Valerie Samuels

Q. Mrs. Melba Tolliver, in Jamaica, NY, asked:  We have several upcoming fundraising campaigns and we are recruiting volunteers now but need tips on how best to organize our volunteers.

Response by Valerie Samuel

I think that all volunteer programs for churches and nonprofits should be planned initially before implementing.  In contrast, an organization that occasionally uses volunteers to stuff envelopes, might do a brief solicitation to recruit any volunteers that the organization can get and then do a very brief training, afterwards leaving the volunteers alone to perform their task.  However, an organization that is planning for their annual campaign may might be best served by outsourcing  to a qualified trainer or agency for a more comprehensive training program to ensure that all volunteers are well verse in the expectations.

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