Budgeting for Volunteerism● Expand our Capacity
● Generate Awareness
● Fundraise
● Individual Donations
● Corporate Relationships
● Attract/Retain Membership
● Improve our Brand
No Specific Line Item!
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Development● Individual Donations
● Fundraising
● Corporate Engagement
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Development● Individual Donations
○ 2 out of 3 volunteers donate where they give their time
○ Volunteers donate 10x more than non-volunteers
○ Every 100 volunteers = $9,200/yr in individual donations
● Fundraising
● Corporate Engagement
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Development● Individual Donations
● Fundraising
○ Donating is personal - Volunteers are more effective
fundraisers than employees
○ Expand reach to volunteer’s personal networks
● Corporate Engagement
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Development● Individual Donations
● Fundraising
● Corporate Engagement
○ Billions spent on corporate social responsibility
○ Employee volunteer experiences generate revenue and
deepend relationships
○ One enagement = $thousands or tens of $thousands
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Human Resources● On-boarding
● Auditing
● Risk
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Human Resources● On-boarding
○ Every 100 volunteers = $7,900/yr
● Auditing
● Risk
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Human Resources● On-boarding
● Auditing
○ 5 days every quarter = $4,504/yr
● Risk
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Human Resources● On-boarding
● Auditing
● Risk
○ Reputation/trust
○ Legal liability
○ Irrecoverable
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Operations/Programs● Capacity
● Operational Efficiencies
● Retention
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Operations/Programs● Capacity
○ $24.14/hr
○ Every 100 volunteers with 100
hours of service = $241,400/yr
● Operational Efficiencies
● Retention
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Operations/Programs● Capacity
● Operational Efficiencies
○ Highest rate of turnover at the
program level
○ Create standards, implement
systems, encourage/support
● Retention
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Operations/Programs● Capacity
● Operational Efficiencies
● Retention
○ Volunteer
○ Staff
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Membership● Attract
● Retain
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Membership● Attract
○ Indoctrinate the public to your mission = increased
membership
○ Differentiator
○ Low-cost, highly effective advertising
● Retain
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Membership● Attract
● Retain
○ Member benefit
○ More likely to develop close relationships
Budgeting for Volunteerism: IT● Implementation
● Maintenance
● Integration
● Data Analytics
Budgeting for Volunteerism: Branches/Chapters
Budgeting for Volunteerism● Development
● Human Resources
● Risk Management
● Operations/Programs
● Membership
● IT
● Branches/Chapters
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