Cycle of Volunteer Management

Nonprofit Champion looks for the simplest, most creative solutions to problems that agencies face, that is why we created the Cycle of Volunteer Management. We love volunteers, appreciate the huge contribution they make and understand how important they are to you. So we've broken down volunteer management into four stages.

1. Recruiting Volunteers
2. Placing Volunteers
3. Motivating Volunteers
4. Advancing Volunteers

Think of the lifecycle of a volunteer. It starts with identifying what you need and filling it through volunteer recruitment. Once you have a volunteer you want to do everything you can, as efficiently as possible, to turn that volunteer into an advocate for you. Imagine that every volunteer gladly takes on more responsibility, gives money, recruits other volunteers, identifies opportunities and is committed for life – what a champ you would be!

We don’t guarantee they will all come through that strong for you, but we do believe you have a real opportunity to maximize volunteer contribution. Explore the ideas in each stage of the Cycle and use them to improve volunteer recruitment, retention and involvement.

The Cycle of Volunteer Management is on of many tools for nonprofits, explore the site.