Some of the most successful recruiters, both inside and outside the fire service, offer their tips to get more volunteer firefighters in the door
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By Cathy Sivak
Unless you’ve been asleep for the past decade, you’ve been beat over the head with the fact that the number of volunteer firefighters is steadily dwindling. You’ve also likely heard every imaginable reason for this trend. Proven solutions, however, are a bit harder to come by.
The keys to success in bolstering our ranks may be found in other volunteer-driven organizations, such as The Salvation Army, Kars4Kids and the Girl Scouts of the USA. Each has been able to find creative paths to recruiting success. From improving your public relations efforts to utilizing new online recruitment resources like VolunteerMatch, there are a number of valuable lessons to learn from some of the nonprofits succeeding in getting their message out.
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