Idea 2: Look for Skills, Not Names
One of the problems caused by relying on the same people for the same tasks over and over again is that those people will eventually tire of making the same contribution. Burnout is a phrase that is all too familiar to most community leaders and volunteers.
A simple way to identify new people to recruit is to focus on the skills needed for the task, not on the person who last did it. By listing the skills required for a task and then attempting to match those needed skills with an individual’s experience, it’s also possible to identify a whole new group of people who can help with a community project.
It might turn out that the person with the necessary organizing skills for the community picnic is a retired farmer or an elementary school teacher who’s never before been asked to help out with a project. By looking at skills rather than names, you can discover leadership potential and involve new people.
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