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Running Sport workshop - "Valuing your sports volunteers"

How to recruit, retain, recognise and reward your volunteers

Monday 10th March 2008
6pm - 9pm

Islesburgh Community Centre, Radio Room

This three-hour workshop will help you to recruit more volunteers, motivate, retain, reward and manage them even more effectively.

 

 

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the importance of volunteers in sport
• Promote coordinated planning for volunteer recruitment, retention, reward and recognition
• Identify what clubs and sports organisations should do to prepare themselves to receive new young volunteers, and the type of roles they can undertake.
• Help build support mechanisms and links
• Gain commitment for ongoing volunteer development

This workshop will be delivered by Ms Dagmar Borrowman, Volunteering in Sport Regional Development Officer, with Volunteering Highland, in partnership with Volunteer Centre Shetland.

Places on this course will be offered free of charge to volunteers from local sports organisations.

 

 

To book your place on this course, please contact:

Bob Kerr, Sports Development Officer, Shetland Islands Council

on 01595 744006 or e-mail here