title: Love 'em or they'll leave: motivating volunteers.
abstract: Running a successful volunteer-based service does not begin and end with the recruitment of volunteers. You need to first consider what is in it for the prospective volunteer, define why you want volunteers and then decide exactly what you want those volunteers to do. Then you recruit them, face-to-face, ensuring that every prospect is offered something specific to do and is welcomed into your EMS family.
authors.affiliation: Honey Brook, PA-based EMS Consulting, PA, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McDowell
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009042:Motivation; D010560:Personnel Selection; D014481:United States; D014838:Volunteers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D000078329:Workforce