{"id":7592,"date":"2020-06-02T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irun.wales\/?p=7592"},"modified":"2020-06-02T08:54:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T08:54:39","slug":"how-to-support-your-volunteers-the-principle-of-give-to-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irun.wales\/cy\/news\/how-to-support-your-volunteers-the-principle-of-give-to-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Support Your Volunteers: The Principle of Give to Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Remember that thousands of people up and down our wonderful nation give up their free time to lead, coach, organise social runs, make teas and coffees and to do all the other jobs required in a busy group. And why? So that others have the chance to try, enjoy and develop their running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Volunteers Week we want to celebrate all the amazing work our Volunteers do but also help raise awareness about how Run Groups can create positive volunteering environments that people want to part of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Statistics-Infographic-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Statistics-Infographic-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Statistics-Infographic-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Statistics-Infographic-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Statistics-Infographic.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What do we need to give our prospective Volunteers to gain their trust, time and energy?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sport Wales, together with the sports sector in Wales, has developed a set of principles setting out what we all want to achieve with sports volunteering in Wales.&nbsp;They are what we call our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KXlHVYpotbY\">Give to Gain<\/a>&nbsp;principles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Volunteers know exactly what is expected of them<\/li><li>Volunteers are valued, developed and supported<\/li><li>The mutual benefits of volunteering are clear to everyone<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Principles-Infographic-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Principles-Infographic-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Principles-Infographic-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Principles-Infographic-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/irun.wales\/app\/uploads\/Give-to-Gain-Principles-Infographic.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both actions and words, can make the difference. Saying a simple \u2018thank you\u2019 to show someone they\u2019re valued, or the \u2018are you ok?\u2019 chat with the volunteer who seems to do everything can be the validation they need to feel that part of a team that cares about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>What could you do differently?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not have a look at how some of other sports clubs have gone about creating a positive volunteer environment that the community they service wants to be a part of!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fBEqeK86Y2U&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Newport Cricket Club<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x8wj0oB3kh4\">&nbsp;Valleys\u2019 Gymnastics Academy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that thousands of people up and down our wonderful nation give up their free time to lead, coach, organise social runs, make teas and coffees and to do all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":7599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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