1. •How is involving
the youth
different ?

2. There are a no. of steps we need
to take. A series of questions we
need to ask ourselves as an
organization.
• How flexible is our volunteer program for
youth?
• What’s in it for them?
• Do we provide a variety of opportunities to
get youth involved?
• Are we providing valuable skills a youth can
carry with them?

3. BENEFITS OF INVOLVING YOUTH
• Fresh idea & enthusiasm
• Honest feedback
• Access to different networks
• Increased diversity of team which can
consider things from a different perspective

4. BENEFITS OF INVOLVING YOUTH
• Better allocation of resources – making sure
services are targeted where they are really
needed and not necessarily where adults
think they are needed
• We can provide real evidence of need and
impact to funders

5. BENEFITS TO YOUTH
• A chance to shine in a new field
• Work experience and chance to learn new
skills
• A perfect management institute
• Better access to job market with good
references

6. BENEFITS TO YOUTH
• Helping the community and a sense of belonging
• Develope social skills
• Breakdown barriers between generations
• Young people who feel their voices are heard are
more likely to respect others, be self aware &
exercise social responsibility

7. WAYS OF INVOLVING YOUTH
• Project advise opinions
• Awareness campaigns
• Public Relations
• Teams of Action for community projects
• Event planning and execution

8. WAYS OF INVOLVING YOUTH
• Mentoring
• Risk assessment
• Surveys
• Decision making : eg Management or
committees
• Fund raising

9. HOW
• Have a basic role description – details of what
is involved and why young people are invited
• Be clear with expectation / commitment
• Promote what is in offer for them: viz
Experience, Training, Rewards etc for their
commitment

10. HOW
• Make sure there is information on who to
contact for more details
• Have regular informal review sessions so that
they can say what they enjoy share new ideas
• Try to accommodate changes where possible
so young people feel challenged and continue
to be motivated to stay involved

11. IMPORTANT TIPS
• Be prepared to Listen, make Changes and
follow through on actions as a result of young
peoples information
• Listen and Respond & Thank them
• Be supportive and Friendly
• Keep young people involved and include them
in conversations

12. IMPORTANT TIPS
• Having Young people Involved, helps attract
more young people to get involved
• Allow new groups of young people time to get
to know each other and support them to
achieve something quickly. This will help them
keep motivated and see that you are taking
their involvement seriously

13. IMPORTANT TIPS
• Let young people put forward and develop
their own ideas
• Expect and Accept seasonal changes in
availability of young people
• Consistent and Appropriate Senior Support is
Key

14. To Summarize
• What can we do to engage
more young volunteers?

15. Finally
• HOW WE INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL
DEPEND ON OUR CLUB, THE RESOURCES WE
HAVE TO SUPPORT THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND
HOW COMMITTED WE ARE TO IT
•THANK YOU