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Before a staff member leaves a position, it is important that there is a written document that captures their work, processes, and history. Check out this document aimed to orient and train a new...
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By Janice Ingling, RSVP Director, North Central RSVP serving Itasca and Koochiching Counties in Minnesota
SPRING 2000 (archived information - please note the date of publication)
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For older volunteers who have physical limitations, volunteering can be restricted, oftentimes to within the confines of a residential or assisted living situation. And even those activities we may...
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Sometimes viewed as "dry" content, fiscal management principles are important in running a sustainable organization. The Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission has created a training exercise that...
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A personalized cookbook is a great way to raise funds for programs. Cookbooks are affordable and highly profitable, selling from two to three times their cost. And cookbooks not only preserve recipes...
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Recruitment is a critical part of volunteer management, and an ongoing process even after a program is established. Data on baby boomers has already shown that when attempting volunteer outreach, it...
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Successful recruitment efforts connect candidates who need what a program has to offer and who possess the skills and aptitude to accomplish the program's goals and objectives. Using current...
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Research suggests that for baby boomers aged 40 to 55 years, there is sufficient similarity in attitudes and characteristics to allow for the provision of a framework designed to encourage...
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Successful recruitment of older adults requires a well-thought out plan, including consideration of desirable characteristics, motivation, fears, recruitment message, relationship building, and...
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From the perspective of a potential volunteer, a volunteer fair is a great way to become familiar with different organizations, and to explore opportunities by talking with representatives in a...
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The internet is a great place to find funding opportunities from federal, state, and local agencies. Funding is also available from the Corporation for National and Community Service and...
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When potential volunteers call with an inquiry about joining a program, the opportunity to sign them on should not be lost. The Friends Foster Grandparent Program in Concord, New Hampshire, found...
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One strategy for effective recruitment presentations is making an audience believe you are there to give — not to ask for — something. When "selling" foster grandparent...
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Knowing a program's target market and recruiting with the right "pitch" can add volunteers to a program successfully. This effective practice shares recruitment strategies from the Friends Foster...
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This effective practice offers nine guidelines for enlisting advisory council members. These materials were developed by Carter McNamara PhD, consultant with the Free Management Library, and modified...
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An advisory council is an important component of National Senior Service Corps programs. Project directors can nurture positive relationships with advisory council members using short and long-term...
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An advisory council, like any organization, may experience periods of stasis. Project directors can successfully help their advisory councils achieve change through facilitating self-assessment and...
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An advisory council is an important component of National Senior Service Corps programs. The concept of an impartial, objective group separate from the sponsor and project director giving input to...
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Collaboration is an effective method for national service organizations and other volunteer agencies to meet common goals. This effective practice describes some of the benefits of cross-agency...
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The Northern Arizona Regional Gerontology Institute holds a "Bubbles and Bids" silent auction and wine tasting party annually to raise funds for their programs which include Senior...
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A volunteer handbook can serve as an important part of orientation and as a convenient reference for members in national and community service. The RSVP/Volunteer Center (RSVP/VC) of Rutland County,...
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Conducting volunteer training that both shares information and skills, and develops a quality relationship with the volunteer manager and between volunteers, is an important aspect of value-based...
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There are 76 million baby boomers who are now beginning to reach retirement age. How can volunteer agencies effectively recruit this population? At the 2002 Senior Corps Conference in Salt Lake City...
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Recognition events such as annual banquets are held periodically by many service organizations to reward those who participate in volunteer service. Finding new ways to make these events fun and...
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Assessing volunteer satisfaction is an important, yet difficult task. The RSVP of Montgomery County (PA), Inc. has developed a survey to measure issues of concern and areas of improvement important...
