Ask them. Few people will volunteer their services. This does not mean that they don't want to be active, however. People wait to be asked. Asking builds activity.
If possible, someone they know and trust; someone whose influence they respond to; a friend, a neighbor, a worker in the same department, a person with prestige in the union. But if you cannot arrange for someone else, do it yourself. Remember that the act of asking is itself important.
After this has been done, be sure that the new recruit is welcomed by the leader of the group she will work with. The most effective combination is therefore being asked by someone she already knows and being welcomed by whomever is heading up the activity.
Last modified: 12 April 1996
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