1. Best Practices for Volunteer Retention
Robin Trott,
Extension Educator – Douglas County
Terry straub,
Program Coordinator – Hennepin County
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2. Welcome / announcements

3. Recruitment Two stats to share:
Of individuals who were asked to volunteer, 50% reported being asked by a friend.
Among those who learned about their volunteer activity through participation in an organization, 56% learned of it through their place of worship.
Independent Sector Giving and Volunteering in the United States

4. Theory
Delegate meaningful work

5. Theory Know the current trends: Short-term volunteering
Lifelong Learning
Skills-based volunteering
More people are volunteering now than ever, but are giving fewer hours

6. theory Know the Statistics:
The percentage of Americans who volunteer is 24.9%
Minnesota ranks 2nd in the percentage of population volunteering
Twin Cities ranks #1 nationally in the percentage of residents volunteering

7. Theory The work must be meaningful “Drive,” by Daniel Pink Purpose
Autonomy
Mastery

8. Theory
Position descriptions

9. Theory
Good systems (or at least A system) are in place

10. Theory
I: Identify volunteer opportunities S: Selecting best qualified volunteers O: Orientate volunteers T: Train volunteers U: Utilize volunteer knowledge & skills R: Recognize volunteers E: Evaluate volunteers

11. Theory National Professional Development Opportunity:
January 23 – March 5, 2018
Achieving the Extension Mission Through Volunteers is an online cohort course for the novice and experienced professional working with volunteers to enhance and deliver Extension programs. It is designed to:
● Build staff and organizational capacity around volunteer management and development
● Increase volunteer management competencies
● Build knowledge and skills to identify, recruit, select, and support volunteers
● Learn current volunteer trends and how they may impact programming
● Understand the organization’s philosophy related to volunteerism and develop your own philosophy
This course is available for $250. As a North Central regional project, this course will be offered to staff in the North Central Region for $100. Click to register and use the code NCRVS when you check out to register at the reduced rate.

12. Theory

13. EMG Best practices Ongoing education / learning
Short-term opportunities
Social
Skills-based volunteering
Volunteers can build on previous experience

14. recognition Regular Consistent Unique to individual volunteers
Meaningful