Recruitment and retention are two essential skills necessary to sustaining and growing a volunteer project, but in order to recruit and retain successfully, we have to understand what motivates people to volunteer, what makes them start volunteering, what makes them continue to volunteer, and what, unfortunately, causes them to stop.
Recruitment is not always about needing more volunteers, but rather creating sustainability in the organization. You may be recruiting to meet specific qualities required such as a trained sport therapist for a team; increasing diversity on the Board (consider a balance of men and women); widening the geographic, or preparing for succession.
Resources
- Volunteer Retention: Charity Village
- Volunteer Alberta - Volunteer Screening Program - Education and Training
- Volunteer Alberta: Volunteer Screening Program (Funding Program) with Resources
- Your HR Tools - HR Intervals for the Voluntary Sector
- Volunteer Hub: Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for your Nonprofit
- Board Building: Recruiting & Developing Effective Boards: The Muttart Foundation
- How to Attract the Best Volunteers (And Keep Them)
- Top Non-Profits: 7 Super Steps to Recruit Volunteers
- Charity Village: Volunteer Recruitment
- Non-profit Information: 9 Ways to Improve Volunteer Recruitment
- Hiring & Performance Appraisal of the Executive Director: The Muttart Foundation
- 20 Questions on Recruiting for a Not-for-Profit-Board: Chartered Professional Accountants: