It is exceptionally important to understand why people volunteer. This is particularly so as volunteers are generally becoming harder to find.

• People who feel they have benefited themselves and just want to put back into the system
• People who feel that they have certain skills to offer
• People who are unemployed and hope to maintain work skills and to improve employability
• People who want a paid job in your organisation.
• Retired people who want to continue to use their skills and experience in a way which will replace purpose found in their paid work
• People who want to use their spare time in satisfying way
• People who want to meet other people and make friends through voluntary work
• People who want to increase knowledge of helping professions
• Volunteers who want to solve a community problem