How to Find and Choose Good Volunteers
Finding good volunteers takes special planning and effort. So does making sure you select the best of those who are willing to come forward. See these sites for best recruitment and selection practices.
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Great booklet providing full coverage on how to attract volunteers,ServiceLeader.org -
For a very handy summary of how to go about recruiting volunteers see this contribution from EnVision of Newfoundland:Community Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador -
An excellent article on reference and criminal records checks for volunteers can be found in this article from Scouts Canada.Scouts Canada -
Many of the Volunteer Centres in major cities across Canada host online volunteer matching programs. Members of these centres can post their volunteer positions on the web for potential volunteers to respond to. For a list of volunteer centres, see this page of the Volunteer Canada website:Volunteer Canada -
'Virtual volunteering' means volunteer tasks completed, in whole or in part, via the Internet at a home or work computer. It allows more volunteers to participate, and utilizes volunteers in new areas. This resource provides complete how-to information for people and organizations interested in working with virtual volunteers.Service Leader Project University of Texas Austin