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Inspire more people to volunteer : VolunteerGenie.org.uk

VolunteerGenie.org.uk is a new FREE online guide for charities who want to recruit more volunteers. The site launched this week and it has everything a charity needs to help them create a volunteer recruitment campaign.

Go to www.VolunteerGenie.org.uk and...

  • find out what motivates people to volunteer
  • discover which media campaigns catch people's attention
  • access free guides to help you devise your own media strategy
  • get top tips on working with journalists and reporters
  • find out how to engage volunteers in the new media world
  • ...and much, much more!

Find out how PR and advertising campaigns can be used to persuade people to volunteer - and discover how you don't need a big budget to get big results.

The site is packed with real volunteer recruitment campaigns from the likes of Samaritans, TimeBank, National Blood Service, Home-Start, Special Constables, ChildLine, Contact the Elderly, Crime Concern, VSO and many more.

We'd love to have your feedback (f.jenkins@vamu.org.uk). Let us know what you think of www.VolunteerGenie.org.uk.

Flora Jenkins
Acting Director, Voluntary Action Media Unit (VAMU) - TimeBank
e: f.jenkins@vamu.org.uk

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