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Volunteer Recruitment

Volunteer Recruitment. “Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”. Types of Volunteering. Day of Event Volunteers Games Organizing Committee Athlete Leadership Youth Activation Council Officials Unified Sports Partner.

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Volunteer Recruitment

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  1. Volunteer Recruitment

  2. “Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

  3. Types of Volunteering • Day of Event Volunteers • Games Organizing Committee • Athlete Leadership • Youth Activation Council • Officials • Unified Sports Partner

  4. Day of Event Volunteers • Volunteers needed for area and/or state competitions on the day of the event. • Examples of Volunteer Roles *Athlete check-in *Recording results * Assisting with awards *Helping with food service and staging of events

  5. Games Organizing Committee Become a member of a team responsible for the organization and implementation of a Special Olympics competition at the area or state level!

  6. Athlete Leadership • Partners with athletes to help expand their experience with Special Olympics Wyoming. • Athlete Leadership Program (ALP) allows athletes to explore many different opportunities. • Athlete Input Councils (AIP) which allow athletes to share their input on local programs.

  7. Youth Activation Council Students that are interested in being an agent of change at their school and community. The Youth Activation Council assists Special Olympics Wyoming in creating a unified and accepting state for people with and without intellectual disabilities! For more information on the Youth Activation Council please visit our website at www.sowy.org.

  8. Officials and Coaches

  9. Unified Sports Partners Train and compete as a teammate with Special Olympic athletes year round!

  10. Key Concepts of Recruiting Volunteers For volunteer recruitment to be successful, the needs of the Program and the needs of the volunteer must be met simultaneously. Recruitment must include three elements: • The statement of need-the athletes’ need! • How the volunteer can help • The benefits of the job

  11. Volunteer Recruitment A process to attract and invite people to consider volunteer involvement. • Why do people volunteer? • Why do people stop volunteering? • How do you retain volunteers? • Source of volunteers

  12. Volunteer Interest Survey • Here is the volunteer survey that is posted on our website. • What do we do with people that call or fill out a volunteer interest survey?

  13. Recruitment Techniques to Avoid • “We’re desperate, anyone will do…” • “You’re an accountant. We could use one of you!” • “We have lots of needs…HELP!” • “I’m tired of doing it….Anyone else want to do it?” • “There’s nothing to it…”

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