Are you finding it harder and harder to recruit volunteers?
More often than not, potential volunteers express interest in helping out but hesitate when faced with long-term commitments or rigid schedules. In today’s fast-paced world, people are looking for flexible and meaningful ways to contribute, on their own terms. Imagine offering opportunities that allow volunteers to pick and choose how they engage with your organization—a “volunteer buffet.”
For example, last week “George” wanted to get outside and help clean up a salmon stream all day. This week, his hip’s bothering him and his grand kids are coming over, so he’d rather do some admin work for an hour. A volunteer buffet would solve for this, creating the freedom volunteers need while ensuring you still get the help you require.
In this interactive class, we will explore the whys and hows of creating a volunteer buffet—an approach that can help you bring more volunteers into your program and achieve a greater impact.
What you'll leave with:
- A clear understanding of the reasons for establishing a volunteer buffet;
- Tips on selecting appropriate tasks to “stock” your buffet;
- Useful guidelines for recruiting, onboarding and supervising micro-volunteers;
- What challenges you may face and how to overcome them; and
- Ideas to make the day-to-day management of your buffet run smoothly.
