Your community outreach program is evolving. How can you keep volunteers satisfied amidst unexpected changes?
When your community outreach program faces unexpected changes, maintaining volunteer satisfaction is crucial. Here are a few strategies to help keep morale high:
What methods have worked for your team in keeping volunteers satisfied?
Your community outreach program is evolving. How can you keep volunteers satisfied amidst unexpected changes?
When your community outreach program faces unexpected changes, maintaining volunteer satisfaction is crucial. Here are a few strategies to help keep morale high:
What methods have worked for your team in keeping volunteers satisfied?
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One of the best ways to help volunteers remain engaged in spite of unexpected changes, is to… •Build trust through transparency. •Include them in updates early and often. •Invite them to be part of decision-making on a variety of levels. •Use their input and let them know how their input has been or will be used. Encouraging volunteers to become part of the decision-making process, can reinforce a level of interest and ownership that sustains and strengthens positive engagement, regardless of unexpected changes.
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