LEAP!Recruiting, Developing, & Retaining Skilled VolunteersJohn Taylor Kevin McGhee MPCA Community HealthCorps

OUR GOAL

As a Group Develop Strategies for an Effective Volunteer Plan to:

Recruit; Develop; & Retain Skilled Volunteers

OUR METHOD (DATA DRIVEN)

LEAP! Learn Experiment Apply Process ! (Exclaim = Get Excited)

LEARN = GAIN KNOWLEDGE (RESEARCH)

Systematically Explore Inquire Investigate Solve Study

LEARN: EXPLORE

LEARN: EXPLORE

LEARN: SOLVE

What Solutions Can We Develop Based on the Data? How Can Our Organizations More Effectively Harness

Michigan’s Volunteer Force? What are our Organizational/Community Needs? What are our Priorities? Who are our Potential Partners?

EXPERIMENT = TEST & DEVELOP

Systematically Analyze Control Determine Examine Innovate

EXPERIMENT: DETERMINE

What are Some Recent Trends in Volunteering? Micro-Volunteering Mobile Volunteers Virtual Volunteers Design Thinking Passion Motivation

EXPERIMENT: INNOVATE

Based on Recent Trends, How Can Our Organization Innovatively Engage Volunteers?

APPLY = PLAN & TAKE ACTION

Systematically Commit Purpose Practice Dance????????

APPLY = BE STRATEGIC (STRATEGY CYCLE)

PROCESS = EVALUATE

Systematically Measure Impact Acknowledge Impact Assess Needs

! (EXCLAIM = GET EXCITED)

Systematically Recognize Reward Retain

KEY PRINCIPLE FOR SUCCESS

Be clear about what you want, give your volunteers the experience they want.

RESOURCES MPCA Community HealthCorps:

http://www.mpca.net/americorpsmembers.html Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/jataylor

Beth Kanter: http://www.bethkanter.org Stanford Social Innovation Review: www.ssireview.org Volunteering in America:

http://www.volunteeringinamerica.gov