Thursday, September 11, 2003
ARTICLE: Motivating Volunteer Organizations
Excerpt from an Article on the Channel Ventures web site.
Why is it so difficult to get volunteer organizations to accomplish things?
The good news with volunteer organizations is that the members want to belong. Unfortunately, they do not always know what to do. In this paper we focus on three specific activities and try to set some guidelines for managing volunteer communities: Impact, Management and Frequency.
Impact. Since they are not being paid, impact must be made obvious. Volunteers join business organizations because they believe in the organization and want to have an impact. The fact that they agreed to give you their time in and of itself can be counted as a success. However, without the right motivation, many will drift away or even become bitter about the experience. ....
The full article is posted on channel ventures at http://www.channelventures.com/articles/volunteers.html
Scott@ChannelVentures.com
UPDATE: As discussed in the article, human motivation is a critical part of any sales, channel or volunteer program. Understanding how personality impacts communication is a theme covered by behavioral consultants Spencer, Shenk, Capers and Associates. Of special relevance is their Process Communication Module .
Excerpt from an Article on the Channel Ventures web site.
Why is it so difficult to get volunteer organizations to accomplish things?
The good news with volunteer organizations is that the members want to belong. Unfortunately, they do not always know what to do. In this paper we focus on three specific activities and try to set some guidelines for managing volunteer communities: Impact, Management and Frequency.
Impact. Since they are not being paid, impact must be made obvious. Volunteers join business organizations because they believe in the organization and want to have an impact. The fact that they agreed to give you their time in and of itself can be counted as a success. However, without the right motivation, many will drift away or even become bitter about the experience. ....
The full article is posted on channel ventures at http://www.channelventures.com/articles/volunteers.html
Scott@ChannelVentures.com
UPDATE: As discussed in the article, human motivation is a critical part of any sales, channel or volunteer program. Understanding how personality impacts communication is a theme covered by behavioral consultants Spencer, Shenk, Capers and Associates. Of special relevance is their Process Communication Module .
