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How to motivate volunteers and avoid burnout
Top tips & quick links
How to motivate volunteers and avoid burnout
As part of a successful mutual aid group, having volunteers motivated and energetic to carry out the essential functions within a community is vital.
Avoiding burnout is something to consider within this and the following links below will help you to make sure adequate structures, policies, and practices are put in place to do that. Regular check-ins and accountable streams of work can create a sense of belonging for the group to pull together with an intended purpose to serve others.
Policies and procedures – as you grow you will find more need for policies and procedures. Most Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) will be able to help with this and may have sample policies and templates. See the list here to find your local London CVS.
Relevant to this topic – see the model Data protection policy on Voluntary Action Islington’s resource page here
How to manage conflict effectively
A guide to helping groups deal with conflict when it arises and to avoid unnecessary conflict
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