Lead a Volunteer Team for 3 Months
14 weeks · 3 milestones
Recruit, coordinate, and lead a volunteer team for at least 3 months producing measurable outcomes. Proof: team roster plus outcomes delivered.
Milestone map
Milestone map
3 milestones
Recruit at least three volunteers to work toward a shared goal. Volunteers must be joining of their own free will — not assigned by an employer, not fulfilling a course requirement, and not returning a social favour they feel obligated to repay. Each volunteer should understand from the outset that they can leave at any time with no penalty. Assign a specific named role or responsibility to each person before work begins — 'general helper' is not a role; 'outreach lead' or 'content coordinator' is. The team's goal must be concrete and time-bounded so there is something to measure at 3 months.
Proof required
Submit: a team roster listing each volunteer's name, their specific assigned role, how they were recruited (where they heard about the team and why they agreed to join), and the team's stated goal and 3-month target outcome.
What gets checked
- At least 3 volunteers are named with distinct roles — a team where everyone does 'general support' has no real role structure and no accountability; each role must be specific enough that if one person stopped contributing, you would know exactly what was no longer being covered
- Recruitment source is described for each person — 'I asked my friend' is sufficient, but 'my manager told them to join' is a disqualifier; voluntary recruitment is the GOVERNANCE baseline
- Team goal is concrete and time-bounded — 'make a positive impact' does not pass; 'deliver 12 community meals by month 3' or 'run 4 public workshops by December' does; the goal must be specific enough to verify at milestone 3
Resources
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Volunteer Canada — Free Volunteer Management Resources
Free resource library on volunteer management — covers role clarity, motivation, and retention; read the retention section before the 6-week check-in to understand what keeps volunteers engaged
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