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VOLUNTEERING - Coggle Diagram
VOLUNTEERING
Challenges Volunteer Managers Face
Recruitment
Inspiring Volunteer Leadership
Getting Board Members to Step Up
Retaining Volunteers Long-Term
Passing the Torch to New Volunteers
Benefits of volunteering
Volunteering is good for your mind and body
Volunteering connects you to others
Make new friends and contacts
Increase your social and relationship skills
Volunteering can advance your career
Teaching you valuable job skills
Gaining career experience
Volunteering brings fun and fulfillment to your life
Consider your goals and interests
Consider several volunteer possibilities
The ways you can help to inspire and engage your volunteers
Provide excellent induction and training
Make them feel welcome
Explore creative recruitment methods
Establish excellent communication
Introduce variety
Provide a named line manager
Ensure they have access to the resources they need
Encourage managers to practice influencing skills
Acknowledge contributions
Help them to develop new skills
Encourage social connectedness
Share success stories
Reasons why people aren’t volunteering
It’s too difficult to get involved
They believe they don’t measure up to other volunteers
They don’t feel appreciated
They weren’t asked to volunteer
People don’t have enough time and volunteer schedules are too inflexible”
People don’t have enough information and most volunteer roles aren’t interesting
No one asked me to