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Using technology to maximise volunteering Thom Townsend from Izwe (@thomtownsend) Emina Demiri from Locality (@corganisers) Source

UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

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Page 1: UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

Using

technology to

maximise

volunteering

Thom Townsend from Izwe

(@thomtownsend)

Emina Demiri from Locality

(@corganisers)

Source

Page 2: UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

What are we doing here?

• Who thinks that digital tools will be

fundamentally important to their

volunteer work in the future?

• Who feels that they, or their organisation

have the skills they needed to do it?

• Everyone happy to participate?

Page 3: UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

We may

know a

little more

about

technology

…..but we

don’t

know best.

Flikr: sw77

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Route to volunteering

Interest Choice Preparation

Action

(volunteering)

• Unfamiliar > familiar

• Relationship creation

Opportunity

• More information

• Clarity around volunteer

position/role

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Interest and opportunity

A route to digitally recruiting volunteers

•Adjust your social

media communication –

presence is key!

•Connect to interest,

cover hot topics…

•Explore going beyond

“traditional” platforms

• Explore going beyond

“traditional forms of

volunteering - space

for micro volunteering

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Route to volunteering

Interest Choice Preparation

Action

(volunteering)

• Unfamiliar > familiar

• Relationship creation

Opportunity

• More information

• Clarity around volunteer

position/role

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Usability tests

Easy, insightful and believe it or not low cost –face to face better but online possible

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Route to volunteering

Interest Choice Preparation

Action

(volunteering)

Informed decision to

volunteer is made

Opportunity

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Stay in touch

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Page 16: UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

Analyse

and

Improve

Page 17: UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

Route to volunteering

Interest Choice Preparation

Action

(volunteering)

Social group spaces for

online learning and peer

support?

Opportunity

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Route to Volunteering – preparation

Food for thought:

• Peer to peer

• Online lowers costs

• Added value not replacement

• Take advantage of the platforms

• Be creative

Some examples…

Page 19: UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

Route to volunteering

Interest Choice Preparation

Action

(volunteering)

Social groups spaces for

online learning and peer

support?

Opportunity

• Unfamiliar > familiar

• Relationship creationInformed decision to

volunteer is made

• More information

• Clarity around volunteer

position/role

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Over to you

Page 21: UKOnlineCentre #dela2012 Maximizing Volunteering using Technology

10 Minutes

1. Quickly sketch out for the group the kind

of volunteers you’re seeking to

recruit/engage

2. Pick a part of the equation (or, do the

whole thing if you’re feeling ambitious)

3. From everything you’ve heard today, and

from what you’ve heard now, get some

ideas down for what digital can do

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Thoughts?

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Digital Principles

1. Understand your audience values

2. Go low cost first

3. Build in house skills cheaply and develop

your digital OLN

4. The 80/20 rule

5. Behave your way into new thinking

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Any questions?

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