Volunteers - they're our organization's heart-powered engine AND muscle. Our rabid fans. Our mission-based PTAs. And we gotta talk about how to make the best use of their time, passion, expertise and story to power our missions. We simply cannot exist without them. We chat through how to find them, how to tap into their passion, how to retain them year-after-year, review engagement Pro Tips and provide that age-old We Are For Good arc to this Back to Basics: Volunteers discussion. Join us 🎧 And don't hesitate to dog-pile on the engagement Pro Tips by adding your own in the community. Let's lift each other up!

Episode Overview

• Now is your time to make a call for volunteers (2:50)
• Your volunteers are your mission sized PTA - they will help you take your mission to the next heights (3:10)
• Who are your rabid fans? (4:20)
• Core beliefs around volunteers (5:30)
• Where to get started (9:30)
• Pro tips for greater volunteer engagement (16:50)

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