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Ideas Generated at Lunch VOLUNTEERS: "KEEP `EM!" • Allow volunteers to move around in the organization. Treat them the same as donors. • Find out why they want to volunteer — job skills, school project, etc. What sparked their interest in your agency? Use that to better your organization. • Encourage and develop leadership in volunteers. • Involve individual volunteers in designing the volunteer jobs. • Ask for volunteer input/ideas and really put those ideas to work, • Offer opportunities for them to contribute their ideas for change /improvements. Challenge them by giving other tasks. • Informal /formal recognition; communication; StaffNolunteer Relations, • Invite to staff functions; have a company picnic, etc, • Maintain a constant volunteer community; e.g., ongoing trainings, special events, volunteer social events, etc, • Provide discounts with local businesses for volunteers, Provide group activities at no cost to volunteers, • Provide the opportunity for volunteers to use their skills and expertise in your agencies. • Have a "go to" person on staff for volunteers. Someone they can work with and rely on for help. • Keep the focus on the volunteers; measure results. • Tie results of volunteer efforts into individual motivations. • Give volunteers meaningful work that keeps them going and where they can see tangible results. • Continuous support of the volunteer. Ask them — after a case, how they feel. • Random phone calls to volunteers to show agency's appreciation for what they do. Ask agency to wish volunteer "happy birthday" on their birthday. • Personal contact is a must! • Give volunteers feedback. • Don't let a good person get away - follow up. Fast! Call them up and see what's happening. • Provide volunteer /staff communications on objectives /end results to be met. • Frequently ask for feedback from your volunteers about their volunteer work, • Encourage business and government to allow employees to volunteer during business hours and recognize their own employees who volunteer. 14