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Practically Speaking: Volunteers
In the last 2 G-140 Podcasts, we’ve been discussing working with volunteers.
In this weeks show, I talked about the importance of helping volunteers understand their commitment and getting their signoff on those very things.
The majority of youth workers don’t have a formal process of this and it causes tons of problems down the road:
The volunteer [...]
Volunteers, Pt. 2: How to Keep Them
This week is part 2 of Paul & Nick’s thoughts on volunteers.
* What makes volunteers stick around for the long haul?
* The importance of giving ownership
* What about volunteers who don’t get it?
* Tips on how you can set your team up for success when they begin with you
* Volunteers who aren’t working out
* Evaluating volunteers
* Importance of feedback & celebration
* Eliminating your frustration with volunteers
& more…
Also check the blog because we will be adding some examples of volunteer commitment documents that we’ve used in the past.
Taking your questions for tonight’s Podcast: “Volunteers: How to Keep Them”
How can you keep from leaking volunteers?
Volunteers I – How to Get Them
Paul & Nick discuss recruiting volunteers including:
* Desperation recruiting vs. Vision-based recruiting
* Recruiting strategically for position
* Placing people to serve based on gifting
* Balancing young & mature volunteers
