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Engaging Experienced Volunteers

Engaging Experienced Volunteers. Common Misconceptions. Volunteers are free Volunteers will know what to do with very little guidance Executives or highly qualified professionals know what to do better than I do. Recommendations.

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Engaging Experienced Volunteers

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  1. Engaging Experienced Volunteers

  2. Common Misconceptions • Volunteers are free • Volunteers will know what to do with very little guidance • Executives or highly qualified professionals know what to do better than I do

  3. Recommendations • Do the thinking with your team – what positions can be filled using skilled volunteers? • Do not fill the role of Volunteer Manager with a volunteer • Design a full job description with specific, measurable results • Determine a distinct timeline for jobs you want to be done – with milestones • Create an interview process – what do THEY want to get from the relationship?

  4. VolunteerMatch Solutions Recruiting Model VolunteerMatch Employee Volunteer and Campus Solutions VolunteerMatch Causes VolunteerMatch Preferred Partners

  5. Engaging Corporate Volunteers

  6. Finding the Right Employee Volunteer • Research the firm and their community giving objectives before you approach them – do they have an employee volunteer program? • Find the individual accountable for connecting volunteers with nonprofit partners • Ask clearly for what you want in a volunteer and ask how best to connect with their employee engagement program

  7. A Few Resources

  8. VolunteerMatch – Tools for Nonprofits

  9. VolunteerMatch – Learning Center for Nonprofits

  10. Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration

  11. NPower

  12. Questions? Dianna Smith Director VolunteerMatch Solutions dianna@volunteermatch.org (773) 289-4705

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