making your volunteers tick: getting the most out of your volunteers
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Making your volunteers tick:
Getting the most out of your volunteers
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Housekeeping
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Introductions
Stacey Foster & Jade Armstrong
Volunteering Development Officers
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• Being organised
• Impact of volunteer manager behaviours and volunteer behaviours
• Importance of communication
• Motivating volunteers
What we will cover:
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The Volunteer Magnet
http://www.energizeinc.com/art/subj/documents/VolunteerMagnet2nded_000.pdf
Turn Your Organisation Into a Volunteer Magnet is a knowledge-sharing initiative within the international community of volunteer programme managers (VPMs) for the purpose of peer-to-peer professional development.
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You’re A Volunteer Manager, Now What?
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• Kelly R. Moore is Volunteer Services Program Coordinator with 25 years experience of volunteering and volunteer management
• Program Purpose/Mission
What is the mission of your volunteer program?
What is it you hope to achieve?
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Program Development7-Steps to Success:
1. Education – Yours! Get to know your organization, what they do, their objectives, their constituents; whose world are you changing?
2. Identify Needs – What needs will your volunteers meet? What are the specific tasks they will perform? What special skills are required?
3. Recruitment – Recruit referring to the needs identified. Are you seeking men, women, does age matter, geographical areas? Be specific.
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4. Orientation – Does your organization have
orientation requirements?
What forms are needed?
What can your volunteer do or not do?
Have your orientation prepared before you recruit.
5. Assignments – Do your homework! Know your volunteer; know your need. The more you know, the better you can match that volunteer with an assignment. The result? A great experience for all involved!
6. Retention – Keep those volunteers happy! Recognize them for their work. Remember birthdays and other significant dates; offer continued education and opportunities to build skills.
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7. Evaluation – Measurement! Know your success
rate. What’s working, what isn’t?
The most important step? Own your program! The success of a volunteer program hinges on the passion, enthusiasm and ‘buy-in’ of the one who manages it. You have to believe in what you’re doing. Think about it this way, you’re asking people to do things for no financial compensation. If you don’t have the conviction of the difference they’ll make, then how can they? Lastly, let’s not look outside the box. There is no box! See through the volunteers’ eyes and you will see a world that is changing one moment at a time.
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Impact of volunteer manager’s and volunteer’s behaviours.
Working in pairs discuss the scenarios. Identify the impact and look at possible solutions
to this.
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Importance of communication
• How do you communicate with your volunteers?
• It can be difficult to get the message across to all volunteers, especially if you don’t see them regularly
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Our Top Tips for effective communication
• Listen - let the volunteer know you are listening
• Hear – ensure you hear what is being said
• Watch- for the volunteers reactions
• See- the body language
• Enjoy- the chance to get to know your volunteer
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Motivating volunteers
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What motivates volunteers?
• Making a Difference
• Recognition
• Social – sense of belonging, meeting people
• Personal Development – gaining new skills
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Why volunteers leave
Volunteers leave because:
• Their volunteering is badly organised
• They are unable to cope with the tasks given
• They feel ‘put on’ by the organisation
• They are not given sufficient recognition /appreciation
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Frederick Herzberg’s Theory
Satisfiers
The work itself
Responsibility
Achievement
Recognition
Advancement
Growth
Hygiene Factors
Management
Supervision
Working conditionsPay (expenses or personal
finances)
Status
Job security
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De-motivators
Activity
In pairs using the worksheet list what de-motivates you, staff and volunteers. Then list the common factors amongst all 3.
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Top Tips to keep volunteers motivated!
• Always thank volunteers – verbally, email, notes, volunteers’ week, nominate for awards
• Challenge ‘just a volunteer’ if said by staff or vols• Make sure staff and volunteers know how important
volunteers are to the organisation• Communication – ensure volunteers know who to
contact, they all aware of changes. Email, verbally, notice boards, newsletters, meetings etc.
• Introduce volunteers to staff and other volunteers – making people feel part of the team
• Don’t have favourites!
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• Don’t be afraid to socialise with volunteers• Don’t take advantage. Some volunteers will offer lots of
time and to do extras. Be aware if one volunteer is doing lots – let could grow tired of this.
• Consult volunteers about the services they help run• Always have something for volunteers to do • Don’t leave volunteers waiting around, they may decide
their time is better spent elsewhere• Make supervisions a time for volunteers to talk, as well
as you feeding back about their role• Make sure volunteers are confident in their roles.
Adequate training, support and crib sheets.
• Keep the biscuit tin top up
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That’s all folks!
Training and events:•Volunteers and the law, Thursday 13 November 10.00am - 1.00pm•Volunteer Coordinators Network, Thursday 4 December 9:30am •Introduction to volunteer management, Wednesday 10 December 10.00am - 1.00pm
Best practice guides available online: http://www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk/volunteering/involving-volunteers