IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS/VOLUNTEERS

Many people are wary of volunteering, worried about another time commitment that gets out of hand. Organizations who need volunteers have to make any “job” that needs filling one that has a discrete start and finish. This fits people’s desire to help – with boundaries.
Another way to encourage volunteerism is to publicly thank people who have helped in different ways – large and small. Hopefully this illustrates the many volunteers the organization has and emphasizes that it is an organization where the work is accomplished by volunteers.
When your nonprofit is identifying future board members, someone or several people have to get to know current and new members to know what their talents are. This could be done through social times, new member orientation or a survey of the resources a member could share with others.
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