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Table 4.8: Summary of the practical tips for raising help You need to ….. Find them Persuade them Tips for doing this include… Churches; retirees, including former asset managers; graduate societies; large and/or local companies; local military bases; individuals with court-appointed/mandated “community service”; friends and relatives of asset staff; university students; users of the asset; and youth groups/Boy Scouts. Local neighborhood skills audits. State how volunteering can affect the assets and their users and how it can also help volunteers to make friends and contacts and to acquire or enhance skills. Show that it is safe if reasonable care is taken. Provide information about the organization and the role they can play. Select them Assess volunteers’ suitability before accepting them. Selectivity is important for skilled work and also adds to the cachet/prestige of the work. Co-ordinate them Get the right skills in the right place at the right time. Ensure that volunteers are not used more or less than they want. Offer a point of contact for all volunteers on the day and at other times. Ensure the right materials are on hand and returned. Motivate volunteers. Train them Train the volunteers. Train the coordinators. Train the trainers. Training is a further sign of professionalism and that volunteers are valued. It is also part of the offer to volunteers. Evaluate them Performance should ideally be evaluated if done on an ongoing basis, with anything from rewards to “redundancy” and from praise to “probation” following. Thank them Have events to thank volunteers, whether an annual party or luncheon or end-of-day cook-outs. Give tokens of appreciation such as badges/pins, hold awards ceremonies, and just say thank you on a regular basis. 161 | The New Barn-Raising
Table 4.9 outlines a range of national organizations encountered in the research. Although not a practical tip from the interviewees, those serious about volunteer management would do well to familiarize themselves with these organizations. Table 4.9: National volunteering bodies (not already mentioned) Organization Key focus American Association for Museum Volunteers Association representing the million-plus volunteers in museums and cultural institutions Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement Keep America Beautiful Collaboration and networking, professional development, advocacy Works, through links to other organizations, with millions of volunteers to take action to beautify their communities National Association of Counties Along with the NAVPLG (see next cell), co-produced a Volunteer Toolbox that offers an array of practical advice around volunteering. Also has an Achievement Award in the Volunteer Category of its annual awards. 126 National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government National Docent Symposium Council Association for those managing volunteer programs in local, city, and county government. The Association’s website has a useful resources page. 127 Forum to promote docent education and the exchange of ideas National Public Lands Day Held in the autumn this is the United States’ largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands, a term that takes in state parks, local parks, and community gardens Reimagining Service Measurement of the impacts of volunteering and the benefits for volunteers ServiceNation Looking to change culture and influence politicians so that a year of national service becomes commonplace for young Americans Voices for National Service Diverse coalition of national service programs, state commissions and individual champions committed to expanding opportunities for Americans of all ages to serve and volunteer. A key focus is AmeriCorps This section has helped you to …. • Learn, direct from those at the front-line, about a range of practical tips about how to successfully mobilize volunteers. 126 In 2013, the award went to Volunteer Gwinnett, outside metro Atlanta. Gwinnett County recently centralized and expanded the volunteer program with a goal of reaching 1 million volunteer hours by 2015. They have already reached the 991,000 mark. A new website (which had also just won a National Association of County Information Officer Superior Award for website design) makes it easy for potential volunteers to find opportunities, offer a few hours per day or week, participate in a one-time event, or serve on a long-term basis, and easily track their hours. 127 http://www.navplg.org/volunteer_management_resources.php. Raising Help | 162
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THE NEW BARN-RAISING A toolkit for
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CONTENTS Summaries ................
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STRATEGY #1 — Raising Awareness I
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STRATEGY #3 — Raising Help In the
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• non-profit bodies (from civic-s
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The “New Barn-Raising” refers t
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Theme 2 — Market your assets Mark
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The advantage of these different ta
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Theme 6 — Public fundraising can
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Theme 10 — Business can best supp
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Theme 12 — Volunteering with asse
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INTRODUCTION This toolkit is direct
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In late 2011 and early 2012, people
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RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT YOUR ASSETS
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Who could support your assets? This
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Partnership With a partnership mode
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Table 2.2: Benefits for users - a c
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Table 2.4: Examples of the types of
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#1 — The “Killer Stat” Peavey
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Figure 2.7: Baltimore compared to o
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Figure 2.9: One of several punchy t
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Box 2.2: Recognize the skills that
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Delivering your message — messeng
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Figure 2.11: East Phillips delegate
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Figure 2.13: Barn-raising spirit -
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Draw attention to your “asset off
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Of particular use for local residen
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Figure 2.17: Example of the DIA’s
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#3 — You can take people on tours
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This is an ongoing map that can be
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Figure 2.24: Baltimore’s Fluid Mo
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As part of Hockey Weekend Across Am
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Figure 2.29: Poster for the 6th Ann
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Figure 2.30: Frogtown Gardens raise
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Table 3.1: Taxes used to raise fund
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Box 3.1: Check-list of questions to
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Your asset managers need to use mon
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Table 3.4: Efficiency measures used
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Reductions in staff, asset numbers
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Table 3.5: Examples of charges comm
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Figure 3.4: Free entry for some gro
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Incentivize and support charging Wh
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You can rent space in assets to gen
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Your local government can secure re
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Box 3.4: Public-Private Partnership
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• Hand over a building that is an
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Community non-profits could be allo
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You can raise money and awareness b
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Figure 3.12: A memorial bench sold
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Figure 3.14: The annual and very po
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Elderly constant givers are a good
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Wealthier neighborhoods still have
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Young professional asset-supporter
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Page 169 and 170: APPENDIX The following section was
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Page 173 and 174: City of Saint Paul (2010), Transfor
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Page 177 and 178: CGAP (2012), “Comparing U.S. and
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Page 181 and 182: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS German Marshall Fu
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Page 189 and 190: Iyer, Seema Jacob France Institute
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