Define PhaseSarah Rechtoris

Discover• Volunteer demographics

• female, 25-35• involved in social community• higher with employment/income/education/religion

• Motivational factors• self-esteem, social, values, recognition, reciprocity

• Why people do not volunteer• accessibility, philosophy, comfort

• What the organization can do to create positive experience• link jobs and interests, support, share success,

encourage leadership

Hour Glass

Filtering to find gaps

What makes a volunteer tick

Filtering• Q?A

• look into society events that will effect/encourage volunteers to get involved/stay involved

• how to give volunteers feeling of ownership• Personas

• volunteers• look at interests and how they relate to

initiative• what need can you fulfill

• investors - can supply more then money (social capital)

Define

Research volunteer run initiatives

Paint Stroud Pink• Know local community and recruit enthusiastic

volunteers = know target and have passionate volunteers

• NHS sponsored = validation from legitimate and prominent source

• Volunteer co-created and led events = ownership• face-to-face contact = shows immediate impact• Fun informal event = enjoyable experience• Planned meeting times and next year’s event

before Uscreates left = clear path and guidance for future

Isle of Wight Green Gym

• Gathering of like minded people = enjoyable atmosphere, lasting relationships

• Exercise bonus = meets a need of volunteer• Alternating system of jobs = equality in work and purpose

within group• Acknowledgement = meets human need of praise and gives

purpose to work• Improving local wildlife = see immediate physical

change/benefit in local community• Participants with learning disabilities = additional aid for

community that does not rely on cleanup efforts• The Conservation Trust set up plan to train future leaders

who want to start their own green gym = makes it possible to care initiative forward

#riotcleanup #wewillgather

•using negative local event to gather community = automatic camaraderie

•use of social media = engaging a new audience

•purely community led = gives ownership and makes connection within community

•building on success = followers from original event feels connection and trusts new initiative

Pogo Cafe/ Filling The Gap

• Run by individuals for common cause = connection of volunteers to establishment and guarantees continual passion for project

• Promote multiple cause that affect community outside establishment = making bigger impact and establishes importance

• Open space for other community use = brings like minded individuals together and allows gatherings to promote cause

• Use social networks to promote = sense of local community and creates ownership/belonging

• location = in area where locals will be most passionate about cause

Light The Night• connection to university = legitimacy and

network• positive volunteering experience =

encouraged future involvement• praise = fulfills human need for recognition

and helps positive experience• knows success of event = can see change in

community• social network = benefits volunteer

Extra Research• recognize volunteers skills and interest• give them tasks centered around these so they feel engaged

and happy• build a relationship with volunteer• “provide for your volunteers, so that they, in turn, can

provide as well.”- Uscreates Blog (Toby)• maintain same core value because this is what you and your

volunteers share• committees in specialized areas help to ensure goals are

met • this is also a way to ensure volunteers are engaged in

tasks that interest them

ConclusionCollecting Collecting VolunteersVolunteers

Foster Foster Enjoyable Enjoyable

EventEvent

Creation of Creation of EventEvent

Equip Vol. Equip Vol. w/ Skillsw/ Skills

Share Share SuccessSuccess

Set Up Set Up FutureFuture

1. understand community2. find what is already working in the community3. engage w/ like minded individuals 4. use social networks

1. teach skills/knowledge vol. need to be effective in role

1. Back off!2. let vol. lead creation/planning3. facilitate

1. informal and relaxed2. local 3. appeal to interests of target4. praise vol. and show appreciation for their time

1. share with vol. what they have accomplished

1. set timetable of continuing meetings2. plan/set into motion next event3. find leader vol. to take charge of group (can be more then one)4. set way to briefly train future leaders