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April is National Volunteer Month. Do you know where your volunteers are? 

Candid

So, what can organizations do to better engage and retain volunteers in 2025? So, what can nonprofits do to recruit these essential volunteersand retain them? Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers. What would quality training for volunteers look like? Census Bureau and AmeriCorps, the U.S. in 2022-23.

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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

Here I’ll highlight the key factors Ive seen in my volunteer engagement roles over the past 20 years and suggest practical tips for retaining volunteers. Additionally, ongoing training motivates and engages volunteers by fostering their learning and skill development. Well-trained volunteers are more engaged volunteers.

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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

However, recruiting and retaining these essential team members is not always easy. Just as you start the year strong with clear goals and plans, help new hires step into their roles with clear expectations, training, and support. Complete compliance and technology training. Use a learning management system.

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6 Tips to Retain Volunteers

Blackbaud

It’s imperative that you recruit a strong volunteer base and, more important, retain volunteers by valuing their time, effort, and skills. If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. million people volunteered for a nonprofit organization in 2021, contributing $122.9 billion in economic value.

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What are the Biggest Challenges in Getting (and Keeping) Your Nonprofit’s Staff and Volunteers?

Blue Avocado

When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is your biggest challenge in recruiting and retaining skilled staff or volunteers?” It has been increasingly difficult to not only recruit and retain skilled staff, but just to get them to the interview process! ” , once again, nonprofit leaders came through!

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Training Nonprofit Staff & Volunteers Effectively in 5 Steps

Get Fully Funded

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? But typically, the job someone had at the end of 2019 or the person doing it will have changed just enough that with some education and training in new skills, the organization and the person can thrive. But are you ready?

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

Candid

Leaders are accountable for bringing resilient and imaginative colleagues into their organizationsand retaining them. You dont need a formal training program for creativity, adaptability, and resilience, but those qualities should be an intentional part of the organizations talent development plan.

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