Recruiting and retaining volunteers in challenging times

Recruiting and retaining volunteers in challenging times is the number one topic of interest and need.

Word of mouth accounts for 90% of recruitment, followed by social media at 57.9%

Volunteering.com.au has a portal for organisations to register volunteer roles and volunteers can find opportunities here.

Remember - Volunteers need to know they are contributing to something useful.

Key things organisations can do to retain their volunteers include relationship building, social events and acknowledging their efforts e.g. NSW Volunteer of the Year