How to Bring the Best from NGO Volunteers

“In my many years working for small NGOs, I have often come across organizations that do not make optimal use of their interns and volunteers. Ensuring that interns and volunteers contribute to the organization means a lot of hard work for the organization’s core staff. It is important to assign one or two core staff members with the responsibility for guiding and managing interns, planning their daily tasks, and making sure that interns don’t simply sit at their desks wondering what to do next. Very often, unsupervised interns find themselves doing monotonous tasks and quickly lose motivation.

NGOs must remember that interns and volunteers are precious resources not only because they don’t draw salaries for all the hard work they put in, but also because they can bring valuable energy, skills and expertise to the organization.”

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