Recruitment

77 Ways to Recruit Volunteers

An idea-a-page for successful recruitment.

A People Lens: 101 Ways to Move Your Organization Forward

Sprinkled with true stories of innovative volunteer engagement, best-practice tips, and perspectives from agency leaders and volunteers, this book will change how you think about engaging highly-skilled volunteers.

A Toolkit for Volunteer Speed Matching

Think Speed Dating meets Volunteer Recruiting! One clever volunteer center outside of London produced this Toolkit for the perfect, fun and upbeat recruiting event.

Good Guys: The Eight Steps to Limitless Possibility for Fraternity Recruitment

Learn how to develop a dynamic membership development campaign by applying great, practical tips from two college fraternity leaders (not just for recruiting volunteers on campus!).

Training Module 2 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Volunteer Recruitment

Explores targeted volunteer recruitment: develop a strategy of invitation to reach the best people to fill your volunteer positions.

Training Module 4 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Volunteer Motivation

Explores why people volunteer and teaches how to respect and respond to differences in motivational needs.

Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community, 3rd Edition

The most widely utilized text in the world on the theory and practice of managing a volunteer program, revised for 2011.

Volunteer Management for Animal Care Organizations (free)

As of August 2011, now offered as a free resource by the Humane Society of the U.S.! Geared specifically to the challenges posed by an animal shelter environment but can help any animal care organization build its volunteer program.

Volunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development) Book, Third Edition

Complete guide to recruitment, from designing volunteer roles to assessing your organization’s image to where and how to look for new volunteers. Long chapter on membership development for all-volunteer organizations.