Recruiting Volunteers

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Recruiting Volunteers

• What does it mean to recruit volunteers for your
  organization?

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Why should you recruit volunteers?

• To give your organization the power to do more
  work
• To reduce the burden on paid staff members
• To give your group a larger, more diverse
  membership
• To increase awareness and understanding of your
  organization
• To get as much done as possible with your budget
• To act together to achieve a shared purpose

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Basic steps to recruit volunteers

• Research sources of potential volunteers in your
  community
• Plan and implement your recruiting strategy
• Finding volunteers
• Convincing potential volunteers to become active
  volunteers
• Challenges and Benefits of Recruiting Volunteers
  from Varied Cultural and Ethnic Groups

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Why should you recruit people from different
groups to be volunteers?

• To broaden the range of opinions and ideas of
  your organization
• By encouraging diversity, your organization will
  have a more universal appeal

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Possible barriers when recruiting from specific
populations

• Volunteers may not speak English as a second
  language
• Volunteers may not be able to afford related
  expenses to volunteering
• Volunteers may be sensitive to screening

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Some procedures may seem alien or strange to some
groups
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Accessibility to organization and meetings
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Ways to recruit members of specific populations

• Explain your organization's goals
• Highlight the achievements of volunteers from
  different cultural groups
• Do what you can to make your organization
  accessible for non-English speakers
• Actively recruit a diverse paid staff
• Make your agency a nice place for people to
  "check it out"
• Offer opportunities for families to volunteer
  together