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Ultimate Ideas Newsletter

How to lead, recruit and retain more volunteers and members!

Issue 17

Welcome to all our members and all those who have joined us recently from around the world. Before we get going, if you are an Australian member, you really do not want to miss this coming event. Get your diaries out, mark the dates and book your places fast for...

Now for our overseas members and others who won't be joining us at the workshop (although a trip might be just what you need!). We're going to 'plant some seeds' for you on the number one reason so many volunteer management and membership programs are less successful than they could be.

The Secret To Volunteer Management Success! It's All In Your...

Over the years, I've had the opportunity (with the assistance of my team) to present to and consult and work with so many organisations involved with volunteer recruitment, volunteer recognition and volunteer manageemnt When examining how to ensure the continued success of these organisations, there has always been one main reason that leads to on-going success or ultimately their demise.

Too many times, it is assumed and stated by people in organisations that their volunteer recruitment or membership programs would be more successful...

More Passion

If only..."we had more people with PASSION". There's so many people who believe in their cause with great passion, but their organisations are still disintegrating. Sometimes passion can keep you going 'against all odds' but it can also blind you to alternative ways to get there.

More Work

If only..."we had more people who would WORK HARDER". Even the most dedicated and hard-working paid staff and volunteers have not been able save their group or organisation heading stubbornly down the wrong path.

More Money$$$

If only... "we had more MONEY and RESOURCES". More money and resources are always useful but understand that there will never be enough money and resources. The more you have, the more your organization's needs expand to swallow that up and more. Indeed, even some of the most resource-rich organisations are barely recruiting volunteers and retaining them. As long as your 'catch cry' is that it will all be right when we have more money and resources, you are destined not to make the most of what you've already got!

It's All In Your...

In reality, none of these are the number one reason. The real reason why your organisation or group may not ultimately be as successful as it could be in your volunteer recruitment and membership programs is summed up in one word, your....

Quite simply, it's the strategies that you adopt and use that will ultimately result in your success or demise.

You see, you can have all the passion, dedication, hard work and resources in the world. You can be a very large organisation with hundreds of paid staff and volunteers. You can be a small all-volunteer local group. It does not matter! It is the strategies you use to achieve your goals that will make all the difference to your ultimate success.

Don't misunderstand! I am not talking about the concept of strategic planning. Long-term strategic planning has been very difficult for some organisations to implement. By the time their complex, inflexible strategic plan has finally been put into place - everything has changed and it is already out-of-date.

More ideas on volunteer management, volunteer recognition and volunteer recruitment continued next page...

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