Volunteers are a cornerstone of nonprofits and political campaigns.  Titled as interns, they play a significant role in many companies.  Managing volunteers can be even more challenging than managing staff, though, as volunteers lack the traditional motivation of a salary.

This is why running a successful volunteer program requires seeing your organization through the eyes of your volunteers and making sure that you provide what they are looking for.  This perspective is at the heart of our training and consulting services in volunteer management, which include:

• Planning (assessing where your organization needs volunteers, realistically evaluating the resources required to oversee a volunteer program, and developing a recruitment and management strategy)
• Recruitment (developing your value proposition and marketing materials, locating potential volunteers, obtaining commitments, turning commitments into action)
• Management (volunteer orientation, setting expectations, tracking results, maintaining regular communications with your volunteers, and regularly increasing volunteer responsibility)
• Rewarding & Motivating (understanding volunteer motivation, aligning tasks with volunteers’ interests, providing recognition and incentives, building a volunteer community)
• Leadership Development (structuring increased responsibilities, moving volunteers up the leadership ladder, tying responsibilities to rewards and recognition)

Volunteer management is one of the most resource intensive parts of movement building, but when done properly it provides an unbelievable return on investment.  We are here to help you navigate the challenges and get the most from your volunteer program.

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