Attracting and keeping your volunteers
Last updated: 21 May 2020
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Plunkett’s community business manager Alison Macklin shares her top tips for leading a team of volunteers gathered from fifteen years managing a busy and award winning community shop.
What is this guide and who is it for?
This resource explores the benefits and challenges of working with volunteers. Written by a long term volunteer manager, this guide gives informed tips on how to recruit and retain volunteers, make the most of their skills and look after their well-being.
This resource is useful to anyone working with volunteers.
What will you learn?
- Motivating volunteers
- Understanding the value of volunteers
- Attracting volunteers
- Looking after the well-being of volunteers