Smart Church Management

9 Tips to Keep Your Volunteers Engaged

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What would the church do without volunteers! They provide free labor that churches depend on. The secret to recruiting and retaining great volunteers, is to keep them engaged.

Volunteer engagement requires a strategy that is based on the organizations’ ability to make them feel like what they do adds value, helps fulfill the mission and that they make a difference.

Organizations that do a good job of engaging their volunteers find that the volunteers are excited about what they do and give more than is asked of them. Read the Full Article →

15 Tips For Planning a Volunteer Appreciation Event

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Planning events to thank and show appreciation to volunteers can be fun and rewarding.

The trick is to be organized in the planning and strategic in the delivery.

Whether you are planning a training event, an appreciation dinner, new volunteer orientation or a volunteer recruitment fair – the planning model should be the same and include the same basic elements.

15 Tips For Planning a Volunteer Appreciation Event

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Volunteer Satisfaction – 4 Opportunities to Ask Questions

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Successful organizations understand the value of listening to the feedback of their customers.  In the non-profit world one of the main customer groups are the volunteers.

Volunteers give of their time and provide free labor because they care about the organization and have a passion for its vision and mission.

Keeping volunteers engaged ensures maintaining a long term relationship. One way to engage them is to provide an opportunity for them to offer feedback about their experience. Read the Full Article →

12 Things Volunteers Expect

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Volunteers give of their time to help a church fulfill its mission and have basic expectations.

Successful volunteer programs are able to create a positive work experience  by providing the organization and support to the volunteer and their job assignments.

People who donate their time naturally expect to have a positive experience.

Effective  volunteer management incorporates many things that contribute to a positive experience for the volunteer. Read the Full Article →