For five years from 2009-2014, Joshua William Shuman was a psychologist and training supervisor at Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Josh Shuman, PsyD, was initially hired as a staff psychologist and he also volunteered for several leadership duties while at the center. Joshua W. Shuman was also nominated to run a committee for the Ohio Psychological Association responsible for recruiting new members.
Co-hosting events with other associations can be an efficient way to expand membership for both organizations. Better still, co-hosting with groups that are similar to yours will increase your chances of successfully recruiting new members even more, as they will likely already be interested in what your organization has to offer.
An additional way to recruit new members is to offer your current members a recruiting informational packet that they can give out to friends, coworkers, or other individuals whom they come across that they feel would be a good fit for the group. Inside the informational packet should be pamphlets describing the benefits of the organization, contact information, and a member application.
Joshua “Josh” William Shuman is a former psychologist with the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Ohio. Last year, Joshua W. Shuman served as a volunteer with the Life Learning Center teaching life skills to participants, helping them learn valuable workplace etiquette and further their personal development.According to data collected by the Internal Revenue Service, over 80 percent of charitable organizations in the United States depend entirely on volunteer labor in order to operate, rather than paid employees. Volunteers are an essential component of an effective nonprofit, and perform much of the work that charitable organizations simply could not complete with the limited budgets they commonly work within.Volunteers may participate in the governing aspects of nonprofits, assist directly in the work of programs, or undertake fundraising efforts to raise the money that allows charitable missions to move forward. While many individuals are motivated to volunteer out of a desire to contribute to social causes, the effort can have significant personal benefits for those who participate. Studies show that volunteering can substantially increase the levels of happiness that individuals feel by allowing them the opportunity to socialize with like-minded groups of people, thereby reducing anxiety and stress, increasing self confidence levels, and instilling a sense of purpose - these benefits showing even more among older volunteers.
