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 →

30 Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Volunteers

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Volunteer appreciation is an important aspect of effective volunteer management.

Volunteers give of their time freely and don’t ask for anything in return.

However, keeping volunteers engaged and motivated is what showing them appreciation if all about.

A well managed volunteer program has systems in place to reward and recognize volunteers strategically and deliberately.

Because we all have different social styles, it’s important to keep the various perspectives and likes and dislikes in mind when creating a volunteer appreciation system. Read the Full Article →

Can You Volunteer at a Church if You are Not a Member?

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Can you be a church volunteer if you are not a member?  If you haven’t gotten asked that question, you probably will.

Churches and nonprofit organizations are good at hosting events.

Whether that event is the annual Christmas production, a fall festival or the children’s summer vacation bible school, most churches host events throughout the year.

These events are often labor intensive and rely heavily on volunteer support.   Read the Full Article →