Animal Welfare Professionals

Hello!

I manage the volunteer department at a large rescue. We are a big organization with over 1000 volunteers (including regular volunteers, volunteers coming sporadically for VTO and community service- not including fosters) 160 staff, and numerous departments and 4 locations. 

Our volunteer department is separate from our media, marketing, and social media department- so we do not have any control over social media posts and any other marketing materials (for example, if we would like flyers or posters made we would need to go through their department and not allowed to make them ourselves).

As manager of the volunteer department, I am in charge of recruitment, although I find it difficult when I do not have access to one of the best recruitment tools available, social media. We are in desperate need of a volunteer base at one of our locations, and recently a social media post asking for help at this specific location (we are only allowed general volunteer posts) was denied.

I am really struggling. Are there any other managers out there in the same boat? How do you find other ways to recruit?

I will add that it is only myself and a coordinator in our department- so resources are limited.

Hello!

I manage the volunteer department at a large rescue. We are a big organization with over 1000 volunteers (including regular volunteers, volunteers coming sporadically for VTO and community service- not including fosters) 160 staff, and numerous departments and 4 locations. 

Our volunteer department is separate from our media, marketing, and social media department- so we do not have any control over social media posts and any other marketing materials (for example, if we would like flyers or posters made we would need to go through their department and not allowed to make them ourselves).

As manager of the volunteer department, I am in charge of recruitment, although I find it difficult when I do not have access to one of the best recruitment tools available, social media. We are in desperate need of a volunteer base at one of our locations, and recently a social media post asking for help at this specific location (we are only allowed general volunteer posts) was denied.

I am really struggling. Are there any other managers out there in the same boat? How do you find other ways to recruit?

I will add that it is only myself and a coordinator in our department- so resources are limited.

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molly applegate
Volunteer Assistant
ARL-Iowa
IA
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Hello!

I manage the volunteer department at a large rescue. We are a big organization with over 1000 volunteers (including regular volunteers, volunteers coming sporadically for VTO and community service- not including fosters) 160 staff, and numerous departments and 4 locations. 

Our volunteer department is separate from our media, marketing, and social media department- so we do not have any control over social media posts and any other marketing materials (for example, if we would like flyers or posters made we would need to go through their department and not allowed to make them ourselves).

As manager of the volunteer department, I am in charge of recruitment, although I find it difficult when I do not have access to one of the best recruitment tools available, social media. We are in desperate need of a volunteer base at one of our locations, and recently a social media post asking for help at this specific location (we are only allowed general volunteer posts) was denied.

I am really struggling. Are there any other managers out there in the same boat? How do you find other ways to recruit?

I will add that it is only myself and a coordinator in our department- so resources are limited.