Thursday, May 18, 2006

Volunteer Management


Recruitment, Retention, & Reward

Recruitment
The 4 Secrets of Superstar Sales People.
1. Positioning and Being Prepared for Volunteers.
2. Provide Potential Volunteers Time to Think.
3. Probe, Don’t Push Volunteers Away.
4. Prevent Misunderstandings (Use Good Communication Skills).

Retention
You must B.O.T.T.L.E your volunteers if you would like to retain them.

Believe in the volunteers
Offer Orientation
Train Volunteers
Trigger action
Listen to feedback
Evaluate their progress

Reward
The only way to truly reward your volunteers is L.O.V.E them.


Listen to their needs
Offer support
Value their work
Encourage volunteers

The best way to introduce a volunteer program is complete the 4 steps to reaching organizational maximization:
Research
Plan
Implement
Evaluate

No comments: