Discussion Questions

1. What are some creative ways that you "sell your agency" to potential volunteers?
   
   
2. What would be included on a list regarding the benefits of volunteering with your agency?
   
   
3. If you do not currently use position descriptions, what are some ways that you can introduce and stress the importance of this to your agency?
   
   

Resources

OMAFRA factsheet "Recruiting Volunteers"

To access OMAFRA factsheets visit their website at http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/rural . Once you are there, look in the Library section for OMAFRA Rural Development factsheets.

Community Literacy of Ontario's Volunteer Management Website at http://www.nald.ca/volman.htm

CyberVPM (at http://www.cybervpm.com/recruit.htm) also provides some excellent resources such as "Selling Your Volunteer Opportunities" and "Volunteer Recruitment that Actually Works."

Effective Organizations: A Consultant's Resource. Skills Program for Management Volunteers.

Macduff, Nancy. Recruiting and Retention in Volunteer Today. April 2000. http://www.volunteertoday.com/recrui.html