This presentation was given by Pam Newitt of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association at the NJ Confluence on 11/13/15.

1. Volunteer Recruitment and
Retention
Getting and Keeping Volunteers
Pam Newitt
Volunteer Coordinator
The Watershed Center for
Environmental Advocacy, Science
and Education

2. Where to Look
Your membership
Colleges and universities
Religious organizations
Scouts
Posters at:
Libraries
Preschools
Advertise in weekly bulletins
Corporate groups
Volunteermatch.com or equivalent

3. Once you find them!
Greet them with a smile and give them your
attention
Expect them.
Keep them busy.
Thank them, thank them, thank them
Provide good training.
Match the right volunteer with the right job

4. Right volunteer for the job
Make sure they have the tools
they need to succeed.

5. Know their strengths
Even if they don’t
In a Harvard University study,
McClelland and Atkinson put people into
three general motivational types.
Knowing which group your
volunteers fall under is:

6. Achievers
Like accomplishments and results
Sets goals and likes to solve problems
Are well organized
Hates to have their time wasted
Set clear goals that are attainable within
their time constraints.
Allow the to work out a problem, decide
a method and strategy.
Provide feedback and offer them
independence and a challenge

7. Affiliators
“People” people
Sensitive, nurturing, caring.
May easily get their feeling hurt
May need more handholding.
Are great followers.
Work very well in group settings

8. Power People
Personal Power People
Exerts personal power often
for their own agenda.
Use power “on” people.
See power as finite.
Social Power People
Enablers, want to impact and
influence others in a win-win way.
Use power “for” people
See power as infinite
Both want projects where they can influence the
long term outcome and get high visibility and
recognition.
Look mostly at content. Ice-breaking games etc. felt
as a waste of time.

9. Last Slide
Insert Sunset here!
Actually a sunrise,
but who’s counting!