Enhancing Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
The study explores the motivations and constraints facing volunteer firefighters to support the development of an enhanced set of recruitment and retention practices, particularly in rural communities. The project is a partnership with the Community Development and Homelessness Partnerships Directorate of Employment and Social Development Canada, funded by the Canadian Safety and Security Program. The project seeks to augment existing outreach strategies and messaging to create better alignment with volunteers’ motivations and constraints through multiple methods, including behavioural-based analyses. The feasibility of the new model will be tested through a small-scale pilot.
Project Details
Published: December 2018
Capability: Policy Research - Strengthening Capacity
Policy Area: Adult Learning - Workplace Training, Community Capacity, Employment - Employment Supports and Services, Youth Development and Inclusion
Population: Youth
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