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Article: Playbook: P.E.P. up your volunteer program: discover easy ways to manage your volunteer program through preparation, engagement and perpetuation.(Preparation, Engagement and Perpetuation)
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- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 National Recreation and Park Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Without a doubt, volunteers are our greatest natural resource" and enhance the vitality of park and recreation services. Volunteers serve in many capacities including advocacy, program support, community outreach, fundraising and more. All of us have dedicated volunteers who provide service throughout our agencies and communities every day, but how do you manage the volunteer program? More often, departments are finding it necessary to establish a structured volunteer management program that assists in the promotion, recruitment, training, supervision and recognition of volunteers in an organized and efficient manner.
You may ask where to begin when establishing ...