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Understanding Volunteers
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Tree City USA Bulletin 36
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What Drives Volunteers to Service?
It depends on the individual
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Recognition

• Thank volunteers for their efforts.
• Be generous with gratitude.
• Volunteers need to be recognized for their work.
• Many people are concerned about status and
  prestige
• Will do well on high visibility projects
• Design projects to have well-defined outputs
• Avoid vague or on-going results.
• Recognize that volunteers need a timely return on
  their investment.

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Recognition
Assignments
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Ceremonial tree plantings
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Organize or take part in an Arbor Day Ceremony
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Suggest that volunteers represent the city at
Tree City USA awards event
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Appear on television or a radio talk show
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Authorize bylined articles for newspapers and
magazines
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Become a liaison person with government or
elected officials, or with corporate officers.
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Altruism/Public Duty

• Volunteers are concerned with the general good or
  public interest.
• People tend to be idealistic
• Placing high value on fairness, decisions and
  learning
• Tasks well suited for this group
• Involving all elements of a community in a
  project
• Dealing with conflicting values
• Addressing community-wide goals

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Altruism/Public Duty
Assignments
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Planning and coordinating large tree-planting
events
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Organizing Arbor Day or Tree City USA award
ceremonies
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Serving on tree boards, and/or liaison positions
with city council, planning and zoning, or other
units of government.
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Serving on beautification and appearance
committees
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Developing or improving ordinances
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Affiliation

• These individuals need social contacts.
• They enjoy working with others
• Forming cohesive partnerships and making friends
• Being liked is a major concern
• Have a wish to support others
• Feel at home in a group
• Solo tasks are not for them

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Affiliation
Assignments
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Participating in tree planting projects
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Planning and conducting social events or workshops
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Selling T-shirts, trees, memberships, etc
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Developing organizational identity through logos
and media promotions
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Being in charge of volunteer recognition or award
events and acting as a liaison with service clubs
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Achievement

• The desire to pursue excellence drives these
  individuals.
• Concerned about perfection and being innovative
• May be competitive
• Volunteers need
• Challenging tasks
• Constant feedback
• Opportunity to learn and do new things

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Achievement
Assignments
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Liaison w/ local utilities to resolve conflicts
involving trees and esthetics
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Monitoring insect/disease conditions
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Providing leadership in hazard tree reduction
programs
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Track and improve planting survival
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Serve as a neighborhood tree warden or as a
representative on a tree board
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Power

• These volunteers desire to have influence
• Possessing authority is important
• They like to be involved in decision making
• Often feel the need to control others
• Directing fellow volunteers
• Enjoy planning
• Prefer to deal directly with community and
  political leaders

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Power
Assignments
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Serving as a committee chair or voting member of
a tree board
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Directing tree planting
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Developing position statements and proposals
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Serving as a liaison with political figures
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Helping enforce ordinance provisions
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Preservation

• Environmental responsibility is paramount
• Seek to ensure that programs are eco-friendly
• Concerned about change
• Likely to be apprehensive with development
• Volunteers will excel at teaching
• Especially about environmental benefits

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Preservation
Assignments
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Developing public education and childrens
programs
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Speaking at service clubs
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Helping to write and enforce ordinances
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Serving as a liaison with the parks commission
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Fund raising
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Five Steps to Successful Volunteer Management

• Recruit Effectively
• Provide Direction
• Provide Orientation Training
• Supervise
• Thank!

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Understanding Volunteers