Finding and Keeping Volunteers

Volunteers bring you their time, treasure, and talent.

Good volunteers amplify the productivity and reach of your organization, advocate for you in the community, and often become your most loyal donors. 

Where do you find them? 

 Ask for recommendationsPost on a platform like VolunteerMatch.comApply for AmeriCorps Vista and NCCC teams to help you with a wide variety of projects like administrative assistance, building and renovation, staffing special events, establishing community gardens, etc. Http://www.americorps.gov/about/progr...

Once you find them, how do you keep them? 

Manage your volunteer relationships well from the start:Keep your relationships professionalProvide a job descriptionUse an application formCheck referencesComplete a criminal history background check before work begins

A volunteer once told me she could not make a cash donation at the time but she was leaving her house to that nonprofit in her will.  Wow, how generous!

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