Finding volunteers and keeping them

Abstract

The following is a shortened version of a talk given at the SWRAB Annual Meeting of Secretaries of Voluntary Associations, Arundel Castle, West Sussex, 2 November 1983. The traditional image of the volunteer is out of date; but new types of volunteers are emerging, and they are growing in number. Our changing society calls for a more broadly based and widely ranging approach to recruitment. Keeping volunteers means ensuring that they have job satisfaction by providing appropriate selection, training and support. The future role of voluntary organisations lies in a new kind of partnership with statutory services.