1. Holding screen

2. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Glen Stanaway
Introduce myself and topic

3. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Where to start…?
Goodness…
All over the web

4. Google it

5. Local help

6. Its on You Tube

7. Government

8. YA has it

9. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Volunteering is a hot issue across all sports
Life support for NFP
This is the man power
Capacity
Bandwidth

10. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
What is necessary for your club or event to function?
Race Officer
Flag puller uppers
Timer and scribe
Mark layers
First aid
Tower
Boat ramp
What does the club need?
All the usual bits

11. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
What is necessary for your club or event to function?
Volunteer Coordinator
I say this!

12. The Impressment Service
The press gang

13. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
What does the Volunteer Coordinator do?
Map out roles
Facilitate recruitment
Ensure retention
Report back
HR manager
Non sailor okay
Refined people skills
Leadership
Influencer

14. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Mapping out roles…
Organisational chart
Position descriptions
Skills needed
White board
Detail on each
Write it all down

15. A bit of role play…
Lets have a bit of fun
Role play at this

16. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
What does the Volunteer Coordinator do?
Map out roles
Facilitate recruitment
Ensure retention
Report back
Assume

17. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Broadcast – Get any bar staff to bring in water plus four glasses
Targeted – Someone strong to bring in one table
Concentric – Someone I know to get four chairs

18. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Broadcast or ‘warm body’
Targeted and specific
Concentric circles
Show what I did for each

19. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Mentor – be their friend, guide each
Train them – tell them how to do their job
Reward them – chocolates never fail
Personal – thank each by first names

20. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Mentor
Train
Reward
Make it personal
Show what I did

21. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Reporting…
Report to Greg Rowlings
Did I get enough?
Did they perform as hoped?
Did we do our job?
Advice for next time?

22. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Reporting…
Successes
Problems
Learnings
Show what I did

23. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
What does the Volunteer Coordinator do?
Map out roles
Facilitate recruitment
Ensure retention
Report back
Back to this bit

24. Setting the table… Thought of the roles Table Team Chair Team
Glasses Team
Thought of the roles

25. Setting the table… Mapped out the basics Tables:
Role: Get table, set up table if required, position table.
Skills: Strong, team player
Training: Position of table, bend back, be polite, communicate
Chairs:
Role: Get four chairs, position chairs
Skills: Quick, work alone
Training: Setting, time frame
Glasses:
Role: Get four glasses and a jug of water
Skills: Bar service, access to stuff
Training: Nil
Mapped out the basics

26. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
There is a cost…
Marketing for volunteers
Training of volunteers
Rewarding of volunteers
Flyers, adverts, service?
Safety Boat, Race Officer…
Chocolates, lunches, caps

27. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Invest in it
Assign someone to do it
Map out roles
Facilitate recruitment
Ensure retention
Report back to Committee
Recap

28. The Impressment Service
Critical to the show

29. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Glen Stanaway
It was a good letter
Raised valid points
Hope today’s talk helped
Thank you