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            How not to treat your volunteers
               like second-class citizens

                              Kevin Baughen
                           Founder, Bottom Line Ideas
                                #charitycomms




© Bottom Line Ideas 2009
Why this is important


“The great people in
the voluntary sector
cannot be cloned
and the unreliable
ones can be a
proper nuisance”

Philip Collins, leader writer
on The Times
Why we need volunteers



           Money

    Service Delivery

          Advocacy
How do we create and
deliver great volunteer
    communications?
Based on more listening, less
‘talking’


                      Know what you want to
                      achieve

                      Know what existing and
                      future volunteers want
                      and need

                      Ask them directly
Know your audience – target your
channels
Someone must own volunteer
communications

• As the ‘face’ of the charity to volunteers

• To chair volunteer forums

• Accountable for research and learning

• Drive the comms agenda WITH volunteers

• As a recognisable point of contact

• Able to bring together different departments
  and agendas for the greater good
Clarity of objectives
Emotional contact
Appropriate frequency and content


• Ask them what’s right for them!

• Have volunteers drive the communications
  agenda

• Have volunteer contributors

• Be brave!
  –   Empower volunteer groups to distribute their own
      communications

  –   Use volunteer stories to ‘myth-bust’
All together now...


• Organised (taken      •   Inclusive & 2-way
  seriously)            •   Respectful
• Crystal clear         •   Thankful
• Targeted              •   Supportive
• Driven by volunteer   •   Frequent
  needs                 •   Relevant
• Driven by
  volunteers


       It’s nearly 2010 – be braver!
(brave) Questions?
         @kevbaughen
   kevin@bottomlineideas.com

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Creating Great Volunteer Communications

  • 1. Bottom Line Ideas How not to treat your volunteers like second-class citizens Kevin Baughen Founder, Bottom Line Ideas #charitycomms © Bottom Line Ideas 2009
  • 2. Why this is important “The great people in the voluntary sector cannot be cloned and the unreliable ones can be a proper nuisance” Philip Collins, leader writer on The Times
  • 3. Why we need volunteers Money Service Delivery Advocacy
  • 4. How do we create and deliver great volunteer communications?
  • 5. Based on more listening, less ‘talking’ Know what you want to achieve Know what existing and future volunteers want and need Ask them directly
  • 6. Know your audience – target your channels
  • 7. Someone must own volunteer communications • As the ‘face’ of the charity to volunteers • To chair volunteer forums • Accountable for research and learning • Drive the comms agenda WITH volunteers • As a recognisable point of contact • Able to bring together different departments and agendas for the greater good
  • 10. Appropriate frequency and content • Ask them what’s right for them! • Have volunteers drive the communications agenda • Have volunteer contributors • Be brave! – Empower volunteer groups to distribute their own communications – Use volunteer stories to ‘myth-bust’
  • 11. All together now... • Organised (taken • Inclusive & 2-way seriously) • Respectful • Crystal clear • Thankful • Targeted • Supportive • Driven by volunteer • Frequent needs • Relevant • Driven by volunteers It’s nearly 2010 – be braver!
  • 12. (brave) Questions? @kevbaughen kevin@bottomlineideas.com