Recruitment and Organization Building
By Name, Title, Department
Presentation Date (28 pts)
How did you get involved with PTA?
Why?
How?
How volunteers get started…
U.S Department of Labor & Statistics 09/2010
Volunteer activities
U.S Department of Labor & Statistics 09/2010
Self Interest
Selfishness
Self Interest
Selflessness
Six Steps to Recruitment
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Be Prepared
Legitimize Yourself
Listen
Motivate (Agitate)
Get a Commitment
Follow Up
Be Prepared
• Learn about the person.
• Recruit to a specific event or activity.
• Know useful information about your group.
Legitimize Yourself
• Establish the legitimacy of the organization.
– “The PTA is the largest child advocacy association”
– “Our kids are in the same class”
• Have an appropriate image.
Listen
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Draw the person out.
Identify their self interest.
Build trust.
Establish a connection beyond the issue.
Hear and answer reservations.
Listen for networks you can organize.
Motivate (Agitate)
• Fire them up!
• Focus on PTA being the vehicle to make the
needed change
• Solution = Organization
Get a Commitment
• Ask!
– “Will you come to the school board meeting?”
– “Will you be our new Treasurer?
– “Will you create a flyer?”
• Clarify next steps.
– “Thanks, then I will call you on Thursday.”
Follow Up
• Keep commitments.
• Help integrate the person into the
organization.
Keys to Successful Volunteer
Management
• Identify and recruit people who have the
interest essential to accomplish the goals of
the program.
• Select and place volunteers in roles that will
match their skills and availability with the
program’s needs.
• Orient volunteers to the overall goals of the
project.
Keys to Successful Volunteer
Management
• Train volunteers in specific skills, knowledge,
and goals of the project.
• Recognize and appreciate their contributions.
• Evaluate performance; provide useful
feedback
Questions
“I always wondered
why somebody didn't do
something about that. Then I
realized I was somebody.”
Lily Tomlin
For more information contact:
Name, Title, Department
(800) 307-4PTA (4782)
[email protected]
PTA.org