Who Do You Have and Who Do You Want?

Have you ever done an age breakdown of the volunteers you do have?  Are you in a college town?  Do you have a large teen program?  This is a good place to start.  Here is my own breakdown:

14-25   328

26-43   39

44-62   80

63+      132

So this is your reality, but who do you want?  Is your website attracting those people?

Lets Look at a Couple of Webpages

Click on the links for each of these pages and see what you think (These are easy to find…just type “hospital volunteer” into any internet browser):

 Sample One:  Mass General

Sample Two: Yale New Haven

Sample Three: New York Presbyterian

Sample Four: Allina Hospitals and Clinics

Sample Five: Lucile Packard

Sample Six: Potomac Hospital

Sample Seven: Austin State

Sample Eight: Barnes Jewish

Sample Nine: Mine…Saint Joseph Health System

Preliminary Thoughts about Websites

• People expect answers, information, and resources NOW!
• They want 24/7 access to information and resources
• They want answers promptly – quick and easy.
• They want to be well informed – monthly newletters may not be sufficient.

Ever Thought about what your website looks like on a cell phone?

Phones are so much more advanced now and with unlimited data cell plans, traditional websurfing from the computer is quickly being replaced with surfing from the cell phone (Iphone anyone?).  But cell phone browsers don’t work the same as computer browsers.  Check out this website for more details and share it with your I.T. department.