Week 1 Discussion

What Motivates Volunteers?

The key to successfully recruiting and retaining volunteers lies in an understanding of what motivates people to commit their personal resources, emotional energy, and time to volunteering.

Select one of the models of volunteer management described in Chapter 1 of the Connors (2012) textbook.

• Using this model, compare and contrast the reasons why people volunteer.
• Describe how you would incorporate these motivators to recruit volunteers.
• Discuss techniques that you would use and why you believe they would be successful.

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. Comment on whether you agree or disagree with their comparisons and why.