Six Volunteer Recruitment Techniques That Will Make You Shine
If your phone’s not ringing off the hook (or your email inbox isn’t full) with inquiries about your volunteer openings, maybe it’s time to take another look at your recruitment postings. Would you answer your own volunteer ad? If not, it’s time to renovate!
How to Recruit Skilled Volunteers in 10 Simple Steps
Skilled volunteering certainly is a hot topic lately, and there are new resources to prove it. Volunteer Match just announced a new feature on their volunteer website, the Listing Wizard, and the professional networking website LinkedIn just added a “Volunteer Experience & Causes” section. Is your program ready to take advantage of the wealth of skills available in your community?
Volunteer Leadership: An Effective Model You Need to Know
Volunteer Leadership: An Effective Model You Need to Know Now, more than ever, volunteer administrators are called upon to strengthen their volunteer leadership skills. The ability to inspire and influence is critical to a volunteer coordinator's success on the [...]
