B. Identifying the potential volunteer and starting the personnel file
Identifying the Potential Volunteer
Offices and programs have a variety of pathways for meeting and recruiting individual volunteers. Best practices for the start-up conversations include these topics:
- Provide information about program of interest
- Discuss the screening process and timeline
- Get their name, date of birth, email address, and phone number
- Start office file
Length of time to complete: varies
Contact and/or responsible person: local staff
Collecting Screening information
Best practices include:
- Application (template provided in appendices)
- References (template provided in appendices)
Your program may have specific forms for these items