These notes were taken at the March Roundtable and were written by individuals at each table. If you attended the roundtable and can fill in the gaps on what was talked about, please add your comments to this thread. If you were not present, but have comments or questions regarding Recruitment and Placement of volunteer leaders, please add your comments to this thread as well.
NOTES:
Pay attention to communication preferences
Gauge interest
Opportunities available
Clear and distinct time slots for volunteering
Fun – Purpose – Investment
Explain the importance of what your volunteers do
Build relationships
Don’t pigeon hole people in tasks / jobs
Awareness of overall vision & action plan
Volunteer Arlington / Volunteer Alexandria websites, Idealist.org, volunteermatch.org, craigslist
Grad schools with programs related to subject matter
Churches
“Identify invisible barriers” (socio-economic, generational, multicultural, etc.)
Can’t recruit with social media alone, need word of mouth
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