Volunteer Programme Management: Recruitment Funnels, Shift Coverage, Retention & the Value of Volunteer Time
Recruit, schedule and keep volunteers by the numbers: funnel conversion, rota coverage, retention and the value of every hour, with every cell checked as you go.
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About this course
You run the volunteer programme of a fictional community hub, one checked formula at a time. You turn a weekly shift plan into volunteer-hours and the number of people needed, rounded up and with a buffer. You measure a recruitment funnel by channel and work out how many enquiries a target needs. You schedule welcome talks and training with WORKDAY, flag rota gaps with IFS and find weak weekdays. Then you summarise an hours log with SUMIFS, rank top volunteers, calculate retention, turnover and cohort figures, value the hours by role, express them as FTE and build a recognition dashboard with a chart.
Lessons
- How Many Volunteers Do We Need? Hours, Headcount & a Buffer Pro
- The Recruitment Funnel: From Enquiry to Active Volunteer Pro
- Onboarding Pipeline: Welcome Talks, Training Dates & the Backlog Pro
- Shift Rota & Coverage: Gaps, Status Flags and Weekday Patterns Pro
- The Hours Log: Hours by Volunteer, Programme & Month, Top Volunteers Pro
- Retention & Turnover: Who Stays, Who Leaves, Cohorts by Start Quarter Pro
- The Value of Volunteer Time: Rates by Role, FTE & Return on Programme Cost Pro
- Dashboard & Recognition: Milestones, Next Levels and the Monthly Hours Chart Pro