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How to recruit volunteers. ASK!. Vague desperate pleas read out by the vicar DO NOT WORK. PRESENT VISION!. People don't respond to vague need, they respond to Vision. GIVE DETAILS. Remember the church has a really really bad history with volunteers for youth work. DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS.
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How to recruit volunteers www.youthblog.org
ASK! • Vague desperate pleas read out by the vicar DO NOT WORK www.youthblog.org
PRESENT VISION! • People don't respond to vague need, they respond to Vision www.youthblog.org
GIVE DETAILS • Remember the church has a really really bad history with volunteers for youth work www.youthblog.org
DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS • Think wider than just trendy young 20's and the newly wed couple, there are great youthwork volunteers of all ages. www.youthblog.org
BUILD TEAMS • No one wants to be handed a crisis, however people might join functional envisioned teams that ENJOY what they do www.youthblog.org
OVERCOME FEAR • Remember that congregations are heavily influenced by media opinions of young people www.youthblog.org
OUR SIDE OF THE DEAL • What support, resourcing, training, budget etc. can the volunteer expect? www.youthblog.org