Retention as Recruitment: Turning volunteer experience into your strongest attraction tool
Dan McVeigh
Volunteer Impact and Engagement Manager
Lessons from parkrun: Join us to explore 22 years of volunteer-powered community
Hear from Dan McVeigh, Volunteer Impact and Engagement Manager at parkrun, on how low-friction, community-led volunteering keeps people coming back, and what your organisation can take from it.
Key topics covered:
Volunteers are the community
At parkrun, volunteering isn't separate from taking part, and the people who do both report the biggest benefits, including for their mental health. We look at why that matters for your programme.
Keep it simple
No long-term commitment and as little friction as possible make it easy to say yes. We explore how parkrun keeps volunteers returning, and the role rewards and recognition play.
Leading a decentralised network
With around 80 staff globally, parkrun relies on appointed volunteer ambassadors to support events. We discuss how that works in practice, and where communication gets hard.
What travels, and what doesn't
Some of what parkrun has built can't be replicated. We'll be honest about which lessons apply to any organisation.
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Casper Harratt
VP of Global Marketing and General Manager of UK & Europe
Shannon Dority
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