1 / 15

West Central Illinois Volunteerism Conference

West Central Illinois Volunteerism Conference. Aiming High: The Elements of Exemplary Volunteer Engagement Betty Stallings – Trainer. Agenda. Introduction to the day….. The 10 elements that create the highest impact and success of volunteer involvement

regina
Download Presentation

West Central Illinois Volunteerism Conference

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. West Central Illinois Volunteerism Conference Aiming High: The Elements of Exemplary Volunteer Engagement Betty Stallings – Trainer

  2. Agenda • Introduction to the day….. • The 10 elements that create the highest impact and success of volunteer involvement • Where are your strengths and weaknesses? • The resources you will receive • Q&A

  3. Elements of Highly Successful Volunteer Engagement 1. Executive and governing board are ACTIVELY committed to vibrant volunteer engagement .(Adequate budget and support, etc.)

  4. Elements of Successful Volunteer Engagement 2.There is a strong, positive philosophy/ commitment statement guiding the organization’s involvement of volunteers……. With a Partnership FOCUS

  5. Elements of successful volunteer engagement 3.There is a competent, well positioned and supported person to empower/lead the organization to have excellent volunteer engagement by building the organization’s capacity (policies, systems), commitment and competency to engage volunteers.

  6. Role of Today’s Director of Volunteer Resources • Empower all staff and volunteers of an organization to have the strongest volunteer engagement possible.

  7. Successful Elements of Volunteer Engagement 4. Volunteer Engagement is Staff-Friendly • Clear on expectations • Supported and trained to be competent in working with volunteers • Involved in planning & assessing positions/projects manned by volunteers • Appreciated for excellence in their partnership with volunteers!

  8. Elements of Successful Volunteer Engagement 5. Volunteers bring diversity (gender, age/generations, cultural) skills and service into positions that are integrated throughout the organization.

  9. Elements of Successful Volunteer Engagement 6. Organizations are aware and adapt to the trends impacting volunteerism

  10. Trends in Volunteerism What are some trends impacting volunteering? What is the impact on your volunteer corps? (Challenges/ Opportunities)

  11. Trends… • Economy • Technology • Interest in short term work (day of) • Lots of “voluntolds” • Many offering high skills • Volunteering in groups • Risk Management • Different messages and work attracting various generations • Volunteers looking to make a difference • Limited discretionary time – MANY choices • Challenge to build leaders

  12. Elements of Successful Volunteer Engagement 7.Organizations make effective use of technology for communication, recruitment, recordkeeping, orientation/training, web presence, etc.

  13. Elements of Successful Volunteer Engagement 8. The organization is deemed volunteer-friendly through its efficient, thorough and welcoming outreach, screening ,training , on-going support and recognition.

  14. Elements of Successful Volunteer Engagement 9. Volunteer engagement is a significant aspect of strategic planning for how to reach the organization’s mission.

  15. Elements of Successful Volunteer Engagement 10. Volunteers are the greatest public relations asset and are retained as champions of the organization’s mission.

More Related