According to Independent Sector, every hour of work a volunteer gives is valued at $28.54. That means highly involved volunteers could do (or are already doing) the work of several full-time employees. And when your budget is already stretched thin, those hours could mean a stronger impact for your work.
Cause-based volunteers want to fight for their organizations and an effective mobilization program engages their passion, skills, and creativity on an individual basis. Imagine what might be accomplished if you had the ability to uncover the hidden talents and aspirations of all your volunteers and then release them to work in areas tailored specifically for them. You’ll have created a force of volunteers, wholly engaged at every level, working to accomplish your mission.
“Ian has an authenticity about him that has allowed him to motivate and encourage volunteers to the point of true engagement – not just with the task at hand but also with the spirit in which it is completed. He easily motivates people with his relational style and possesses that unique blend of personableness coupled with execution – he gets things done.” ”