• Volunteer Management Training Course 2 - Effective Volunteer Recruitment

  When	Tuesday 07 September 2027, 09:30 to 13:00
  Where	Caledonia House Pentland Park, Saltire Centre Glenrothes KY6 2AL
  Cost	Free to attend – no payment is needed. Non-attendance fee £25.00 per person. This event is free, but to make sure places are not wasted we charge this for anybody who has a place booked and does not come. Cancel up to 5 working days before and there is nothing to pay. You can also send somebody else in your place at any time, with no fee.

  Despite the constant interest in new and better techniques to recruit volunteers, the true challenge in the volunteer field is first having meaningful activities for volunteers to do.

  Without preparation, you run the risk of attracting people who do not really meet your needs and therefore are the wrong volunteers for you. And having the wrong volunteers may be worse than having no volunteers at all.

  Included in the course:

  • Volunteer recruitment strategies
  • Developing volunteer roles
  • Volunteer motivations
  • Recruitment methods
  • Effective recruitment messages
  • Volunteer application processes
  • Onboarding processes

  Who should attend?

  Anyone who has, or is expecting to have, responsibility for recruiting or managing volunteers in their organisation. Your organisation should be providing a service in Fife.

  In order to offer places to as many organisations as possible, we are only able to offer two places on each date to members of the same organisation. If your organisation would like to send more than 2 people, please get in touch with us to discuss options.

  Additional Information

  • Notes from the session will be forwarded to all participants who complete a post-training evaluation form that will be e-mailed to you

  What previous attendees have said about the course

  • “I found the sessions really helpful - the tone and level of content was perfect for me and our organisation, there was lots of information I can see myself using/implementing straight away”
  • "There was a good mix of information and slides, with group activities to break up the day and ensure everyone was engaged"
  • "Good length, friendly and confident trainers, and a comfortable atmosphere"
  • "It was great to meet other volunteer managers from different sectors or areas of work"
  • "Well organised and the trainer was helpful, patient and friendly"
  • “Information provided was supplemented with examples of best practice, which makes things a lot easier to relate to/implement"

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What happens next

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Who can book

Most people at our events are staff, volunteers or committee members of community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations. We take bookings from public sector colleagues for almost everything, and from private sector businesses for some events.

If you are not part of an organisation, put Private Individual in the organisation box and we will get in touch before confirming.

Booking for other people

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Privacy

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Stuck?

Call 0800 389 6046, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, or e-mail [email protected] and somebody will help you through it.