1. Mobilizing and Recruiting Volunteers with Dr. Randy Wollf

2. Mobilizing Volunteers AKA Recruitment

3. Top Reasons for Not Volunteering  Did not have the time  Unable to make a long-term commitment  Gave money instead of time  No one asked  Health problems or physically unable  Had no interest  Did not know how to become involved Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2007 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. Statistics Canada, 2007.

4. Volunteer Motivations  Self-serving motivational drive  Relational drive  Core motivational drive – their beliefs McKee, Jonathan and Thomas McKee. The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21 st Century Volunteer. Loveland, CO: Group, 2008.

5. Seven Deadly Sins of Recruiting  Expect announcements to get volunteers  Go it alone  Recruit only volunteers who make long- term commitments  Assume that “No” means “Never” McKee, Jonathan and Thomas McKee. The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21 st Century Volunteer. Loveland, CO: Group, 2008.

6. Seven Deadly Sins of Recruiting  Recruit any warm body  Ask busy people to do busy work  Hire professionals who know nothing about volunteer management McKee, Jonathan and Thomas McKee. The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21 st Century Volunteer. Loveland, CO: Group, 2008.

7. Managing Your Expectations  In a member organization, how many members typically volunteer (p. 14)? Leaders (5%) Active Volunteers (15%) Occasional Volunteers (75%) Critics: Do not participate (5%) Little, Helen. Volunteers: How to get them; how to keep them. Naperville, IL: Panacea Press, 1999.

8. Long-term Mobilization Strategies  Pray for God to raise up workers  Help people discern their calling and strengths  Serve your current volunteers well  Build a strong sense of team  Start mobilizing early  Grow in your leadership capacity

9. Dimensions of Christian Leadership Skill Team Jesus’ example Community...love one another deeply... (1 Peter 1:22). Calling For we are God’s workmanship... (Ephesians 2:10). Character Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children (Ephesians 5:1). A Growing Relationship with God So, then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him... (Colossians 2:6-7). Biblical Truth...on his law, he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:2

10. Long-term Mobilization Strategies  Have a strong ministry vision that produces results  Foster a healthy ministry culture  Create enough structure  Connect with people outside your ministry  Communicate what God is doing  Coordinate your approach

11. Immediate Mobilization Strategies  Pray for God to raise up workers  Approach former program participants  Ask current volunteers to approach others  Look for people who have an affinity with your ministry  Approach people in person  Create short-term volunteer opportunities

12. Immediate Mobilization Strategies  Expose people gradually to your ministry  Build volunteer opportunities around people  Follow-up quickly with those who express interest  Screen thoroughly  Look for great people

13. Mobilizing Volunteers AKA Recruitment

14. Serving Volunteers

15. Check Your Heart Are you primarily a program coordinator or a servant leader?

16. Orient New Volunteers  Orient volunteers to the vision  Encourage volunteers to shape the vision  Establish clear expectations

17. Personalize the Volunteer Experience  Connect with volunteers as individuals  Make way for volunteers to live out their calling  Make the most of peoples’ talents  Ministry match ( http://gompn.com/) http://gompn.com/  Make the most of your volunteer’s time

18. Personalize the Volunteer Experience  Provide flexibility  Provide coaching support  Pray for your volunteers  Help them see the difference they are making

19. Build a Vibrant Volunteer Culture  Trust and empower your volunteers Six Rules of Empowerment (in The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21 st Century Volunteer by Jonathan and Thomas McKee, pp. 84-89).  Don’t take the football – give it away  Label each handoff as either delegation or empowerment  Secure the handoff with a check-up appointment  Break down tasks into manageable goals  Don’t take the football if you can’t do anything about it  Develop good handoff skills to avoid disaster

20. Build a Vibrant Volunteer Culture  Secure volunteer coordinators  Communicate well  Address conflict  Build community  Work collaboratively with volunteers

21. Build a Vibrant Volunteer Culture  Strive for excellence (within reason)  Establish safety policies and procedures  Recognize and honour your volunteers (and their families)  Resource and train your volunteers

22. Build a Vibrant Volunteer Culture  Fight for your volunteers  Help volunteers prepare for succession  Evaluate volunteer programs regularly  Have fun!

23. Randy’s Top Volunteer Resources  McCurley, Steve & Rick Lynch. Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community (3rd ed.). Plattsburgh, NY: InterPub Group, 2011.  McKee, Jonathan and Thomas McKee. The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21 st Century Volunteer. Loveland, CO: Group, 2008.  Morgan, Tony and Tim Stevens. Simply Strategic Volunteers: Empowering People for Ministry. Loveland, CO: Group, 2005.  Connors, Tracy D. The Volunteer Management Handbook. 2 nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2012.  Lee, Jarene Frances and Julia M. Catagnus. What We Learned (the hard way) About Supervising Volunteers. Philadelphia: Energize, 1999.  Little, Helen. Volunteers: How to Get Them, How to Keep Them. Naperville, IL: Panacea Press, 1999.  http://www.energizeinc.com/ http://www.energizeinc.com/