Objectives

• To develop skills needed to find volunteers
• To develop skills needed to ask people to volunteer

Introduction

• Overview
• Participant introduction and expectations
• Handout - Self Assessment

Exercise

• Volunteer Jobs Worksheet
• Needs Assessment

Ways to find Volunteers

Exercise - Writing an ad

Break

Review exercise

Asking the volunteer

• Handout - Looking for Volunteers
• Handout - Asking Someone to Volunteer
• Recruiting exercises
• Interested volunteers - Role play
• Making a list - Demonstration/role play
• Making cold calls not so cold - Demonstration/role play
• Recruiting - Demonstration/role play

Managing volunteers

Exceptions

Wrap up

• Review expectations
• Next steps for participants

Conclusion

• Always be on lookout
• Do work ahead of time to increase chances of success
• Handout - Additional Resources

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