Recruitment Toolkit

These resources, produced by the Recruitment Working Group with input from u3as, cover a variety of topics that suggest ways u3as can retain and recruit members. These documents have been refreshed and relaunched in January 2024.

00 Introduction and guide to the Recruitment and Retention Toolkit FEATURED

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01 How to retain current u3a members

606 Downloads

196.68 KB

02 Preparing to recruit new members checklist

608 Downloads

96.69 KB

03 Developing a shared recruitment project

566 Downloads

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04 What could our recruitment project look like?

397 Downloads

2.74 MB

05 How to build and get support for recruitment

536 Downloads

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06 Making your committee bigger and better

573 Downloads

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07 Ways to re-launch your u3a

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08 Planning your u3a relaunch recruitment project

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09 Monitoring and evaluating your recruitment project

473 Downloads

120.73 KB

10 Making your u3a more inclusive

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11 Developing outreach and partnerships

420 Downloads

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12 Swap shop - recruitment

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13 Market research on people who have recently left full time work

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14 how to make u3a offer irresistible

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15 Recruiting interest group convenors

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16 Setting up Facebook

585 Downloads

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17 Using Facebook adverts

417 Downloads

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18 Getting and keeping website and social media traffic

542 Downloads

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19 Measuring the effectiveness of your website and social media

490 Downloads

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20 Transforming your website

539 Downloads

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21 Pop-up displays for recruitment

509 Downloads

116.42 KB

22 Model emails and letters for promotion and recruitment

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23 How to enrol and welcome members

544 Downloads

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Recruitment Toolkit

00 Introduction and guide to the Recruitment and Retention Toolkit FEATURED 613 Downloads 101 KB

01 How to retain current u3a members 606 Downloads 196.68 KB

02 Preparing to recruit new members checklist 608 Downloads 96.69 KB

03 Developing a shared recruitment project 566 Downloads 120.8 KB

04 What could our recruitment project look like? 397 Downloads 2.74 MB

05 How to build and get support for recruitment 536 Downloads 173.74 KB

06 Making your committee bigger and better 573 Downloads 156.49 KB

07 Ways to re-launch your u3a 506 Downloads 86.07 KB

08 Planning your u3a relaunch recruitment project 386 Downloads 2.03 MB

09 Monitoring and evaluating your recruitment project 473 Downloads 120.73 KB

10 Making your u3a more inclusive 437 Downloads 141.15 KB

11 Developing outreach and partnerships 420 Downloads 134.34 KB

12 Swap shop - recruitment 416 Downloads 154.46 KB

13 Market research on people who have recently left full time work 518 Downloads 217.93 KB

14 how to make u3a offer irresistible 540 Downloads 122.11 KB

15 Recruiting interest group convenors 536 Downloads 158.78 KB

16 Setting up Facebook 585 Downloads 118.8 KB

17 Using Facebook adverts 417 Downloads 189.84 KB

18 Getting and keeping website and social media traffic 542 Downloads 155.6 KB

19 Measuring the effectiveness of your website and social media 490 Downloads 130.69 KB

20 Transforming your website 539 Downloads 126.94 KB

21 Pop-up displays for recruitment 509 Downloads 116.42 KB

22 Model emails and letters for promotion and recruitment 603 Downloads 115.2 KB

23 How to enrol and welcome members 544 Downloads 145.67 KB