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4. Getting to Know
Bloomerang Volunteer

5. Margie Worrell
Margie Worrell is the Curriculum Manager at
Bloomerang. She serves on the board of the
Peace Learning Center in Indianapolis, and
has worked extensively with nonprofits as
both a staff member and a lead volunteer.
Her passions include education, theatre, her
two children and her two small dogs.
Curriculum Manager

6. What will we
cover today?
● Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
● Bloomerang Volunteer–admin view
○ Is Volunteer Management right for
you?
○ The Bloomerang Admin Experience
● Bloomerang Volunteer–volunteer view
○ Getting into the mind of a volunteer
○ The Bloomerang Volunteer
Experience
INTO THE DATABASE WE GO!
● Resources you can use

7. Volunteer Recruitment
and Retention

8. Poll
Estimate how much of the work your
organization does involves volunteers:
a.) 0-24%
b.) 25-49%
c.) 50-74%
d.) 75-nearly 100%

9. If you are
struggling to
get and keep
volunteers, you
are not alone.
33% of volunteer managers
reported volunteer
recruitment as their biggest
challenge in 2023.
How to Create a Volunteer Recruitment Plan: 5 Strategies

10. Recruiting process–develop a plan
How to Create a Volunteer Recruitment Plan: 5 Strategies

11. Training your
volunteers is
important
Training and knowing what to expect can help volunteers
feel prepared and at ease.
Keep these volunteer training best practices in mind:
● Allow volunteers to complete training on their own
time by offering online training modules and videos.
● Offer practical training tips and advice for scenarios
volunteers may potentially encounter.
● Acknowledge when a volunteer has successfully
completed the training process so that they know
they can begin signing up for shifts.
● Track where each volunteer is in the training process
using your volunteer database so you don’t
accidentally require them to repeat any exercises.
Should you opt for in-person training, we have provided
great tips for that as well! (see links to the left)
The Smart Nonprofit’s Guide to Volunteer Management
How to Host an Effective, Engaging Volunteer Orientation

12. Stewarding and
retaining your
volunteers
It’s about relationship-building!
Continue to build those relationships
you have worked hard to establish:
● Recognize your volunteers (put ideas in the
chat for how you do this!)
● Make continued volunteering easy for your
busy volunteers
● Get to know your volunteers like you do your
donors
● Ask for their feedback and try to implement
improvements

13. How are you currently
tracking your volunteers?

14. How do we know if a
Volunteer Management
system right for us?

15. Consider these points. Can you relate?
● Volunteer experience is important to
you
● Finding and managing volunteers
currently feels overwhelming
● Volunteers are organized through
multiple tools and it’s hard to see
everything in the same place (or you
just don’t like your current software!)
● There are many moving parts (shifts,
volunteers and other data) to manage
your processes without automation

16. Solving Common Volunteer Management Challenges
Streamline Workflows
through Automation
● Manual/ Repetitive
tasks
● Key communication
touch points
● Schedule Management
& Changes
DISCONNECTED
Flexible to Program Needs
● Multiple programs with
different registration
requirements
● Capturing the right
data & information for
reporting
RIDGID TOOLS
Simple to Learn & Use
● Administrators coming
off of standard office
tools
● Older demographic/
non tech savvy
volunteers
● Transitional Features
HARD TO USE

17. Manage the
entire volunteer
lifecycle.
Best-in-class volunteer
management for:
● Nonprofit programs
● Fundraising events
● Corporate volunteerism
SOLUTION

18. Bloomerang Volunteer:
From the admin view

19. Volunteer recruitment
& qualification
● Build a beautifully branded volunteer
sign-up page.
● Gather key information online with
custom forms.
● Collect volunteer waivers,
certification documents, and
background checks.

20. Volunteer scheduling
● Create schedules your way, with
multiple calendar and list views,
filters, and bulk actions.
● Match the right volunteer to the right
role and shift with Bloomerang
Volunteer’s RosterMode™.
● Empower volunteers to view and sign
up for their preferred activities and
missions.

