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Recruiting and retaining volunteers

Increasing volunteer numbers is about flexibility, communication and ongoing support

Recruiting and retaining volunteers is all about being flexible with times, venues and roles

By working around your volunteers and the skills they have to offer, you'll strengthen leadership in your area and be able to welcome more adults into guiding. Thanks and recognition also play a key part in keeping volunteers engaged. Learn more about how you can expand and improve your local team.

Involving parents

Ask parents to use their skills and time to help their daughters get the best out of guiding

Welcoming and inducting volunteers

Helpful ideas to welcome and include a volunteer joining your local area

Involving students

Make the most of enthusiastic student volunteers by giving them roles that work around their commitments

Thanking your volunteers

Thanking our volunteers is all about recognising the great work they do, and letting them know how much we value them

Showing the benefits

Tell your new and existing volunteers what Girlguiding can offer them so they can plan their progress and development

Flexible volunteering

Volunteers don't always have loads of time. By making guiding work for them, you can maximise their hours and skills

Recruiting volunteers online

More and more people look online for a volunteer role. Make sure that your opportunity is there when they search