Your nonprofit website is a great place to recruit volunteers for your cause, so in addition to asking for donations (cash or kind), you should also be asking for hands!
How will you ensure that the right people apply?
Here Are a Few Pointers for Your Volunteer Forms:
- State Your Terms (If any) - Depending on what your nonprofit does, you may have to take some precautions when recruiting volunteers. Briefly explain your terms and any peculiarities upfront.
- Be Specific - Your volunteer form should explain what you need help with, and when. If volunteers can set their own schedule, you may specify blocks of time (or shifts) and ask them to check all that apply. This helps you look organized.
- Collect Only the Necessary Information - Studies show that each additional field on a form can decrease its chances of being completed. If your potential volunteers are in a hurry, you don't want to discourage them with a long form. Ask for only the info you need upfront.
Hope these 3 can get you started. Have any more tips? Questions? Please comment below.
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