On the path to volunteer recruitment, it takes 5-7 touch points between the time a person to finds out about an opportunity to actually getting involved. Keeping your volunteers interested in getting involved can be a challenge. Developed in partnership with Volunteer Canada, the Volunteer Quiz is an interactive quiz that helps volunteers identify their areas of interests, as well as their preferred way of volunteering.

When you’re recruiting new volunteers or engaging current volunteers, having them take the volunteer quiz allows them to see what kind of volunteer experiences they may be looking for, and can more easily identify with specific volunteer opportunities. As a volunteer manager, you’ll be able to tell by their results if the volunteer is best suited for a short-term, sporadic, or committed, long-term volunteer role with your organization.

Some Examples of Volunteer Types

Type A volunteers are multi-tasking volunteers who say “yes” and mean it. They are the bedrock of your organization’s volunteer base, and you can count on them to get the job done.

Roving Consultant volunteers are incredibly focused and intense. They want to volunteer their specialized skills but it needs to be at their discretion and within their time-frame. One-offs are preferable for this type of volunteer.

Groupie volunteers thrive on the camaraderie of a group, like to have fun, and get results. Their hectic lives mean short term commitments work best for them, and volunteering at special events are their forté.

What kind of volunteers are you engaging?

We all know that every volunteer is unique – they have their own reasons for wanting to get involved; they each have distinct interests and skill sets, different schedules and availability, and varying levels of commitment.  The volunteer types outlined above are just 3 examples of 6 volunteer types defined on the Volunteer Quiz.

Using Getinvolved.ca’s Volunteer Quiz is a fun, interesting way for volunteers to learn a little bit about themselves, and is the first step in getting volunteers activated and involved. Try it out and see for yourself!