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"Volunteers line up to get involved"
By Ben Harvey
The West Australian Newpaper

The recruitment of volunteers is a problem for many non-profit organisations.

A new book, Count Me In! 501 Ideas on Recruiting Volunteers, has been written by a Perth woman to give such organisations practical and effective ideas on how to get people involved in non-paid positions.

Judy Esmond came up with the idea for the book because there were so many non-profit organisations in Australia.

"There are about 50,000 of these organisations in Australia and they are always looking at how to recruit volunteers," she said. "I came up with a few ideas they may not have thought of from a marketing and business point of view."

Dr Esmond, who is a social worker, produced the book after two years of research.

The book has been sponsored by the Fire & Emergency Services Authority of WA.