[Bcma-l] Volunteers as Members?

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:31:56 -0600

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Hi Chris,

I'm the volunteer coordinator for The Military Museums in Calgary.
Currently, we have about 255 volunteers and the numbers are growing!

One of the benefits to becoming a volunteer is membership into the Calgary
Military Museums Society. It is not something they are expected to do but
rather it is presented as a perk to becoming a volunteer with us. They are
welcome to attend the AGM but are not given voting privileges, but are part
of any CMMS function where members are invited to attend. Many organization=
s
provide this kind of service to their volunteers and it is written into our
policy.

Many of our volunteers are quite thrilled to have this as an additional
benefit to signing up as new volunteers.

Just to let you know, we have been receiving 2-3 new volunteers per week,
since Jan. 1, 2008...without any formal recruitment program in place.

It has been a very exciting time!

All the best,
Estelle

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:31 PM, <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca> wrote:

>  A question for the masses:
>
>
>
> What is your museum's policy on requiring or offering society memberships
> to volunteers?
>
>
>
> It's currently written in our volunteer policy that volunteers are expect=
ed
> to become members of our historical society -- but that's something that =
has
> not been enforced in the past.
>
>
>
> Personally, I think that it's an excellent idea to recruit your volunteer=
s
> into your Society membership=97they're keen on the museum's, they are goi=
ng to
> be significantly more engaged than the "send me a newsletter" members, an=
d
> they more likely to be ambassadors for the organization wherever they go.
> Recruiting them is one thing, though, requiring it is another.
>
>
>
> What do others do?
>
>
>
> Chris Mathieson, Executive Director
>
> Vancouver Police Museum
>
> chris@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca
>
> Direct: (604) 665-2207
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Chris, I&#39;m the volunteer coordinator for The=
 Military Museums in Calgary. Currently, we have about 255 volunteers and t=
he numbers are growing! One of the benefits to becoming a volunteer =
is membership into the Calgary Military Museums Society. It is not somethin=
g they are expected to do but rather it is presented as a perk to becoming =
a volunteer with us. They are welcome to attend the AGM but are not given v=
oting privileges, but are part of any CMMS function where members are invit=
ed to attend. Many organizations provide this kind of service to their volu=
nteers and it is written into our policy. 
 Many of our volunteers are quite thrilled to have this as an additional=
 benefit to signing up as new volunteers. Just to let you know, we =
have been receiving 2-3 new volunteers per week, since Jan. 1, 2008...witho=
ut any formal recruitment program in place. 
 It has been a very exciting time! All the best, Estelle <b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:31 PM, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin=
@museumsassn.bc.ca</a>&gt; wrote: 
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A question for the masses:
&nbsp;
What is your museum's policy on requiring or
offering
society memberships to volunteers?
&nbsp;
It's currently written in our volunteer policy
that
volunteers are expected to become members of our historical society --
but that's
something that has not been enforced in the past.
&nbsp;
Personally, I think that it's an excellent idea to
recruit your volunteers into your Society membership=97they're keen
on the museum's, they are going to be significantly more engaged than
the
"send me a newsletter" members, and they more likely to be
ambassadors for the organization wherever they go. Recruiting them is
one
thing, though, requiring it is another.
&nbsp;
What do others do?
&nbsp;
Chris Mathieson, Executive Director
Vancouver Police Museum
<a href=3D"mailto:chris@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca" target=3D"_blank">chri=
s@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca</a>
Direct: (604) 665-2207
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