21. Engaging mobile
management &
communications
● Using the Bloomerang Volunteer
Mobile App, view the entire master
schedule and respond to schedule
problems in an instant.
● Keep your team informed with
automated notifications and shift
reminders.
● Two-way communications to keep
volunteers connected.
Volunteer
View
Manager
View

22. Data management &
reporting
● Collect and manage all your volunteer
data.
● Measure your impact with advanced
service time reporting and hours
tracking.
● Easily filter, review, and report on
your volunteer program data to help
you secure funding.

23. Backend Benefit: Profile Data Sync (Two-way)
with Bloomerang Donor
Email
First name
Last name
Date of Birth
Mobile #
Address
Activity Timeline
Email
First name
Last name
Date of Birth
Mobile #
Address
Hours Worked
Volunteer Group

24. Return on
investment
Some of our customer experiences of note:
● Saved up to 70% of administration time
● Increased volunteer retention by up to 25%
● Decreased 30% of your volunteer no-shows
● Reduced data errors by 50%

25. Bloomerang Volunteer:
From the volunteer view

26. Volunteering through the eyes of the
volunteer
● 35% of respondents to a 7,000-person volunteer survey said one
of the reasons they volunteer is to socialize.
● 96% of volunteers claim they feel a sense of purpose, therefore
happier and healthier!
● One-third of daily volunteers also said they volunteer “to build
their skills in a particular area.”
● 70% of corporate volunteers believe volunteerism boosts morale
more that company mixers.
TAKEAWAY:
Volunteers know that what they do is important for many compelling
reasons. They find intrinsic motivation to volunteer.
So what is keeping them from it?

27. Reason people do not volunteer or leave
volunteering
● Problem 1: “I don’t have enough information and most
volunteer roles aren’t interesting”
● Problem 2: “I don’t have enough time and volunteer
schedules are too inflexible”
● Problem 3: “No one asked me to”
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TAKEAWAY:
Reasons not to volunteer vary, but the good news is we can mitigate
many of them. Most revolve around TIME, INFORMATION and a feeling of
being VALUED.
So how do we resolve those issues for our volunteers?
https://longevity.stanford.edu/three-reason
s-why-people-dont-volunteer-and-what-ca
n-be-done-about-it/
https://nonprofithub.org/hard-volunteer-ev
en-harder-find/

28. Ways to help mitigate issues
1. Offer incentives
2. Provide a wide range of ways to get
involved
3. Conduct face-to-face recruitment at local
events
4. Ask existing volunteers to bring a friend
5. Create opportunities for
micro-volunteering (smaller time chunks)
6. Re-engage former volunteers
TAKEAWAY:
A strong volunteer management system can help resolve these issues,
easier and more efficiently. It can bring in more volunteers to give you
the people-power you need, and they can be potential donors when
given the right experiences. https://memberclicks.com/blog/volunteer-r
ecruitment-ideas/
7. Use social media more strategically
8. Send direct messages on LinkedIn
9. Place ads in local media outlets such as
TV, radio, and newspapers
10. Find a corporate partner
11. Make it simple to register for
opportunities
12. Reach out to donors

29. Into the database we go!

30. Poll
Would you like to book a demo of Bloomerang Volunteer?
● Yes, please! (someone from Bloomerang will reach out to
you soon!)
● No, thank you. Not at this time.

31. Resources
Bloomerang Knowledgebase and Support Portal

32. Resources
Knowledgebase
Bloomerang Volunteer
View Data Synced from
Bloomerang Volunteer
Track Volunteer activity
Other resources
10 Ways To Find New Donors For Your Nonprofit
Organization
The Role of Volunteering in Philanthropy
Fundraising Planning and Climate Report
7 Best Practices for Effective Donor
Management
How to Create a Volunteer Recruitment Plan: 5
Strategies
The Smart Nonprofit’s Guide to Volunteer
Management
9 Proven Volunteer Retention Strategies for
Nonprofits
How to Host an Effective, Engaging Volunteer
Orientation

33. Thank you for attending!
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34. Why invest in
volunteer
management?