Volunteers

What is voluntary work? Every one can be a volunteer. Voluntary work means: -Spend time on doing something useful without getting paid (expense allowance) -A volunteer is not on the wage list -Not by virtue of one’s profession -No workplace

What is voluntary work? -Does not compete with paid work -Less than 20 hours a week -Voluntary work is voluntary but not without any obligations

History in the Netherlands -Late 1800: denominational segregation -Early 1900: increase in wealth and spare time -After WWII: ‘verzorgingsstaat’ an independent country -1960: denominational segregation comes to its end -1970: governmental interest in the volunteer -1990: civil society, the government gives instructions

Understand the volunteer The volunteer-quadrant Challenge Opportunities Safety Volunteering is purpose Self-confidence Group – social Adaptive Acceptation Personal development Volunteering is mean to learn, confirm own qualities and independance Entrepreneurs Stimulators To serve Organizers/ arrangers

Recruiting with success! The ‘recruiting-circle’ Goal Target Group USPs Message Activity Organise What do you want to achieve? Who do you want to reach? What makes you unique? What do you have to offer? What do you have to say? What method do you apply? How do you organise?

Recruiting with success! The ‘recruiting-circle’ What do you want to achieve? Goal How many people What work do they have to do Abilities of volunteers Qualities of volunteers Time-investment Temporary or long-term Once / one activity Regularly returning activity ‘full time’

Recruiting with success! The ‘recruiting-circle’ Target Group: what kind of person do you need as a volunteer? Age From where, which part of the country? Certain specific qualities, skills or education Also think about: man/woman, race, disabled Who do you want to reach?

Recruiting with success! The ‘recruiting-circle’ Unique Selling Points What makes your organisation more attractive than others? People Activities Involvement Public Value Costs Actuality Policy What makes you unique?

Recruiting with success! The ‘recruiting-circle’ Message Translate USP’s to target group Think like your target group: Language Norms and values DON’T: “We are looking for…” DO: “We offer you…” DO: “In our organisation you can...” What do you have to offer? What do you have to say?

Recruiting with success! The ‘recruiting-circle’ Methods What method do you apply? Target group…MeanSuitable for Reads…Advertisement Listens to…Interview Is active in/at…Presentation Is member of…Poster/Flyer Is interested in…Workshop Visits … a lotPresentation/poster/flyer

Recruiting with success! The ‘recruiting-circle’ Project management: planning and organisation What – need to be done Where – are we going to recruit? Who – does what? When? How? How do you organise?

Challenge Use the volunteer quadrant and the recruiting circle to find volunteers to develop a VDP!