it is for those groups who needs volunteer.

1. VOLUNTEER RECRUITING
AND
MOTIVATION

2. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
WHY DO PEOPLE VOLUNTEER?
• THEY’VE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE CAUSE
• THEY WANT TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS/RESUME
• THEY WANT TO CONNECT TO A COMMUNITY
• THEIR FRIENDS ARE DOING IT

3. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED BUT…
• WHO HAS THE SKILLS AND/OR EXPERIENCE YOU REQUIRE?
• WHO HAS THE TIME YOU REQUIRE?
• WHAT WILL ATTRACT THOSE PEOPLE?
• WHAT ARE THEIR INTERESTS?
… AND HOW WILL YOU FIND THEM?

4. FOR WHAT TARGET GROUPS WILL BE
ATTRACTED?
• FACEBOOK PAGES
• BLOGS
• YOUTUBE CHANNEL
• TWITTER
• INFO SESSIONS/VOLUNTEER GUIDANCE SESSIONS
• MEDIA/NEWSPAPER

5. RECRUITING
WRITE YOUR VOLUNTEER POSTING LIKE A JOB POSTING, (AND FOCUS
THE SKILLS AND BENEfiTS GAINED)

6. VOLUNTEER INTRODUCTION / APPLICATION
FORMS
SOME OF THE KEY BITS OF INFO YOU NEED:
1. SELF INTRO
2. CONTACT INFO – EMAIL, PHONE
3. WHY THEY WANT TO VOLUNTEER – INTEREST, REQUIRED, FREE TIME, LONELY,
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION, ETC,
4. SKILLS THEY HAVE – COMPUTER, LANGUAGE, PHOTOGRAPHY ETC
5. WHAT THEY WANT TO LEARN HERE? WHAT TYPE OF SKILLS?
6. TIME COMMITMENT AND TIME FRAME – HOURS PER WEEK, HOW MANY MONTHS

7. WHAT CAN WE PROVIDE
• VOLUNTEER CENTRES
• VOLUNTEER GET TOGETHER
• SCHOOLS
• COMMUNITY BOARDS
• TRAINING SESSION
• WORKSHOP
• AND A ‘CERTIFICATE’ INDEED

8. SESSIONS OR WORKSHOP
ABOUT
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• PHONE MANNER
• WRITING SKILLS
• LEADERSHIP SKILLS

9. WHAT SHOULD VOLUNTEER FEEL
THEY SHOULD FEEL THE WORK
◆IS MEANINGFUL AND SIGNIFICANT.
◆IS INTERESTING.
◆HAS A PURPOSE
◆IS DOABLE - THAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.
◆CAN FIT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE - PART-TIME?
◆SMALL ENOUGH IN SCOPE TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND PRODUCTIVELY APPROACHED.

10. WHAT SHOULD VOLUNTEER FEEL
THEY SHOULD FEEL:
◆ ‘OWNERSHIP’ AND ‘RESPONSIBILITY’ FOR THE JOB.
◆THAT THEY HAVE SOME INPUT INTO AND CONTROL OVER THE WORK THEY ARE
ASKED TO DO.
◆THEY ARE ‘WORKED WITH.’
◆APPRECIATED
◆GOOD ABOUT HAVING ACHIEVED SOMETHING.
◆VALUED.

11. VOLUNTEER WORK SHOULD
◆BE SIGNIFICANT TO THE ORGANIZATION.
◆BE NEEDED – SHOULD BE A REASON.
◆BE ‘GOAL’ AND MISSION CENTERED.
◆HAVE DEFINED OUTPUTS, EXPECTATIONS, & CONCRETE OUTCOMES.
◆HAVE CLEAR DATES BY WHICH THINGS ARE TO BE COMPLETED.
◆FIT WITHIN THE ORG’S SCHEDULE.
◆SMALL ENOUGH IN SCOPE TO BE PRODUCTIVELY APPROACHED IN A FEW HOURS A
WEEK, OR DESIGNED TO BE SHARED AMONG A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.

12. A VOLUNTEER FOR A VOLUNTEER
- BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
- TELLING THEM THE IMPACT OF THEIR WORK
- THANKING
- COMMUNICATE
- SETTING A STANDARD FOR INTERNAL COMMUNICATION.

13. THANK YOU…………….