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To hear the presentation by phone call:
(702) 489-0009
Access Code: 305-052-265
Jennifer Bennett @JenBennettCVA
CVA, Senior Manager, Education & Training
Matt Wallace @ItsMattWallace
Senior Associate, Nonprofit Relations
Follow this webinar on Twitter to
join the conversation! Hash tag:
#VMlearn
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Agenda
• Introduction
• Making the Case for Online Volunteer Recruiting
• Best Practices for Recruiting Online
• Review Real Opportunities Using Best Practices
• Things to Remember
• Q&A
4
Recruiting Volunteers Online
• Another Tool to Recruit Volunteers
– VolunteerMatch User Survey
• VolunteerMatch Research
– 100 High Referring Listings
– 100 Listings with no referrals
• Best Practices
– Applicable for any online recruiting site
5
8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online
• Make the Title Work for You
– Catchy, Fun, Interesting
• Keep it Brief
– One Opportunity, 100 words
• Word it Simply and Make it Easy to Understand
– No Jargon, no acronyms
• Make an Impact
– Include a Strong Call to Action
6
8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online
• Provide Direction and Support
– Time Commitment, Training, Restrictions
• Make it Visually Appealing
– Include Pictures, Graphics. Make use of White Space.
• Remember to Edit
– Grammar, Spelling
• View your Listing as a Volunteer
– Use a Critical Eye.
7
Best Practices for VolunteerMatch
• Title Stands Out
– Call to Action
• Make Good Use of First Sentence
– Visible to prospective volunteers
• Brainstorm and Use Keywords
– What kinds of volunteers do you want to find you
• Keep Referrals on VolunteerMatch
– Information is only useful if volunteers click ‘I Want
to Help!’
8
Make Your
Title Work
For You
9
Review Real Opportunities
Let’s take a look at some examples of good descriptions
and those that could use some work.
10
Using Best
Practices
11
Group Event
12
A Listing that Needs Work
13
A Listing using more Best Practices
14
Remember…
Your VolunteerMatch listing may be the first time a
volunteer learns about your organization:
• Use language that is welcoming
• Clearly state needs and impacts
• Outline any potential ‘deal breakers’
• Craft opportunities that will attract the
volunteers you need
15
Resources
Learning Center
Find upcoming webinar dates, how-to videos and more
http://learn.volunteermatch.org
VolunteerMatch Community
Ask and answer questions after the webinar – use keywords Recruiting Online
http://community.volunteermatch.org/volunteer
Related Webinar Topics:
VolunteerMatch: Getting Started
Writing Accurate and Useful Position Descriptions
The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit
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Thanks for attending!
Join us online:
Like us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VolunteerMatch
Follow us on Twitter: @VolunteerMatch
Visit Engaging Volunteers, our nonprofit blog:
blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/
For any questions contact:
Jennifer Bennett
(415) 321-3639
@JenBennettCVA
jbennett@volunteermatch.org

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VolunteerMatch Best Practices for Recruiting Online

  • 2. 2 To hear the presentation by phone call: (702) 489-0009 Access Code: 305-052-265 Jennifer Bennett @JenBennettCVA CVA, Senior Manager, Education & Training Matt Wallace @ItsMattWallace Senior Associate, Nonprofit Relations Follow this webinar on Twitter to join the conversation! Hash tag: #VMlearn
  • 3. 3 Agenda • Introduction • Making the Case for Online Volunteer Recruiting • Best Practices for Recruiting Online • Review Real Opportunities Using Best Practices • Things to Remember • Q&A
  • 4. 4 Recruiting Volunteers Online • Another Tool to Recruit Volunteers – VolunteerMatch User Survey • VolunteerMatch Research – 100 High Referring Listings – 100 Listings with no referrals • Best Practices – Applicable for any online recruiting site
  • 5. 5 8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online • Make the Title Work for You – Catchy, Fun, Interesting • Keep it Brief – One Opportunity, 100 words • Word it Simply and Make it Easy to Understand – No Jargon, no acronyms • Make an Impact – Include a Strong Call to Action
  • 6. 6 8 Easy Steps for Recruiting Online • Provide Direction and Support – Time Commitment, Training, Restrictions • Make it Visually Appealing – Include Pictures, Graphics. Make use of White Space. • Remember to Edit – Grammar, Spelling • View your Listing as a Volunteer – Use a Critical Eye.
  • 7. 7 Best Practices for VolunteerMatch • Title Stands Out – Call to Action • Make Good Use of First Sentence – Visible to prospective volunteers • Brainstorm and Use Keywords – What kinds of volunteers do you want to find you • Keep Referrals on VolunteerMatch – Information is only useful if volunteers click ‘I Want to Help!’
  • 9. 9 Review Real Opportunities Let’s take a look at some examples of good descriptions and those that could use some work.
  • 12. 12 A Listing that Needs Work
  • 13. 13 A Listing using more Best Practices
  • 14. 14 Remember… Your VolunteerMatch listing may be the first time a volunteer learns about your organization: • Use language that is welcoming • Clearly state needs and impacts • Outline any potential ‘deal breakers’ • Craft opportunities that will attract the volunteers you need
  • 15. 15 Resources Learning Center Find upcoming webinar dates, how-to videos and more http://learn.volunteermatch.org VolunteerMatch Community Ask and answer questions after the webinar – use keywords Recruiting Online http://community.volunteermatch.org/volunteer Related Webinar Topics: VolunteerMatch: Getting Started Writing Accurate and Useful Position Descriptions The New Volunteer Manager’s Toolkit
  • 16. 16 Thanks for attending! Join us online: Like us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VolunteerMatch Follow us on Twitter: @VolunteerMatch Visit Engaging Volunteers, our nonprofit blog: blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/ For any questions contact: Jennifer Bennett (415) 321-3639 @JenBennettCVA jbennett@volunteermatch.org