72. How to Attract and Retain Volunteers

Leah Coss of Build a Biz Kids joins the podcast this month to talk about the benefits of engaging skilled volunteers. Rowan and Leah discuss what it can look like to take the leap and re-envision volunteerism in your organization, and how organizational leaders can get creative with volunteer engagement.

Resources

Build a Biz Kids
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Episode 55: “A For-Profit Lens in Not-for-Profit Organizations”
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Book: The Lean Startup
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Book: Lean Impact
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Engaging Skilled Volunteers Workshop
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Customized Training at Vantage Point
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Timestamps

00:00 | Intro
02:10 | A for-profit lens
06:37 | Volunteerism at Build a Biz Kids
19:12 | Why volunteer?
24:52 | Ad
25:33 | Volunteer recognition
29:45 | A closer look at group interviews
37:08 | Re-evaluating your volunteer program
41:50 | Outro

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