Staff & Volunteer Retention Tactics

Help our nonprofit build long-term sustainability by investing in our people. We are looking for an HR volunteer who can brainstorm volunteer retention tactics alongside our team.

We get a lot of interest in our volunteer program, but struggle to turn that interest into attendance and retention.

Activities of this project may include:
-Leading a collaborative brainstorming process around retention tactics
-Distilling ideas from brainstorming activities into a prioritized list of recommendations
-Advising our team on best practices for implementing the recommended retention tactics

We estimate that this pro bono project will take from 4-6 weeks to complete and use (on average) 2-4 hours of volunteer time per week.

Our farmers market helps farmers and small businesses by providing a platform for them to sell to the public. Vendor fees cover less than half of the cost it takes to run our market - the remainder is supported by sponsors, grants, donations, and in-kind support. Volunteers are essential to helping us keep our market going by assisting our vendors (especially those with disabilities and physical limitations), helping with fundraisers, and most importantly- expanding our food access programs geared at bridging the gap between the cost of local produce and those who cannot afford it. A robust team of volunteers would enable us to not just run our markets smoother, but engage in more programming and outreach about this programming.

Our nonprofit has compiled a list of volunteer retention tactics that we've tried in the past, as well as new ideas that we'd like a volunteer's insight on. We will come to this pro bono project ready to share details about our staff members and volunteers so that you can get to know our stakeholders.

Implementing retention tactics generated during this project is a top priority for our team. Our work can't happen without our amazing people! We need your expertise on where to start and which ideas could have the biggest payoff.