The Technopath Way: Productivity through tech for nonprofits Bradley Rice - Leverage LinkedIn to uncover Experienced, Passionate Volunteers
Jan 7, 2022
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Bradley’s Tips for Finding the Right Salesforce Volunteer:
Every organization and its needs are unique so you will need to spend time getting the volunteer up to speed on your requirements
Get extremely clear internally about what your organization wants out of Salesforce before you begin looking for a volunteer
If you don’t know what you want out of a volunteer, they won’t be able to deliver
Find out what Salesforce is capable of doing first
Don’t just accept the first volunteer to offer when you make your request on volunteer websites
Make sure they are certified and what their level of technical ability is
When might you want to hire a full time IT or Salesforce Admin?
When you have a large volume of data to maintain
How you’re using the Salesforce system (Is it just for contacts? Or do you need to know who donated how much over certain periods of time?)
Bradley’s LinkedIn Tips
If you leverage LinkedIn properly you may not have to settle for a volunteer with zero experience
A healthy community is made up of give and take, ie don’t post your request for help/volunteers immediately after creating your profile
Use LinkedIn as a platform to educate your community about what you do, why your organization’s mission is important, how your programs are making an impact
Spend a minimum of a month posting regularly several days a week (does not need to be every day) before making your first ask
Give more than you take: even after you get the volunteers you’re looking for, continue to post valuable information for your network
Bradley’s Tips for Finding the Right Salesforce Volunteer:
Every organization and its needs are unique so you will need to spend time getting the volunteer up to speed on your requirements
Get extremely clear internally about what your organization wants out of Salesforce before you begin looking for a volunteer
If you don’t know what you want out of a volunteer, they won’t be able to deliver
Find out what Salesforce is capable of doing first
Don’t just accept the first volunteer to offer when you make your request on volunteer websites
Make sure they are certified and what their level of technical ability is
When might you want to hire a full time IT or Salesforce Admin?
When you have a large volume of data to maintain
How you’re using the Salesforce system (Is it just for contacts? Or do you need to know who donated how much over certain periods of time?)
Bradley’s LinkedIn Tips
If you leverage LinkedIn properly you may not have to settle for a volunteer with zero experience
A healthy community is made up of give and take, ie don’t post your request for help/volunteers immediately after creating your profile
Use LinkedIn as a platform to educate your community about what you do, why your organization’s mission is important, how your programs are making an impact
Spend a minimum of a month posting regularly several days a week (does not need to be every day) before making your first ask
Give more than you take: even after you get the volunteers you’re looking for, continue to post valuable information for your network