New Volunteer Recruitment Rate
Number of new volunteers who join and complete induction in a period
What is New Volunteer Recruitment Rate?
New volunteer recruitment rate is the number of volunteers who complete their induction in a period. It shows how many new people are joining the volunteer team.
Counting completed inductions, rather than sign-ups, shows how many are ready to start.
How this KPI is measured
- Function
- Human Resources
- Sub-function
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Industry
- Not-for-Profit / Charity
- Type
- Leading
- Impact
- People
- Unit
- #
- Measurement frequency
- Monthly / Quarterly
- Formula
- Count of volunteers completing induction in period
How to calculate it
Count the volunteers completing induction in the period.
For example, if 85 people finished induction in a quarter, the figure is 85.
Also track how many enquiries and applications it took, to understand how well the recruitment process converts interest into active volunteers.
Where it is used
Tracking volunteer growth
See new people joining.
Improving recruitment
Find drop-off points.
Planning induction
Schedule resources.
How to improve it
Tips and common mistakes
- Quick follow-up keeps interest.
- Safeguarding checks may cause delays, so plan for them.
- Track the retention of new volunteers.
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