#1 Top Time-Waster at a Volunteer Organisation: Recruitment

Recruitment

There are many steps in volunteer recruitment, which is one of the top 5 time-wasters at a volunteer organisation. So how can you solve this problem?

Problem:

According to the Individual Giving Survey 2016 by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), the average volunteering hours per volunteer in Singapore has dropped from 93 hours in 2014 to 84 hours in 2016 (NVPC, 2016). It is increasingly difficult for organisations to find and recruit volunteers, especially when it comes to finding volunteers with the correct skill-sets to match the needs of the organisation. For example, if a volunteer manager at a non-profit organisation like AMKFSC wants to provide tuition for their beneficiaries, how do they look for volunteers that fit their requirements (e.g. able to speak both Chinese and English)?

Solution:

Organisations should adopt tech-savvy solutions to improve the efficiency of their recruitment processes, by using online recruitment portals to list events and find volunteers! For example, Giving.sg is an online portal that allows organisations to manage volunteers, donations and fundraising campaigns.

Listing of volunteering opportunities (Giving.sg, 2018)

bantu.life is another online platform that distinguishes itself with its skills-based volunteerism, allowing organisations to find volunteers with skill-sets that match their needs for various events.

Volunteers can select causes and skills to help better match their interests and abilities to organisations’ needs

Skills-based volunteerism (bantu.life, 2018)

Check out the other parts of our series on the top 5 time-wasters faced by volunteer organisations by clicking on the various links below!

2. Data Entry

3. Attendance Tracking

4. Communication

5. Solution Search

(Pssst, you can also click here to download a free infographic that provides a useful summary of the ‘Top 5 Time-Wasters at a Volunteer Organisation’)

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