Attracting Volunteers Many societies have been successful in recruiting people for specific tasks (e.g. research, administration, assisting with cataloguing). Many of these may join as volunteers rather than members. Others have developed short-term volunteer projects for specific skills that may not exist amongst your members. It is also valuable to create time-specific, outcome-focused roles. This could be preparing school curriculum materials, conducting an event, or cataloguing objects in the collection. It is also worth considering other ways that people can participate on a project-by-project basis and ways that people can contribute remotely. There are a number of volunteer pages where you can advertise for free. This form of advertising attracts a diversity of applicants who may not have come to your organisation through advertising in the society newsletter or social media pages. Volunteering Australia is the national peak body for volunteering, working to advance volunteering in the community. Volunteering Australia has developed National Standards and a guide to best practice in managing volunteer programs. GoVolunteer is the national database for volunteer referrals and volunteer management . Seekvolunteer is a site for advertising volunteering opportunities Pro Bono Australia is the National, State and Territory peak body for Volunteering, Volunteer Resource Centres and organizations. In recruiting volunteers to work with you and support the broad goals of the organisation, it is useful to know about the rights and obligations for new and existing volunteers. You can ensure that you are familiar these obligations by reviewing this check list from Volunteering Australia on the rights and obligations of Volunteers: Volunteers have the right: to work in a healthy and safe environment (refer various Occupational Health and • Safety Act[s]); to be interviewed and engaged in accordance with equal opportunity and • legislation; to be adequately covered by insurance; • to be given accurate and truthful information about the organisation for which you are • working; to be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses; •
Attracting Volunteers Many societies have been successful in recruiting people for specific tasks (e.g. research, administration, assisting with cataloguing). Many of these may join as volunteers rather than members. Others have developed short-term volunteer projects for specific skills that may not exist amongst your members. It is also valuable to create time-specific, outcome-focused roles. This could be preparing school curriculum materials, conducting an event, or cataloguing objects in the collection. It is also worth considering other ways that people can participate on a project-by-project basis and ways that people can contribute remotely. There are a number of volunteer pages where you can advertise for free. This form of advertising attracts a diversity of applicants who may not have come to your organisation through advertising in the society newsletter or social media pages. Volunteering Australia is the national peak body for volunteering, working to advance volunteering in the community. Volunteering Australia has developed National Standards and a guide to best practice in managing volunteer programs. GoVolunteer is the national database for volunteer referrals and volunteer management . Seekvolunteer is a site for advertising volunteering opportunities Pro Bono Australia is the National, State and Territory peak body for Volunteering, Volunteer Resource Centres and organizations. In recruiting volunteers to work with you and support the broad goals of the organisation, it is useful to know about the rights and obligations for new and existing volunteers. You can ensure that you are familiar these obligations by reviewing this check list from Volunteering Australia on the rights and obligations of Volunteers: Volunteers have the right: • to work in a healthy and safe environment (refer various Occupational Health and Safety Act[s]); • to be interviewed and engaged in accordance with equal opportunity and legislation; • to be adequately covered by insurance; • to be given accurate and truthful information about the organisation for which you are working; • to be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses;
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