Workshop session covering volunteering.

1. Volunteering
Stuart Lang
Corporate Fundraiser

2. • Poppyscotland
relies almost
entirely on
volunteers
• 450 Area
Organisers
• 10,000 Collectors
Volunteers

3. • Legion Scotland
members make up
around 1/3 of our
collectors during the
Scottish Poppy
Appeal
• They also raise, on
our behalf, around
1/3 of the Poppy
Appeal total
Volunteering - Legion Scotland

4. • A static tin in a shop or office will
average £50 - £60 in a fortnight
• A collector in a city centre can
collect in excess of £200 in a
day
• Two people at a table in a
supermarket can collect £1,000
in a day. Double that figure if
tills are covered
Volunteering makes a difference

5. • Six collectors in a shopping centre
can collect £1,700 in a day
• One of our collectors raised over
£1200 over two days in a shopping
centre collecting on their own for
five hours a day
• A Garden of Remembrance kiosk
can collect £2,500 in a day - the
most in one tin was £425.00 in
2010
Volunteering makes a difference

6. More Volunteers or More Hours?

7. Recruitment Strategy

8. Same old – same old!

9. Fresh Thinking

10. A rucking mess!

11. Text in this box is highlighted
• Commit to opening up to new people
• Designate a coordinator
• Match and coach
• Embrace Change
Commit to something new

15. 1. Decide in your groups what you will change to increase
your volunteers No’s?
2. How will you make it stick?
3. Report back in 2 mins your
top 3 ideas
20 Mins
Group exercise