Volunteer Lifecycle
Youth Volunteer Life Cycle Toolkit – Recruit, Retain, Recognize
The Youth Volunteer Life Cycle represents the key aspects of a young person’s volunteer experience with volunteering.
The Halton Youth Initiative (HYI) identified three areas of focus: how to recruit, how to retain, and how to recognize youth volunteers.
Practice Brief
The Practice Brief shares key insights about the Youth Volunteer Life Cycle gathered from young leaders, program leaders and agencies.
Infographic
The Infographic shares the three key stages of the Youth Volunteer Life Cycle.
Download the The 3Rs – Recruit, Retain, Recognize Infographic.
Tip Sheets
Ready-to-download tip sheets focusing on all aspects of the Youth Volunteer Life Cycle.
Volunteer Recruitment: The recruiting package from the Milton Action Team. Customize the content to your group to provide the information to recruit members. Download
Kick Off Agenda Sample: The structure of the first meeting can set the tone for how the group moves forward together. This sample agenda provides the key areas that need to be covered. Download
Kick Off Meeting Presentation: Customize this presentation for your group! Complete with an agenda and activity instructions to set the stage. Download
Volunteer Retention: A big part of retaining volunteers is making sure that they are informed and aware of the expectations of the organization. This sample covers the bases. Download
Activity Ideas to Build Your Team: Activities developed to build a sense of team work and fun from the Seven Somebodies Team in Acton. Download
Designing Positive Youth Spaces: An activity focused on getting input and sharing ideas about designing positive and intentional youth spaces. Download
Adult Engagers: Pre-meeting, during meeting, brainstorming, success tips, and outside meeting ideas for adults to consider. Download
Event Planning Checklist: Designed to help a team work through the process of organizing an event. Download
Project Idea Pitch Example: An example of how to pitch a project idea including project parameters, planning tools and presentation guide. Download
Video Playlist
Hear first-hand:
– What are the qualities of a good volunteer position?
– What are the key elements in building successful youth volunteer roles?
– Utilising technology to enhance youth roles and teams?
– How can we make volunteerism more accessible?
Presentation
A companion to the Practice Brief. A perfect way to introduce the Youth Volunteer Life Cycle to your group or staff team. Easy to enhance the presentation with the videos and tip sheets in this toolkit.
Download the The 3Rs – Recruit, Retain, Recognize Presentation .
