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30 Fantastic Volunteer
Retention Ideas
Workshop #215
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Idea #1
Reward their Effort
What kinds of things can you give volunteers to
reward them?
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True or False?
These gifts alone keep volunteers coming back.
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False!
All volunteers need to feel that their efforts
are appreciated!
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Idea #2
Match the reward to the person
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Idea #3
Make new volunteers feel
welcome.
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Idea #4Manage your Region or your volunteer position with your heart not your
head
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Which is better?
A pat on the back and a sincere thank you versus reading a list of names of people you want to thank?
“A pat on the back” and sincere thank
you.
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Which is better?Offering a spontaneous show of appreciation or a plaque given at the end of the season? Spontaneou
s appreciation
is always wonderful!
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Which is better?
An RC taking all new Regional Board Members out to lunch versus buying a lunch gift certificate?
This lunchIs great!
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Which is better?Writing a sincere, heartfelt thank you note sent in the mail versus a standard form email sent out to all volunteers?
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Idea #5
Know your Volunteers as
People
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Idea #6
Train your
volunteers
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Idea #7
Accentuate the Positive
Catch volunteers doing something good!
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Idea #8
Change the “Volunteer of the Year” and go to “Volunteer of the
Moment, Day or Week”
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Idea #9
Survey your Volunteers
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Idea #10
Praise beyond your own Region
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Idea #11
You can’t lead by
email alone
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Idea #12
Practice what you preach
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Proclaim the AYSO Philosophies
Give an example of how each of the Six AYSO
Philosophies exemplifies volunteer retention.
How can you use these ideas?
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Everyone Plays® – Every volunteer
is important.Balanced Teams Open RegistrationPositive CoachingGood SportsmanshipPlayer Development
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Everyone Plays®
Balanced Teams – We need to thank, acknowledge and reward every volunteer, not just the coaches and referees. It is the “balance” of all the volunteers doing their jobs that makes a Region successful.
Open RegistrationPositive CoachingGood SportsmanshipPlayer Development
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Everyone Plays®
Balanced Teams
Open Registration – Every parent should volunteer in some way. Volunteering is not just for a few people.
Positive CoachingGood SportsmanshipPlayer Development
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Everyone Plays ®
Balanced TeamsOpen Registration
Positive Coaching – If we expect parents to volunteer and stay with AYSO each year, then we (the RC and Regional Board) have to be positive role models.
Good SportsmanshipPlayer Development
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Everyone Plays ®
Balanced TeamsOpen RegistrationPositive Coaching
Good Sportsmanship – One of the secrets of keeping volunteers is to get them together for team building and something fun. Volunteers need to feel that they are part of a team and that they are all valued equally.
Player Development
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Everyone Plays®
Balanced TeamsOpen RegistrationPositive CoachingGood Sportsmanship
Player Development – It is just as important to train and develop volunteers as it is players. Volunteers need to have training and support to be successful.
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Idea #13
Give Volunteers Options
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Idea #14Respect your Volunteers’
Time
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Idea #15
Recruit the Right People
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Idea #16
Remember the Spouses
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Idea #17
Encourage each Board Member to develop a “TEAM”
concept for the volunteers who work with
them
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Idea #18
Whenever possible, recognize
volunteers in a public way in front of their
peers
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Idea #19
Talk about volunteers in a positive way behind their
back
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Idea #20
Don’t deceive volunteers
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Idea #21
Start, and end, meetings
on time!
AYSO
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Idea #22
Don’t expect volunteers to stay long if you are always
operating in a “crisis management” atmosphere.
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Idea #23
Don’t recruit more
volunteers than you
need
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Idea #24
Help volunteers develop a succession plan
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Name_________________
Position________________
What is your succession plan?
If you had to leave your position tomorrow, who would take over?
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Idea # 25
Always debrief at the end of the season or
after an event
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Here’s a Good Idea:
• Have a “We Survived Registration” lunch after the last day of registration.
• Remember to invite all the workers from previous registration days.
• Make sure they know this is a “thank you” for their effort.
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Idea #26thank you!!
Say:
please and
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Idea #27
Provide something that either youth or adult volunteers
need
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• Offer to write a letter of recommendation for college or for a job application.
• Offer to be a reference when teenagers are applying for a job.
• You can do the same type of thing for your adult volunteers. Create letters and certificates of appreciation.
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Idea #28
Keep it fun and volunteers will
return
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Idea #29
Bring your Regional Board Members to an AYSO EXPO
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Idea #30
Start a Regional Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame can recognize any volunteer or player who has made a significant contribution
to soccer and AYSO at the Regional, Area, Section or
National level.
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Idea #31Recognize a different
volunteer at the concession stand or on
the field every weekPut a sign up that says:
“Find John Buckley, shake his hand and thank him for being an AYSO
volunteer.”(Secretly get a picture to put up next to his
name)
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Conclusion
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• We all deserve a thank you for our volunteer efforts – give thanks freely.
• Establish an active plan to reward your volunteers – it’s their “pay”.
• Remember, everyone is important.
• Keep it fun and volunteers will return.
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Email additional ideas for retaining volunteers to:[email protected]
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Thank you for attending!
Workshop #205