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Case studies: Volunteer recruitment

How do you recruit new volunteers to work with your Woodcraft Folk group? Would you like some more ideas on what works and what doesn't? Woodcraft Folk and Change Agents UK have looked at how several different Woodcraft Folk Districts recruit new volunteers, and compiled their stories into 4 useful case studies which you can download below.

Outline Task Lists for Volunteers

Below are concise list of tasks for volunteer roles in Woodcraft Folk Groups and Districts, necessary to function at what is currently considered best practice.

Volunteer role descriptions

In order to explain how your group or District works to new members and parents - and also to recruit new volunteers - it's useful to have information to give them, including what roles people take on and what these roles involve. It may seem straightforward to the person who's been your Membership Secretary for the last five years, but when they want to hand the role on, everyone else may view it with anxiety and feel that they could never do such a good job! 

Example volunteer recruitment poster

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.

District information for new members

Below are examples of the information Woodcraft Folk Districts give to new members and volunteers, to make them feel welcome and help them get involved in the running of the group or District. 

It's really important to share how your District works but it can be a challenge to put together all the necessary information, which may have been kept in people's heads for many years and take some translating to make clear on paper. So we've gathered some great examples of what works for Districts who've already put the time in - hopefully these can make everyone else's (voluntary!) job easier. 

Volunteer Co-ordinator role description

Below is a suggested description for the role of Volunteer Co-ordinator for a group or District in Woodcraft Folk. You can also download it as a Word file. This document is found in the Volunteer Toolkit available online or in print from Folk Office.

If your District has any other volunteer role descriptions you'd like to share with the rest of the movement, do get in touch.

Volunteer Policy

Below you will find our Volunteer Policy available for download.

This policy seeks to:

  • Identify how Woodcraft Folk involves and recruits volunteers;
  • Make a strong commitment to supporting diversity;
  • Clarify what volunteers can expect from Woodcraft Folk and in return what is expected of them;
  • Confirm volunteer selection and screening requirements; and
  • Signpost volunteers and volunteer co-ordinators to a range of policies and resources that have been designed to support their engagement within Woodcraft Folk on a local and national level.

Volunteer Recognition Certificate

You can use this certificate to recognise the contribution that volunteers make in your group or district. You could also use it to thank a visiting speaker, or anyone who helps your group to raise funds. The attached PDF is print-ready, so can either be run off on your own printer or printed commercially.

Hard copy certificates can also be ordered from Folk Office. Please email info@woodcraft.org.uk. 

Camden Volunteer Guide

This resource was created by Camden Woodcraft Folk, with a grant from their local Volunteer Centre.


The booklet describes the variety of volunteering roles available at a group and District level. Download it below.