Volunteer recruitment

Useful resources for Volunteer Co-ordinators referred to during the webinar include:

Over recent months Woodcraft Folk have been piloting new ways to support local volunteers to engage with training. Today we are launching a series of new onlne introductory modules for new leaders and new groups - New Group Journey. The online module brings together everything leaders need to know to get started and looks at the following topics:

Over recent months Woodcraft Folk have been piloting new ways to support local volunteers to engage with training. Today we are launching a series of new onlne introductory modules for new leaders and new groups - New Group Journey. The online module brings together everything leaders need to know to get started and looks at the following topics:

Below are examples of wording used by Woodcraft Folk Districts to advertise volunteer opportunities. They're part of the Volunteer Toolkit, produced by Woodcraft Folk Scotland to help Districts recruit, induct and support more volunteers.

Feel free to share your own volunteer recruitment materials with the rest of Woodcraft via www.woodcraft.org.uk/publish-your-own-news. 

What do you need to remember in order to successfully recruit volunteers?

• Define your roles and know the gaps
• Use positive messages
• Clarify the process
• Provide information in a variety of formats

These are just a sample of the advice given in the two resources below. They're part of the Volunteer Toolkit produced by Woodcraft Folk Scotland to help Districts recruit, induct and support more volunteers. Download the full Toolkit here. 

Below you can download an example of the poster used by a Woodcraft District in Scotland to recruit new volunteers. Feel free to publish your own here!

This is part of the Volunteer Toolkit produced by Woodcraft Folk Scotland to help Districts recruit, induct and support more volunteers.

The surveys below have been designed to help you understand more about your potential and new volunteers – from what has motivated them to begin the process of volunteering with the Woodcraft Folk to what skills and experience they can offer you.