Are you interested in engaging young volunteers? Learn more about why you should consider youth volunteers, and how to recruit and retain youth in community organizations.
Recruitment
Retention
Workshop
The Community Sector Council offers a 3-hour workshop, Practical Steps for Involving Youth, which provides hands-on tools and tips to help you plan your youth volunteer program. Topics covered include the ones below plus much more.
Volunteer Connections
Post your volunteer opportunities to Community Sector Council’s Community Bulletin Board. Opportunities suitable for high school students can be flagged with a red dot. Through the Career Development curriculum, students are encouraged to browse the Bulletin Board for volunteer positions available in their communities.
Contact franlocke@cscnl.ca
Publications:
On February 9, 2007, CSC brought together representatives of voluntary organizations and youth volunteers together for the Attracting and Retaining Young Adults in Voluntary Organizations Forum. The Forum focused on ways that organizations might make fundamental changes to become more attractive and accommodating to young adults in their 20s and 30s, especially to key positions.
Download the report Growing From Within is a quick reference and resource guide for developing an effective volunteer recruitment plan. It has been designed for organizations to complete regardless of size or type. It will take an organization through the process of organizational self-assessments.
Download the report2004
In 2004, the Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador undertook research to find out why young people do and do not volunteer and what nonprofit and voluntary organizations, especially in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, can do to attract and retain young volunteers and to develop young leaders within the voluntary sectori. Download the report.
Through case studies, stories, activities, real life lessons and practical recommendations, this guidebook offers insights and tools to bring youth engagement to life in organizations and communities. Whether you are experienced in youth engagement or are just beginning to think about how to involve young people, this guidebook will help you design or refine your practice. Download the Report
Publication Date: July, 2010
Contributor: J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Describes the start-up of Youth Fusion, a project that has graduate students leading programs for high school students at underperforming schools, and provides lessons learned during its growth. Originally published in The Philanthropist. Download the Report
Publication Date: October, 2010
Contributor: J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Download the Fact Sheets.
Engaging Young Volunteers in Rural Newfoundland (Overview).
A Community Profile.
Key Findings about Young Volunteers.
Be A Volunteer! Tips for Youth
CSC Contributors: Fran Locke, Penelope Rowe
Publication date: 2006
