Identifying and Recruiting Future Volunteer Leaders
"We sometimes feel that what we do is just a drop in the ocean,
but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." -
Mother Theresa
Identifying and Recruiting Future Volunteer Leaders:
Did you know that for the most part, the higher the education
level of people the more likely they are to volunteer - and the
more hours they will give the organization? Now is the time to
look at your community and focus on finding those volunteers.
Not only will they be able to contribute their time and
experience, they most likely will have a specific talent or
skill that will move your organization forward.
Here are some other ideas for developing future leaders in your
organization:
Create a volunteer leadership-training matrix (master plan).
Give volunteer leaders many opportunities to further their
education, through training and continuing education.
Host volunteer orientations on an annual basis, or more often.
Job descriptions change and grow, and volunteer leaders should
be the first to know of these changes. Knowledge equals power.
Allow your volunteers to start where they are. Do they need to
begin with a committee assignment before co-chairing or chairing
a committee? Oftentimes we want to put high profile people in
roles of leadership and authority before they have had the
proper training or gotten to know all the processes of their
particular committee. Experience builds leadership.
Learn about the people involved