Volunteer Management: Volunteer Recruitment

Recruiting the right volunteers is essential for building a committed, skilled, and motivated team. This practical, hands‑on session explores how to design effective volunteer roles, remove barriers to volunteering, and create an inclusive and appealing recruitment process that attracts people from all backgrounds.

What the session covers:

• The key barriers that stop people from volunteering—and what organisations can do to overcome them
  
• The benefits of a structured recruitment plan that identifies needs, roles, and organisational readiness
  
• How to design clear, appealing role descriptions that connect with volunteer motivations and highlight the impact they can make
  
• Effective recruitment and selection methods, from broad‑based outreach to targeted campaigns that reach the right people in the right places
  
• How to engage diverse volunteers by understanding age, gender, ethnicity, disability, and socio‑economic participation trends—and how to make roles accessible and inclusive
  
• Practical strategies for responding quickly to enquiries, holding effective informal interviews, and making recruitment welcoming rather than daunting
  
• Understanding EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) in volunteer recruitment—and how to embed equity and fairness throughout your process

Who is it for?

Perfect for anyone involved in volunteer recruitment or coordination, including volunteer managers and coordinators, team leaders and project leads, trustees and community organisers, and staff new to volunteer‑involving roles. Whether you’re building a volunteer programme from scratch or want to strengthen what you already have, this session offers practical, realistic tools you can apply immediately.

Why attend?

A strong recruitment process helps you attract volunteers who are motivated, well‑matched, and excited to be part of your work.

Investing in better recruitment leads to happier volunteers, improved service delivery, and a healthier, more dynamic organisation.

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For more information about this training please contact us on: Tel: 01642 249300 Email: [email protected]

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Host or Publisher Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency