When it comes time to print out schedules, the calendar serves as a convenient rough draft. Volunteer Management Few in the outdoor program business have the luxury of working with liberal budgets. Often funding is tight and there's little to spare. Thus methods must be found to stretch hard earned funding dollars. The use of volunteers is one such method.
Volunteers can serve many functions in an outdoor program.
They can help organize and take out trips, run workshops, conduct evening programs, help with disabled programs or even assist with office duties. Those with programs at universities have a advantage here. The student population on a college campus serves as a great pool from which young, enthusiastic volunteers can be drawn. But volunteers don't necessary always need to be young or come from the campus. Volunteer resources are available in any community.