{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"","standfirst":"Jamie, a Group Scout Leader from 12th King\u2019s Lynn, has already recruited three new volunteers since we started #GoodForYou on 27 May.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/14107/12th-kings-lynn.jpg","width":696,"height":394,"altText":"12th Kings Lynn on Zoom","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThanks to a front page article in a local newspaper (secured by Norfolk\u2019s County Commissioner who sent in a press release), Jamie had three people contact him about volunteering with his Group \u2013 within just three days. \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.yourlocalpaper.co.uk/2021/05/28/scouting-for-new-members/?fbclid=IwAR2HZDtpOkQhP5Z9cUokE1wlniHX8ieG5oLRoZDHbN3mwVtGAlufg7AWAp4\u0022\u003EThe article\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E shared the facts about the amount of adults the group had lost during the pandemic, the benefits of volunteering, and a quote from Jamie. We caught up with him to find out more.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was it that caught the attention of your new volunteers?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the volunteer enquiries came from someone who\u2019d been shielding for the last 15 months so had lost touch with her friends and suffered anxiety. She read about the mental health benefits of volunteering and the opportunity to meet new people which really attracted her. She\u2019s got a background in working with older young people, so already had the desire to help, but really, her main goal is to make friends.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother read our article in the paper when he was at a local sports centre. He saw that we were looking for people to share adventurous skills as unfortunately, two of our adventurous activities instructors have passed away. It was the opportunity to share skills but flexibly that made him get in touch as he\u2019s a paramedic, so wouldn\u2019t be able to make a weekly commitment.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe other enquiry came from an existing volunteer who\u2019s moving from a different county.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll of the adults have now had their DBS done and are getting started with their training to officially become leaders and assistant leaders in the very near future.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat other volunteer recruitment tactics have you been doing?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur county is doing a lot of social media posts related to the #GoodForYou campaign. We\u2019ve been asking people to send in pictures of them giving a thumbs up and saying why volunteering at Scouts is good for them. \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.facebook.com/12thkingslynnscoutgroup\u0022\u003EOur group page\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E is sharing a lot of this too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019ve also used a couple of photos from the brand centre and added speech bubbles to demonstrate a conversation about time commitment \u2013 I think it\u2019s important to show options that aren\u2019t a massive commitment, like taking the register.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u2019m going to keep looking for more volunteers and helping other groups too. Some new groups don\u2019t have external Facebook pages yet or have good connections, so I\u2019m planning to help them get set up and share our contacts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u2019s your advice for other volunteers looking to recruit more people?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDon\u2019t be too specific with what you\u2019re looking for. Make it sound like it\u2019s not a huge commitment and show that you can do as much or as little as you like.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDon\u2019t underestimate the benefits of using \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteer/volunteering-with-scouts/\u0022 title=\u0022Volunteering with Scouts\u0022\u003E#GoodForYou.\u003C/a\u003E Make sure you piggyback on the campaign \u2013 the news has really helped spread the message of Scouts. And it\u2018s not just the adults who are coming; we\u2019ve seen an influx of young people too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScouts really is good for us. Without Scouting, I wouldn\u2019t have got through the year as it\u2019s been horrendous working in a supermarket. It\u2019s been a real test of mental strength but having Scouts to go to on Tuesday night, even though it\u2019s mainly been on a computer, has really helped me to deal with everything.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Head to Growing Scouts for recruitment support","buttonLink":{"name":"Growing Scouts","id":null,"url":"/volunteers/growing-scouts/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"0061ce","label":"0061ce"},"alignment":"left"},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Check out our other news this month","buttonLink":{"name":"June","id":null,"url":"/news/2021/june/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"490499","label":"490499"},"alignment":"left"}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"24 June 2021","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"#GoodForYou","url":null,"newWindow":false}],"relatedLinks":[],"id":50855,"nodeName":"How the #GoodForYou volunteer recruitment campaign has already worked for one Group Scout Leader","title":"How the #GoodForYou volunteer recruitment campaign has already worked for one Group Scout Leader ","type":"blogEntry","image":{"url":"/media/14107/12th-kings-lynn.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd19a6b870","caption":"12Th Kings Lynn","type":"jpg","size":60792,"width":696,"height":394,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"How the #GoodForYou volunteer recruitment campaign has already worked for one Group Scout Leader ","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Jamie, a Group Scout Leader from 12th King\u2019s Lynn, has already recruited three new volunteers since we started #GoodForYou on 27 May.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC81MDg1NSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/june/how-the-goodforyou-volunteer-recruitment-campaign-has-already-worked-for-one-group-scout-leader/"}