[RESOURCE] Catalyzing Change: Volunteer Handbook 志愿者管理原则
Here’s our complete manual on how to plan for, recruit, and manage volunteers at grassroots NGOs. Full PDF can be downloaded in English or in Chinese.
[RESOURCE] 5 Tips for Grassroots AIDS Advocacy
By Loretta Wong
When it comes to grassroots AIDS advocacy at the local level, I used to be a fierce lion and fearless tiger in the old days. But I rarely got what I wanted from others, and government stakeholders tried their best to avoid me.
Now that I am getting old(er), I realize that elements of advocacy such as inter-personal relationship, trust and communication are important, too. These may be Chinese, but I do not think these elements exist solely in Chinese culture. I am pragmatic – I really want to see change and improvement as soon as possible. Here are five things I try to keep in mind about grassroots AIDS advocacy.
[RESOURCE] Volunteer Management: Developing Leaders
By Adam Froiran and Meg Davis
This is the final part from our manual on volunteer management.
In order to run your organization successfully, a core leadership group can have many advantages. Training volunteers and employees to develop strong leadership skills bolsters your organization’s opportunity for growth and sustainability. Encouraging leadership at all levels of your organization allows for a greater sharing of responsibility and translates to work or projects being consistent, even if somebody has to drop out.
[RESOURCE] Volunteer Management: Hiring and Orientation
by Meg Davis
This is part three of our manual on volunteer management.
Now that you have a plan for the volunteers, the next task is to find them, which you can do by talking up your volunteer program in social situations, giving out flyers, sending out emails, posting an ad on your website, or holding volunteer recruitment meetings.
When you have found someone who is interested in volunteering, you should have a set of steps that you can follow for interviewing and “hiring” the volunteer. The steps should be a procedure that is the same for each person, whether the volunteer is someone you just met on the street, or a friend you’ve known for 20 years. Making everyone follow similar steps for recruitment, and having everyone begin and start at the same time, creates an ethic of fairness in the organization and avoids the impression that the organization is run by cliques (more about that in our section on management).
