WhatPeopleWantfromSTCCommunities
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NetworkNetworking
OverviewofSTCSanDiegoVolunteerRecruitingsince2013• In2013,STCSanDiegowasdesperateforvolunteers• In2014,werecruited2newvolunteers• In2015,werecruited2newvolunteers• In2016,werecruited5newvolunteers• Halfofournewvolunteersareunder40yearsofage
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• Displayhelpwantedsignonwebsite• Askyournetwork• Usethebullypulpit• Bespecific
AskfortestimonialsAjobwasreferredtomebyafellowatourSTCchapterwhoworksatQualcomm.ImightnothaveappliedforaQjobbecauseIbelievedQtobeaFrameMaker shop,andIdidnotknowFrameMaker atthetime.HesaidthatitwasaspecialassignmentandthatIcouldprobablyhandleit.ItturnsoutthatIhandledthecontractpositionandeventuallygothired!AndalthoughmygroupdoesnotuseFrameMaker alot,IhavelearnedhowtoeditandpublishdocsinFM.Soallisgood!
- DJTowne,ImmediatePastPresidentandTreasurer
I’vefoundallmyworkpositionsandtechcomm educationoverthelast20+yearsthroughSTCcontacts,mostoftheminSanDiego.Whatagreatresource.
- JeanFemia
Reducevolunteerworkload
• Limitvolunteertimeto1hourperweekorless• Have2ormorepeopleshareaposition• Documentprocesses• Turn1positioninto2ormorepositions
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Say“thankyou”
• Acknowledgeeveryvolunteerateveryevent• Haveavolunteerappreciationdinner• Recognizevolunteerswithawards• Sharevolunteerrecognitionwithemployers
References
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gottgraphicsdesign/5863884809/
• Brinkerhoff,PeterC.,Generations:thechallengeofalifetimeforyournonprofit, 2007• Chute,James,AttendanceDownatTopCulturalInstitutions:manyaredevelopingstrategiestoattractnewaudiences, SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/oct/24/state-of-arts-san-diego-attendance-numbers/• Esposito,Timothy,SharingAwardRecognition,http://www.cac-stc.org/sharing-award-recognition/• Yudkin,Marcia,MarketingforIntroverts,http://www.yudkin.com/introverts.htm
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