Section 1: Needs and Position
Consider all of the factors first - plan to succeed
What should an organization do to ensure that a Volunteer program is effective? What types of duties should we consider Volunteers for? What types of issues should be examined prior to advertising for a Volunteer? Where should we advertise for Volunteers?
These are just a few of the questions surrounding the field of Volunteer Management. As in most questions the most appropriate answer to these questions is "It depends." The answers are going to be different for each and every individual organization. The decisions that you, as an organization, make will need to be made specific to your organization, situation at this time, and with your future plans in mind.
The best decisions will be made by knowing your organization and its needs. Those needs will be based on short term and long term goals and plans. It may be helpful to those persons doing the planning to go through this material and assess the organization's strengths and challenges with regards to each of these areas.
Only after assessing the strengths and challenges involved in offering the desired service should we progress to the start up phase of beginning a Volunteer program.
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