Interviewing Volunteers
A recent New York Times story discussed an emerging challenge for nonprofits in the US: unemployment and President Obama’s call to service are producing more inquiries from potential volunteers, but many organizations aren’t prepared to handle this volume of applicants. Are you ready for a possible surge in volunteer applications? Don’t let skilled, motivated volunteers slip away — prepare your organization by instituting an effective volunteer interviewing process.
Check out some of these resources to help you efficiently interview potential volunteers:
Beyond Police Checks: The Definitive Volunteer & Employee Screening Guidebook (Linda L. Graff)
This book will help you:
- Protect clients and your organization
- Be a more effective interviewer and screener
- Apply best interview practice techniques and legal screening requirements to your situation
Training Module 3 in The 55-Minute Training Series: Interviewing Volunteers (Betty Stallings)
The “Interviewing Volunteers” Training Module is designed to examine the need for interviewing and screening volunteers and to share the basic process and skills necessary to do it effectively.
Included in the module are learning objectives, suggested script and expandable activities, key concepts and notes to trainer, PowerPoint slides, handout masters, a bibliography, a workshop evaluation form and more.
Group Interviewing Techniques: Hitting the Bull’s-Eye Every Time (Jill Friedman Fixle)
Volunteer program managers worry about “missing the mark” when interviewing and placing new volunteers. Also, interviewing is time-consuming, especially in a large program. Jill Friedman Fixler’s article showcases the group interviewing technique — that will enable you to hit the bull’s-eye every time.
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