Thee Benefits of a Volunteer Coordinator + How You Know

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The benefits of having or hiring (yes hire) a volunteer coordinator aside from someone that maybe a volunteer is their experience, knowledge, credentials, & research background one may possess. This individual specifically deals with volunteers within the organization or ones you want to bring into your organization.

I received a comment on my Instagram regarding a CEO not knowing if they needed one or not. So I want to share if you follow under the following categories, then you should consider hiring or placing a experienced Volunteer Coordinator over your volunteers.

If you have the following:

  1. Conferences or events
  2. Offer programs and services
  3. Need mentors
  4. Send out care packages

What a Volunteer Coordinator does:

  1. Recruit
  2. Train
  3. Schedule
  4. Show appreciation

How to know you need on:

  • If you know for a fact you need extra hands
  • You're managing the volunteers
  • You're looking for volunteers for your organizations needs
  • 9/10 you need a VC but if you're in the beginning stages of starting your organization, you do not need a VC at this moment. Plan out your mission, goals, events, budget etc.

Do not hire or look for someone to volunteer their time as a Volunteer Coordinator if you do not have volunteers to manage. Your VC is the one who oversees your volunteers not you.  I hope this helps your organization to decipher if this something you should carry out and if so when.

Related blog post: 5 Reasons Why Volunteers Are Important to Your Organization

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