2026 New Volunteer Manager Series

The best way to attract and keep volunteers is to make your program look better than all the others right from the start! A great way to do this is by having many ways volunteers can participate and by utilizing attractive job titles. The goal is to have volunteers everywhere we look. In this webinar we will focus exclusively on the many different ways we can utilize volunteers in all areas of care and service. We will look closely at the 7-step process you will want to utilize to develop new programs and then explore the long list of programming options from which to choose.

As challenging as it can be to attract new volunteers, the worst thing we can do is to discourage or lose them because of an inadequate or unappealing training program. Over the years volunteers have said that one of the main reasons they volunteer is to learn more about this work we all do. Following your training program, volunteers need to feel excited, prepared and ready to go. In this webinar we will take a deep dive into how to create a productive recruitment plan. We will then look at the many ways you can put together an exciting and truly educational training course that volunteers will enjoy.

If it feels like you’re losing volunteers as fast as you can get them, stop and take a look at what is going wrong. Volunteers may be leaving because they are not feeling fulfilled or engaged but never fret - there are many things we can do to keep volunteers excited and connected to this work. One way to retain good volunteers is through the provision of quality ongoing education. Another is by providing skillful and targeted coaching and guidance along the way. In this webinar, we’ll look closely at providing substantive inservices as well as how to create a retention plan for each volunteer that focuses on guiding them to achieve their desired goals.