Objectives

• Motivate innovation
• Motivate to make an extra effort to develop projects for others
• Motivate volunteers to train/help others

Workshop Goals

• Acquire new strategies for recruiting volunteers
• Examine and understand the different ways of "paying" volunteers for their efforts, and their potential rewards
• Understand the volunteer model's limitations, and discover ways of overcoming these challenges by adapting Kidlink's approach to your programs

At the end of the session, participants will be able to apply Kidlink's methods for recruiting and motivating volunteers to the management of employees in their own environments.

Contents

Part 1: The Volunteer and the Kidlink model

Presentation		45 mins		Kidlink's objective Organizational structure The volunteer Their conditions and environment Cultural constraints (in some communities, working as a volunteer is less common)
Discussion		45 mins		Topic: Assessment of applicability
Reports		45 mins		Groups report conclusions in plenum

Part 2: Recruiting and Delegation

Presentation		60 mins		Motivating teachers to work for free Principles of delegation Asking for help: How often/much? Maximizing the number of prospective volunteers. The principle of "overorganization" Types of volunteers: "sleepers" vs. "doers" Typical pitfalls
Discussion		60 mins		Applications for participants Activity planning
Reports		60 mins		Groups report conclusions in plenum Q/A

Part 3: Making it work

Presentation		60 mins		Methods of monitoring progress Coping with time Personal conflicts Keeping motivation high Recognition
Discussion		60 mins		Applications for participants Activity planning
Reports		60 mins		Groups report conclusions in plenum Q/A Collaboration between participants after the workshop