Strategies to retain volunteers in youth-serving organizations

Many youth-serving organizations engage volunteers to deliver youth programming. As organizations grow in scale and complexity, engagement of new volunteers and retention of quality volunteers emerge as key priorities.

 In the “post-COVID” period, Minnesota 4-H has been successful in rebuilding volunteer numbers and in growing diversity in terms of race and ethnicity amongst volunteers in years one and two of service. 

What will it take to retain these new volunteer youth workers? Join Volunteer Systems Director Marisa Coyne to learn more about promoting volunteer retention and creating organizational stability through strengthening volunteer management practice.