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Making volunteer jobs easier B) Jud} Taggart Time ttntl time again organizations are Licctl \\l[l‘l the challenge of finding iiititiiiitetl \l‘llLll'liBCl’H. Part of the problem tint) not he \iith the member but with the itixk Here are some ways to make it easier liir people [ti volunteer. I. Mun) (ll today 's families rely on two incomes. In lcrrris of volunteering that means petiple‘ \ll'llpl} till not have a lot of \pult' time Yet. in some cases. there is a large mluiitcer time Commitment being JKhL‘Ll Ill them. Break the time consuming “th lnlti smaller (incx. making them manageable fur the modern volunteer. Z. An JLIH‘ it}. [hill is repetitious may not be popular it ith ineriihers. Perhaps the task tun he thaiiigctl h_\ ridding at little tun. For example. il‘ ti group Ul people are risked to thy the lush it \ADlllll titltl ti stititil aspect to it lllll’llltlll} riiulinc titlii‘lly. 3. People join an organization for a reason. The reason motivates them to do things. lfthere's aposition no one is volun» [Bering for. it could be because members don't see it as pan of their reason forjoinâ€" ing. in this case. perhaps the activity isn‘t important or maybe youjust haven’t asked the right person. Ask the members why they have joined the organization then match the task to the person. 4. Some tasks may seem too difficult. Extra training may provide the incentive needed to get a member to volunteer for some of the more challenging positions. Perhaps others could be asked. making the task less threatening. It is good to have some challenge in an activity, but if the challenge is overwhelming. it may be difâ€" licult to find volunteers to do it. 5. A task could be more attractive to members it' some type of recognition is given. The reward does not necessarily Faciliter 1e bénévolat have to be material, sometimes 3. gm thank you is enough to make the it feel their work is appreciated. olun 6. It‘s easier to volunteer for a task if member knows what the job includes job description of the task should stalc‘ expectations of the volunteer, \2 job descriptions should include the tutu be done, the time commitment. the reit for the volunteer. the purpOse of the job any training and/or support given :â€" 2 Take a look at the jobs you are hiv‘ trouble finding volunteers for in tum ganization. Ask yourself why no one it to accept the position. Once you illit‘c answer it will be obvious what meat to done to change the job. Makin. ilic‘ easier will help to find your vii i H)! teers. Judy Taggarr i: a rural grim-mutt.) specialist in South Simwe. Pair Judy Taggart Rt'gtilit'rt‘iiiciil. lC\ organisations iltiitt'iil relcit‘r Ic' llL‘lI LlL' lL‘LTlIIL‘I’ des tttntilllctii's ht'iit‘iiilt‘s |'lll|l|\L‘\. 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En ge’néralt tine personne adhereaune organisation pour une raison precise. qui la nititivc :‘i accomplir certaines latches. ll se priurrail qu'on ne trouve pas de volonaire pour une niche donnée simplement parce tiue L‘ellc niche n‘esl pas pergue comme litistiiit partie des raisons de se joindre au grritipe. Dans ce tits. i| Se peut soil que l'nctivite n'tiil pas grande importance. soit tine vnis nc vous soyez pas addressé a In home personne. -l. Certaines tar-hes peuvent paraitre trop mmpliuncs. En ol'frant it un membre tl‘ncrluerir unt- formation supplémentaite. [In rotissit prirl'nis a Is motiver it se porter vnliiiituirc pour tin puste comporutnt un plus grand deli. En demand-ant 2‘1 d‘aulres tl‘urivistigcr lc posle en question. on petit zitmi Iui ciml'crer tin caractere moins lllt‘llilt‘illll. ll est bond qu‘une activite’ con» slituu un deli. mais il devicrit difficile de rct‘riiicr tics colttnltiires si le dél'i parait insurmunttible. 5. 0n pent rcndre uni: niche plus at- li'tiytiiite en til'l'rttnt des te'moignages de reconnaissance. La recompense ne doit pm iicccwiirement étre mate'rielle; par‘ liiis, un remcrclement sincere with it don- iier titix travailletirs bénévoles le sentiment qu’on apprécie leur travail. Lc ‘v'lVill leurs bénévoles sont tres semih . ll. marques d’appréciation. 6. Line membre se proposera pl‘ nl tiers pour une ttiche s’il en COUDH i-c tenu. llfautmentionnerclairemr it's- tentes de la personne bénévole um.» description du poste. Les descrii i tins postes bénévoles devraient C(lli', rcn notamment la liste des riches it fit \mpll le temps qui doit y etre eon ml recompense pour la person he hci tile, raison d'étre du paste et la dew in la formation at de l'appui éVE‘I‘IIi offens. Examinez le pastes pour leuit n \' avez du ma] a trouver des Villitl rm sein de votre organisation et th «mile vous pourquoi personne ne veut i » itct ter. Des que vous Connaitrez In t les mesures a prendre pour mi iiiiet poste seront évidentes. Facilile‘r R int vous aidera a recruter les bént‘ii m d vous avez si grand besoin. .5 Judy Taggarr est une Spét‘iufish iii ganisation rural dans la i‘égi'mi (ll \cmt’ Sudbury. s