RECRUITING & SCREENING

Want to access our network of incredible volunteers?
We recruit and screen volunteers as part of our full project management service or as a standalone service if you prefer to train and manage volunteers yourself.

1. Planning

We’ll work with you to determine your specific field support needs for data collection, including:

  • Number of volunteers needed
  • Length of volunteer commitment
  • Outdoor skills such as whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, backpacking, diving, etc.
  • Previous data collection experience, or knowledge of science or conservation
  • Safety skills such as wilderness first aid

You will get a proposal detailing our shared findings, along with a scope of work and budget to meet your needs.

2. Recruiting Portal

  • Once the scope of work is agreed upon, Adventure Scientists then builds a website for each project, including:
  • Summary information and a requirement checklist for volunteers
  • A volunteer application, with screening questions
  • Tracking through our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system​ ​

Check out our Timber Tracking project for an example of what your website might be similar to:

3. Recruiting & Screening

Adventure Scientists recruits volunteers from our existing network of outdoor enthusiasts worldwide, using targeted recruitment, ambassador influencers, social media, local outreach and other strategies.

​Our staff, having become well-versed in your project, reviews each applicant against a rubric customized to your needs. We follow up with clarifying conversations when necessary to ensure each volunteer we recruit meets your requirements to carry out the data collection.

Case Study: Saguaro National Park

To assess the health of the park’s signature cactus species, the National Park Service needed 45 volunteers capable of hiking ten off-trail miles per day in rugged desert terrain. The volunteers also had to be comfortable camping for almost a week at a time. The NPS selected our Recruiting service - we recruited and screened the volunteers, and their staff trained and managed them.
“Compared to our typical volunteers, [Adventure Scientists’ volunteers] were excellent in the field, good on their feet, and very fast learners. We got a tremendous amount of work done [in areas] that I had been reluctant to bring other groups to. This group of volunteers did it easily.”
​ — Don Swann, Biologist, Saguaro National Park

Looking for a different service? 

Project Design & Feasibility Research
​Feasibility, logistics, right-sizing data collection,  budgeting, cultivating end users​
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Full Project Management
Protocol development, volunteer training/management, media, reporting, fundraising, technology consulting

Project Build
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Volunteer training, quality control, permitting, equipment and technology sourcing