How to Create a Volunteer Culture at Your School, Part 1 of 2
Posted by Jim Berigan on 19 Feb 2008 in: Volunteerism
I’m sure you have all heard of the “80/20” rule when it comes to school volunteerism. 20% of the school families do 80% of the work. In many cases, the rule might be better stated 90/10 or 95/5.
Regardless, as a fundraising leader, I’m sure you have seen this play out in your own community. The same few families are responsible for most of the hard work required to pull off a successful fundraising event.
I guess that this problem would not have entered the collective conscious, if it didn’t have somewhat of a universal truth to it. Does it help to get angry at the masses for being lazy, uninvolved, uncaring, and disinterested? I really don’t think so. My experience has shown me that there are all sorts of great volunteers out there, they just don’t know it yet. continue reading
