Skills Based Volunteerism as a Corporate Strategy - October 2013 VolunteerMatch BPN
Making the Most of your VolunteerMatch Account
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Making the Most of your VolunteerMatch Account
Jennifer Bennett, Manager of Volunteer Programs, VolunteerMatch
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Agenda
• Introduction
• Partnership Information
• Making the Case for Online Volunteer Recruiting
• Best Practices for Recruiting Online
• Things to Remember
• Q&A
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Introduction to Partnership
• Registration Emails
• Get Involved, Powered By Your Library Initiative
• Support questions: [email protected]
• Upcoming Targeted Trainings:– Focus on: Literacy Coordinator Advanced Training, April 14,
9:30am– Recruiting Boomer and Skilled Volunteers, April 15, 1:00pm
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Recruiting Volunteers Online
• Another Tool to Recruit Volunteers– VolunteerMatch User Survey
• VolunteerMatch Research– 100 High Referring Listings– 100 Listings with no referrals
• Best Practices– Applicable for any online recruiting site
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How VolunteerMatch Works
• Search Function– Basic, Keyword, Advances
• Organization Profile Page– Recommendations and Reviews
• I Want to Help!
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8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online
• Make the Title Work for You – Catchy, Fun, Interesting
• Keep it Brief– One Opportunity, 100 words
• Word it Simply and Make it Easy to Understand– No Jargon, no acronyms
• Make an Impact– Include a Strong Call to Action
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8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online
• Provide Direction and Support– Time Commitment, Training, Restrictions
• Make it Visually Appealing– Include Pictures, Graphics. Make use of White Space.
• Remember to Edit– Grammar, Spelling
• View your Listing as a Volunteer– Use a Critical Eye.
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Best Practices for VolunteerMatch
• Title Stands Out– Call to Action
• Make Good Use of First Sentence– Visible to prospective volunteers
• Brainstorm and Use Keywords– What kinds of volunteers to you want to find you
• Keep Referrals on VolunteerMatch– Information is only useful if volunteers click ‘I Want
to Help!’
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VolunteerMatch Account Dashboard
• Access My Account
• Enter/Review Listing– Basic Tools– Community Leader Tools
• Administrator/Contact Accounts
• Referrals & Reporting
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Remember…
Your VolunteerMatch listing may be the first time a volunteer learns about your organization:
• Use language that is welcoming
• Clearly state needs and impacts
• Outline any potential ‘deal breakers’
• Craft opportunities that will attract the volunteers you need
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Questions?
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Thanks for attending!
For any questions contact:
Jennifer Bennett
VolunteerMatch Support
415-241-6872