Recruiting Volunteers

Content:

This workshop covers the nuts and bolts of creating and recruiting to a volunteer role, but also focuses on the underlying nature of volunteering, and how to use this understanding to better attract volunteers. Topics covered include

• ·         Why define specific roles for volunteers
• ·         Writing a role description
• ·         Advertising and promoting your roles
• ·         Tackling the barriers to volunteering
• ·         The application process
• ·         Interviewing volunteers and making decisions

Delivery method;

This will be an interactive session, with opportunities for participants to discuss areas of concern.

Learning outcomes:

Attendees will:

• ·         Gain an understanding of the motivations behind volunteering and how to tap into this for recruitment
• ·         Know the key barriers to volunteering, and how to remove or reduce them
• ·         Understand the need to avoid the ‘workplace model’ of recruitment, and make the process as   straightforward as possible