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  • HVTO June 19, 2009 at 2:05pm
    The need for male volunteers seems to be a trend. I have noticed that especially for veterans of WWII and the Korean War (conflict) there has always been a request for a male volunteer who could relate to their experiences.

    Thanks for your input. Sounds like you are doing a fantastic job recruiting!
  • Cindy Chavez June 19, 2009 at 1:52pm
    Hi, I'm new to my job..started last January 2008 with 3 volunteers. 1 1/2 years later, I'm at 20 volunteers. Our census is around 50. I have a blend of college students, retired people, young mothers and professional full time people. I'm glad to have a mixture. I still in need of more male volunteers, but thankful for the two that I have.
  • Denise Riggins March 26, 2009 at 12:10pm
    We are a small non profit, census of about 80 + a hopisce residential facility. We trained 22 new volunteers last year
    • HVTO > Denise Riggins March 26, 2009 at 2:50pm
      Thank you for replying. I am very interested in what the rest of the hospices are seeing in the area of recruitment and retention.

      You may be a small hospice but you beat the hospice where I work. We had about 7 new volunteers last year. Pitiful.

      Honestly, I marketed to the community and our volunteer coordinator worked extremely hard getting the word out. We promoted faith based education, community and civic groups, talks in the evenings and on the weekends and nothing was working.

      This is the main reason I began researching the online training and finally developed it on my own outside the hospice where I work (but with their blessings).

      I thought I could impact an entire nation of prospective volunteers. Laugh if you want, but it is still my dream. I think the more people trained in this field, the more people who will benefit from the hospice services.

      I allowed the volunteer coordinator at our agency to use the training for recruitment.

      Update: 7 new volunteers in 2008
      Since implementing online training as a quick intro to hospice to get people on board quickly: 8 new volunteers in February. Woo Hoo!

      I am not trying to sell this to you. I am just saying I am excited about the possibility of being a small hospice with a ton of new "foot soldiers".

      Thanks again for your response. I thought I scared everyone away with the question.
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