recruiting high school volunteers

There are several ways you can advertise to recruit volunteers for tutors, videographers etc. Below are some of the ways we have found effective.

• Post volunteer flyers at prominent locations so high school students can see it easily as they walk into the library, at the book checkout area, teens meeting area, etc.
• Announce the volunteer opportunity on the library website.
• Announce in other teens meetings at the library or send email to teens groups regarding this opportunity. You can look at the library website for teens meetings/activities.
• Publish opportunity in the library newsletter.
• If all else fails, you can have a table during the most traffic hours at library close to the entry door for a few hours with OneInMath flyers and talk to teens about the opportunity as they come in. This is usually very effective.
• Seek other ideas with the librarians. They may have some specific ways to help.

• Post opportunity in your and neighboring high schools both online and on notice boards prominently.
• Write to principals/teachers of local high schools to post online and on notice boards
• Talk to PTA of local schools and request to circulate the volunteer opportunity and/or announce it in their newsletter and pta meetings.
• Post opportunity on PTA/Schools’ Facebook and Instagram page.
• Encourage current and past tutors to recommend the opportunity to their friends

• volunteermatch.org. This is a very effective source to seek out volunteers. We can post volunteer opportunity here. Please talk to us if you want us to post.
• Share posts on social media like Instagram and Facebook.
• Nextdoor.com. This is a potential way to reach your neighborhood parent and high school students. Success is spotty. It has not been effective consistently.

• Look for other local social and religious organizations that might be effective in your area.
• Post flyers at local shops. Some shops have areas to post flyers that are meaningful to local community.