Growing Guiding Recruitment Resources
Looking to recruit more girls, volunteers or open conversations about Girlguiding in your community?
Girlguiding Hampshire West offers a range of recruitment resources that can be borrowed by units, districts and divisions to support local events, community fairs, school engagement activities and recruitment campaigns.
Book Recruitment Resources
To view available equipment and make a booking, please visit:
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/growingguiding
When completing the booking form, please include your preferred collection date.
Collection Information
- Collections are from Winchester.
- Collection is generally available during evenings and selected weekends.
- Your booking request will be confirmed by email.
- Confirmation emails will also include recruitment ideas, suggestions and tips to help make your event a success.
Available Resources
The Hampshire West Growing Guiding collection includes a range of promotional materials that can help attract new girls and volunteers. See the downloadable document for full details of items.
What Happens After I Book?
Once your booking request has been received:
- We will check availability of the requested resources.
- Your booking will be confirmed by email.
- Collection arrangements will be agreed.
- You will receive recruitment suggestions and ideas tailored to your event.
- Equipment will be ready for collection from Winchester at the agreed time.
Our aim is not just to lend equipment, but to help every unit successfully grow guiding in their local area.
Recruitment Tips & Support
Borrowing recruitment equipment is only the first step. Successful recruitment often comes from combining eye-catching displays with local promotion, community engagement and a warm welcome for potential volunteers and families.
Ideas for Recruiting New Girls
Consider using your recruitment resources at:
- School fairs and open evenings
- Village fetes and community events
- Family fun days
- Library and community centre displays
- Local festivals
- Christmas and summer events
- Social media campaigns
- Bring-a-friend evenings
When attending events, encourage girls to interact with the display, use the selfie frames and take photographs that can be shared on unit social media pages (following Girlguiding photography guidance).
Ideas for Recruiting Volunteers
Many adults are interested in helping but may not realise how flexible volunteering can be.
When speaking to potential volunteers, focus on:
- Flexible volunteering opportunities
- Learning new skills
- Making friends
- Giving back to the community
- Supporting girls to develop confidence and life skills
- Opportunities to volunteer occasionally or regularly
Girlguiding offers a wide range of volunteer roles, from helping at meetings to administration, event support, communications and leadership roles.
Top Tips for Your Recruitment Event
- Display clear information about your local unit
- Include meeting day, time and location
- Have information available for both girls and volunteers
- Use photographs showing guiding activities
- Make use of the Hampshire West selfie frames
- Talk to parents and carers about the benefits of Girlguiding
- Collect contact details from interested families and volunteers
- Follow up promptly after the event
- Share photos and successes on social media afterwards
These simple actions can significantly increase engagement and enquiries.
Need More Support?
If you're unsure where to begin, Hampshire West can help.
Support is available for:
- Recruitment planning
- Running a recruitment stand
- Volunteer recruitment campaigns
- Social media ideas
- Community engagement opportunities
- Opening new units
- Growing existing units
- Reducing waiting lists
📧 Becky North Hampshire West Growing Guiding Coordinator: growing_guiding@gghw.org.uk
No matter whether you're looking for one new volunteer or hoping to grow an entire unit, we can work together to develop a recruitment approach that suits your local community.
Hampshire West Growth Challenge
Could every unit recruit just:
- One new Rainbow, Brownie, Guide or Ranger?
- One new volunteer?
- One occasional helper?
- One parent or carer willing to support?
Small actions across Hampshire West can create opportunities for many more girls to experience everything that Girlguiding has to offer.
Together, we can grow guiding across Hampshire West. 🌈💙
