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1. What are some different tactics for recruiting volunteers?

The following resources provide tactics for recruiting volunteers:

• Energize - Recruitment
• The Balance Small Business - 3 Ways to Recruit Volunteers for Your Nonprofit

2. What are some steps to achieve effective volunteer support?

Please visit the Charity Village website for some information on how to achieve effective volunteer support.

3. Screening Volunteers

Volunteer Alberta offers information on screening your volunteers.

4. How can skills-based volunteering can advance my career?

Charity Village has an article about skills-based volunteering that can help answer this question.

5. What types of volunteers are there?

There are several types of volunteers, as noted by the following resources:

• Volunteer Weekly - 5 Different Types of Volunteering Activities

6. How can I engage youth in volunteering?

Volunteer Canada has a resource for engaging youth in volunteer work.

7. Why can’t I seem to get volunteers?

The Seven Deadly Sins of Recruiting Volunteers by Thomas W. McKee details commons mishaps with recruiting volunteers.

8. Volunteers and the Law in Alberta

Volunteers and the Law in Alberta details a variety of legalities involved with the volunteer process in Alberta.

9. What are some benefits for youth who volunteer?

The following resources note why volunteering a good thing for youth to do:

• ChildrensMD - Teaching teens to volunteer; the importance of community service
• Engaging Volunteers - 4 Reasons Every Teen Should Volunteer

10. Where can I post a request for volunteers?

You can visit Volunteer Connector for more information on how to post a request for volunteers.