Engaging with Volunteers Colleen Blair

Our Club Landscape Giving an overview of how our non swimming membership is year on year growing in the last 6 years and how that relates to our swimming membership, supporting the point that the volunteers are the blood line of the sport

Volunteer Objectives Reward & Recognise Retention Recruitment Linking with national research on key areas for volunteering and linking in with our volunteer structure

On your tables In your table groups Volunteers How do you recruit Who are your volunteers How do you develop volunteers How do you support volunteers How do you recognise volunteers In your table groups As we go through the workshop please fill in the headings on the tables using RED Pen for current practices GREEN Pen for future practices Outlining the group activities that will run throughout the workshop, red pen before the slides on that subject and green pen after the slide and discussions

Supporting our Volunteers Who are our volunteers Governance & Planning Workshops Club Culture Succession Planning Life membership Club Awards/Recognition Overview slides introducing topics in following slides

Who are our Volunteers Parents Grandparents Swimmers Other organisations Ex Swimmers Interested in the Sport Ex Members Before looking for volunteering we need to look at who are volunteers are As work life balances change the landscape of volunteering is changing, people now volunteer for different reasons than in the past How do we engage with new volunteers and how do we retain them

Recognising Volunteers National Volunteer Week Link with Local Awards Club Hub on Website Scottish Swimming Awards Evening Life membership Club Awards/Recognition It is important to recognise our volunteers for what they do, there are many ways to do this

Governance & Planning Workshops RSDM Support Available Sample Policies & Procedures Well Organised Clubs Chairing a meeting Social Media Equality Looking at past & future of club Swot analysis of club Where does the club want to be Creating a club development plan These are workshops we offer to the clubs which can help with how the clubs are governed and how they operate the clubs utilising peoples skills

Club Culture Creating a volunteer Culture Introduction evenings for new members Linking in with local groups General Meetings – correct people AGM – how to get people there

Succession Planning Club role email addresses Role Descriptors & Time Scales Shadowing Sub Committees Spreading the work load

Looking to the future