Page 7 - Spring 2017 Middle School Guidebook

Ideas and Best Practlcesz
0 Start recruiting volunteers six to eight weeks before your Fair.
0 Advertise through PA announcements, school newsletters, outdoor banners, school events,
social media, and the new Volunteer Tool in the Chairperson's Toolkit.
- A student volunteer team, or Student Crew, utilizes readily available resources and talent
while empowering kids.
0 Provide a menu of jobs with time commitments for each volunteer role. 7 ,,/ r /' ’
0 Use the resources provided in the Volunteer Tool to train your volunteers. M A
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- Thank your volunteers by providing snacks, water, and easy, but thoughtful gifts. BO\OK F NR
- Designate an adult volunteer as your social media coordinator to spread the VOLUNTEER.
word about your Fair across all social media channels. Use #mybookfair ””"7”_::':g¢‘/
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Who are Today s Parents?
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A nationally representative sample of moms via an online panel was recruited to take the Ft." a Volume“ digital brochure
Scholastic Book Fairs Volunteer Survey. Those who responded to the survey were monitored ® wnh more_ '”f°Tm‘3"°"' look In _
against standard demographics like moms’ age, region, and household income and were found the Toolkm Fa” Flles keyword‘
to be in line with census norms, therefore, no demographic weighting was necessary. The _ VOLUNTEER _
study was managed by YouCov“‘.
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