Day 2: Recruiting and Placing Volunteers

Day 2: Recruiting and Placing Volunteers

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify effective strategies for recruiting and placing volunteers. At the end of the lesson, you will be able to develop a plan for a volunteer recruitment campaign. At the end of the lesson, you will be able to create detailed volunteer roles and write clear job descriptions. At the end of the lesson, you will be able to utilize social media and other tools effectively for volunteer recruitment.

What do you already know about recruiting and placing volunteers?

Planning volunteer recruitment campaigns

Strategic plan to attract and engage volunteers. Creating roles and job descriptions.

Creating volunteer roles and writing job descriptions

Developing detailed volunteer roles. Writing clear job descriptions.

Effective use of social media and other recruitment tools

Utilizing social media and other tools for volunteer recruitment.

Role play on interviewing volunteers

Engaging in role-playing interviews.

Workshop on writing volunteer job descriptions

Engaging in a workshop on writing volunteer job descriptions.

Definition List

Volunteer Recruitment Campaign: A strategic plan designed to attract and engage volunteers for an organization. Job Description: A formal account of an employee's responsibilities.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.