Creating Volunteer Opportunities

Consider how you can build volunteer programs that use the skills and assets of the community you serve and find ways to make it easier for residents to become involved.

• Does your volunteer program reflect an understanding of how volunteering is done and understood in the communities in which you work?
  
• Is your volunteer coordinator a member of your local community?
  
• Do you provide tangible and meaningful incentives for volunteers to engage in service (e.g., opportunities to build job skills, child care, bus tokens)?
  
• Do you regularly engage the community to evaluate the resources available or to identify community assets including potential volunteers?
  
• Do you encourage family volunteering and create family-friendly service opportunities?