‘What have I achieved?’ continued
You also need to consider how you will share what you’ve found out with volunteers and celebrate their achievements. Letting volunteers know about the difference they have made is a great motivator.
The Kilmaurs Gala Committee said, ‘We share stories through Facebook and the local paper.’ They went on to say that they ‘give a vote of thanks at the AGM and we always tell people the amount of money that we raised for the village’.
For many volunteers, their sense of making a difference comes from the beneficiaries. A volunteer said, ‘We know we’ve made a difference because the people in the village tell us.’
Here Randi talks about what difference he thinks he makes, and the difference volunteering makes to him.
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Randi
I think it’s just, you know by being present and there, I feel like I make a difference, in just knowing that I can be reliable enough to show up and engage with these children, get to know them, talk to them about their experiences. I don’t know how much of a difference I’ve made to them but I know that they have made a difference to me, being more comfortable and open with who I am and what I want to be.
Randi, Volunteer, LGBT Youth Scotland. All rights reserved.
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4.2 ‘What have I achieved?’