engaging experienced volunteers

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Engaging ExperiencedVolunteers

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

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?

Recommendations

VolunteerMatch Solutions Recruiting Model

VolunteerMatch Employee Volunteer and

Campus Solutions

VolunteerMatchPreferred Partners

VolunteerMatchCauses

Engaging Corporate Volunteers

• 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

Finding the Right Employee Volunteer

A Few Resources

VolunteerMatch – Tools for Nonprofits

VolunteerMatch – Learning Center for Nonprofits

Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration

NPower

Questions?

Dianna SmithDirectorVolunteerMatch Solutionsdianna@volunteermatch.org(773) 289-4705