Wah
That said we're trying to use our volunteers better at Community
Cycles. Late last winter we put up a volunteer form on our website
http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/volunteer.html Since then
we've had 73 people fill it out, of those I'd say less than five of
them have plugged in once or twice at the shop or anywhere else.
I know things would go a lot smoother if we had a volunteer coordinator
to help oversee this. We're still looking for this person so in the
meantime the staff and a few volunteers do what they can to keep up.
We've checked out this
http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/volunteer.html which is great
advice but making it happen is another thing.
We're going to have a retreat soon to discuss volunteering at Community
Cycles. I have some specific things I'd like to explore during this
retreat but wanted to start here with the Think Tank first.
- How do we improve the quality and experience of the EAB program?
- How can we instill ownership/responsibility in our volunteers?
- How do we engage new volunteers?
- How do we plug people into specific time slots?
- How can we use volunteers to relieve stress on staff?
- How do we best develop and implement an effective volunteer
handbook?
I could go on but those are the kinds of things we're trying to figure
out.
So I ask the Think Tank what your experiences have been with
volunteering and volunteers.
Thanks
Peace
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Rich Points
Community Cycles Director
http://CommunityCycles.org
Rich@CommunityCycles.org
720-565-6019