Nurturing New Volunteers

Although volunteer recruitment can be difficult for nonprofit organizations, volunteer retention is often even more difficult. Originally published by Stevenson, Inc., this practical resource provides nonprofit organizations and professionals with strategies for nurturing long-term relationships with volunteers and examples of what various organizations have done to retain new volunteers.

Important topics covered include:

• Welcome kits
• Volunteer assignments
• Goal setting
• Volunteer motivation
• Risk management measures
• Volunteer handbooks
• Volunteer incentives
• Volunteer communication
• Retention approaches
• Volunteer training
• Engaging volunteers
• Volunteer recognition

Please note that some content featured in the original version of this title has been removed in this published version due to permissions issues.

Nurturing New Volunteers: 86 Ways to Build Long-Term Relationships with New Recruits (Pages: 4-48)

Scott C. Stevenson is the editor of Nurturing New Volunteers: 86 Ways to Build Long-term Relationships With New Recruits, published by Wiley.