Volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and also volunteer recognition ideas…
For those in volunteer management, here’s a quick tip for you on making new volunteers feel special and important and also understand more about them.
Actually you can use this for any of your volunteers. I’ve talked about using quotes before as volunteer recognition gifts but here’s another way to use quotes.
VOLUNTEERING QUOTES FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERS
Have a large number of inspirational volunteering quotes. Then ask your new volunteers and also your current volunteers to choose a quote that represents how they feel about volunteering right now.
What they choose is a wonderful insight for you about them.
Then present them with that quote on a laminated card or as a magnet that is their volunteering inspiration
for the year. Whenever they read their chosen quote it will always continue to inspire them…
You can spend your time gathering quotes and producing different magnets or…
You can get hundreds of quotes from our book Beyond Just Words: 502 Inspirational Quotes for Those Who Serve!
You can use our packets of 25 different volunteer quote magnets available at the link below…
http://morevolunteers.com/products.htm
Either way your volunteers will always feel inspired by their chosen quote.
Cheers
JUDY
P.S. A wonderful quote from the Volunteer Quote Book
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves – James Barrie
Archive for September, 2009
Volunteer management and inspiring new and current volunteers
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Volunteer management and making volunteers feel special and important
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Volunteer management volunteer recruitment volunteer recognition
Hi All,
Thanks to those people in volunteer management and volunteer recruitment, who shared their comments on the previous blog post about the important first 4 minutes when volunteers move from first impressions to lasting ones.
So how do you make a great impression in the first 4 minutes?
Just focus on this one thing from the very beginning…
MAKE EACH VOLUNTEER FEEL SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT. This is the most powerful way to make a positive and lasting impression on anyone.
Mary Kay Ash said it best…
“Every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important’. If you can do that, you’ll be a success not only in business but in life as well”.
From the book Beyond Just Words: 502 Inspirational Quotes for Those Who Serve!
Cheers
JUDY
P.S. Ready for even more ideas on volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer recognition? How does 1002 ideas sound to you?
Volunteer management and volunteer recruitment welcome
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Volunteer management volunteer recruitment volunteer recognition
In the previous blog post I asked you to guess how long it takes for a new volunteer to form an impression of you and your group or organization?
Thanks to all those who added their comments in that post – great work everyone!
The answers ranged from a few seconds through to 20 minutes or more. Now results can differ in different situations as people pointed out.
But Barb Putamorsi was ‘spot on’. You go Barb!
It takes 4 minutes to go beyond a first impression to form a lasting impression. Just 4 minutes and this impression can take a long time to change.
AN IMPORTANT VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT QUESTION – WHAT’S YOUR ANSWER?
So here’s another question for you.
When a new volunteer joins your group or organization – how are they made to feel welcome in the FIRST 4 MINUTES?
SHARE YOUR COMMENTS ON VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT WELCOMES
I’d really like to read your thoughts and have you share your ideas with others. So click on the word ‘comment’ at the end of this post and add your thoughts.
VOLUNTEER QUOTE FOR YOU
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just – Abraham Lincoln
From the book Beyond Just Words: 502 Inspirational Quotes for Those Who Serve
Cheers
JUDY
Dr Judy Esmond
P.S. There’s also great first impression ideas in the best selling books on recruiting, retaining and recognizing volunteers. Click on the link and take a look. You won’t be disappointed!
