Volunteering can provide a healthy boost to your self-confidence, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. You are doing good for others and the community, which provides a natural sense of accomplishment. Your role as a volunteer can also give you a sense of pride and identity.
Getting People Involved
- Ask them one on one
- Don’t always go for pro people first
- Make clear what you want people to do
- Encourage people to ask questions
- Give the big picture, and how each task fits in with the rest – how others work is dependent on them.
- Start small and build, make tasks manageable
- Keep people accountable – check in at each meeting on progress of work
- Explain how their work will make peoples lives better
Another process for getting people involved if one is trying to rapidly increase your numbers is to:
