UK: What’s the cheapest way to attract volunteers to join a charity?
Hi. Have tried letters in the press without much success. New UK registered charity is desperate for volunteers so it can pursue its objectives. Do you have experience of recruiting volunteers? If so, how did you find them, and do you have any good ideas for how a charity can appeal for volunteers without needing to spend too much money? Things like posters in local shops won’t really work as we cover the whole UK. Thank you very much.
TO THE SPITEFUL CRITICS BELOW WHO KNOW NOTHING OF OUR CHARITY =
1. ALL our staff are UNPAID volunteers, including our very hard working Charity Director - co-operative community volunteering is our core ethic.
2. We do NOT promote anything r.e. ‘carbon footprint’ i.e. bogus offsetting/trading - we are engaged in active open-minded research to present facts to the public, not hype, not a commercial agenda about Global Warming. We strive to give a balanced view.
3. 100% of our income goes to our objectives & nothing else.
4. We work towards helping disadvantaged people live Greener with practical aid & save/replant rainforest.
PLEASE check your cynical nasty views r.e. charities before spitting them at us, because we DON’T DESERVE YOUR BILE. Thank you.
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Firstly - Good Luck with your work, anything that helps improve the chances of our planet having a future gets my vote.
Apart from the suggestions made by other contributers, the only thing I can think of is that you conact all the major organisations that have similar aims to yourselves and ask if they would consider giving you a mention on their website.
Some of the larger charities also publish magazines (issues released about 4 times per annum), and you could enquire about the cost of having leaflets inserted in their publications.
I wish you the best of luck. Don’t let the critics get you down!
Offer them a free hat….Something for free.
People like free things.
Food in specific. Barbecues work miracles. Volunteers can bring their own food.
An "after the job is finished" party works. Make the volunteers feel worthwhile and allow time to enjoy each others company.
Have entertaining and amusing breaks during the project. Be fun to be around.
Because if it is all business and no pay, that simply does not compute.
If your charity is about global warming and the carbon footprint then I think you should do more research and re-evaluate who you are really helping through this type of charity!
i.e The government.
It’s best to help people who are dying now than to attempt to prevent death hundreds of years down the line.
As for how to attract volunteers, try finding people who are interested in your cause. Print up some info and stop people in the streets on a Saturday.
I think probably listing online is the easiest, most cost-effective way of getting the word out to a large number of people. In the UK here are some sites to post your volunteer opportunities:
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/
http://www.do-it.org.uk/
Also, you can post on Craigslist, which is absolutely free! Their site is at:
http://www.craigslist.org
All the best in your very important work!
1. Register with your local Volunteer Centre.
2. Register on http://www.do-it.org.uk
3. Register on http://www.reach.org.uk
4. If you have a University nearby contact their volunteering officer (or equivalent - they normally have someone who deos this role)
I am concerned that you are having to ask questions like this on here. Are you not being advised by your local CVS?
get some advice from volunteer org
they are in business so they know more and they can help you for sure