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Episode 171: Recruiting Volunteers Q&A with Nina Schmidgall
Nick Blevins Family Ministry Podcast: Children | Youth | Students | NextGen
English - December 03, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 74.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Religion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, I talk about Nina Schmidgall about volunteer recruitment and she walks us through some best practices for beginning to shape volunteer culture before people even start serving. This is the first part of a six-session series from an online event called Volunteer Bootcamp, hosted by Ministry Boost. Nina Schmidgall Connect with Nina […]
In this episode, I talk about Nina Schmidgall about volunteer recruitment and she walks us through some best practices for beginning to shape volunteer culture before people even start serving. This is the first part of a six-session series from an online event called Volunteer Bootcamp, hosted by Ministry Boost.
Nina Schmidgall
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Volunteer Bootcamp
Get access to the full Volunteer Bootcamp sessions and notes here.
Links Mentioned in this Episode
Recruitment 101
recruit to VISION, not to NEED
tell the stories
have an “elevator pitch”
give good verbiage to those leading the conversation of recruiting
direct ask (bold friendliness)
reduce barriers to serve
when recruiting, do not leave the ball in their court; always get their email for follow up
eliminate the word “only” from verbiage (Ex: “it’s only one service”)
spend time evaluating and determine your “currency”
community
investment and leadership
fun and celebration
“When you are calling people to something great, it will take a level of investment.”
Action Items
Increase commitment
Meet with potential volunteers
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