For Voluntary Organizations, Event Organizers: We promote your volunteer needs through a variety of methods, including: on-line listing of volunteer opportunities weekly advertising in Kamloops Daily News, radio and TV faxed and emailed flyer for posting throughout the community making referrals to phone-in or walk-in volunteers based on matching their skills and interests to your request. Step 1 of 3: Become a member Review the membership fee structure page to determine your category. You can contact the office to discuss job description(s) requirements and the number of volunteer placement(s) you are seeking. Step 2 of 3: Advertise to recruit volunteers Complete the downloadable Volunteer Request Form for each position or event to be promoted. REMEMBER: it is important to make your volunteer recruitment plans well in advance of your needs: Submit your volunteer form by Wednesday for print publication Mondays. Calendar of Events updates will be done Tuesdays. Step 3 of 3: Welcome and acknowledge your referrals When volunteers are referred to you from our office they will bring you a referral form, so that you are aware they were referred from our office. We will also send a regular report of the volunteers who have been referred to you. For special events, we keep a sign-up list in our office and regularly forward you these contacts. It is important to make some type of contact soon after these names are forwarded to you - even if it's just to let them know how long it will take you to get back to them!
Review the membership fee structure page to determine your category.
You can contact the office to discuss job description(s) requirements and the number of volunteer placement(s) you are seeking.
Complete the downloadable Volunteer Request Form for each position or event to be promoted.
REMEMBER: it is important to make your volunteer recruitment plans well in advance of your needs:
Submit your volunteer form by Wednesday for print publication Mondays.
Calendar of Events updates will be done Tuesdays.
When volunteers are referred to you from our office they will bring you a referral form, so that you are aware they were referred from our office. We will also send a regular report of the volunteers who have been referred to you.
For special events, we keep a sign-up list in our office and regularly forward you these contacts. It is important to make some type of contact soon after these names are forwarded to you - even if it's just to let them know how long it will take you to get back to them!