Supporting those precious volunteers is an ongoing job. Successful recruitment means that the most appropriate people are in those volunteer positions. For them to maximize their contributions, they should be thoroughly oriented to the work of the organization and trained to fulfill their specific responsibilities.

The importance of this is emphasized in one of the standards of The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement that is a basic principle for any non-profit organization that uses volunteers anywhere in the world:

'Standard 8: Orientation and Training

Each volunteer is provided with an orientation to the organization, its policies and practices, including the

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