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Module 11: Adapting Volunteer Management for your Audience

Conclusion

Looking back on Module 11: Adapting Volunteer Management for your Audience, there are a number of concepts and ideas that we would like you to take with you before moving on to the next modules.

Key Takeaways

  • Understanding the barriers to volunteering and assessing current practices through the lens of inclusivity allows organizations to diversify by building, expanding, and adapting to their community.
  • Knowing the volunteer landscape and motivations for volunteering presents organizations with the opportunity to invest in strategic conversations and planning for desirable outcomes.
  • The fundamental reasons why people volunteer (informal & formal) vary between younger and older generations.
  • When organizations diversify their volunteer base to better reflect their local communities, they develop meaningful relationships and become more effective and relevant within those communities.

Congratulations on completing Module 11 of the course ‘Volunteer Management for the Not-for-Profit Sector’! Before moving on to Module 12, you are encouraged to take some time to consider what you have learned in this module, compile your notes, and export your reflect and record progress activity.

Move on to Module 12: Wrap-Up and Review.

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