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Fairley, Sheranne, Pamm Kellett, and B. Christine Green. "Volunteering Abroad: Motives for Travel to Volunteer at the Athens Olympic Games." Journal of Sport Management 21, no. 1 (January 2007): 41–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.21.1.41.
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Volunteers have become essential to the delivery of sport events. Megaevents, such as the Olympic Games, rely on a large number of volunteers for the successful running of the event, some of whom travel to volunteer. This study investigates the motives of a group of people who volunteered at the Sydney Olympics as they prepared to travel to volunteer at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Four key motives were identified: (a) nostalgia, (b) camaraderie and friendship, (c) Olympic (i.e., subcultural) connection, and (d) sharing and recognition of expertise. The motives identified distinguish event volunteer tourists from other volunteer tourists and from other event volunteers. It is suggested that the recruitment, retention, and reacquisition of event volunteers will be served by understanding the motives and experiences of repeat event volunteers.
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Okun, Morris A., and Nancy Eisenberg. "A Comparison of Office and Adult Day Care Center Older Volunteers: Social-Psychological and Demographic Differences." International Journal of Aging and Human Development 35, no. 3 (October 1992): 219–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/f791-c07u-9y1g-cv5f.
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Numerous researchers have compared older adults who volunteer with those who do not volunteer on several demographic variables. In contrast, in the present study we compared older adults (minimum age = 55 years old) who volunteered to work for a community organization at an office or in a day care center on social-psychological and demographic predictors. It was hypothesized that day care center volunteers would have higher scores than office volunteers on sympathy, role taking, and self-based salience of volunteer role (i.e., personal identity). In addition, office volunteers were expected to have higher scores than day care center volunteers on other-based salience of volunteer role (i.e., social identity). Discriminant function analysis indicated that day care center volunteers were higher than office volunteers on sympathy whereas office volunteers were higher than day care center volunteers on educational attainment, involvement in clubs and organizations, and role taking.
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Gweon, Hyunsoo. "Classifying Latent Profiles in Volunteer Motivation and Examining Differences in Role Identity and Social Trust." Social Welfare Policy and Practice 8, no. 3 (November 30, 2022): 167–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.37342/swpp.2022.8.3.167.
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This study analyzed the latent profiles depending on the volunteer motivation and examined the characteristics of each profiles. In addition, this study is aimed at investigating the differences in the role identity of volunteer and social trust according to each latent class. At the same time, This study introduced the concept of transformative volunteerism that aims to change social change by overcoming the concept of functionalist volunteer motivation, which is mostly cited in existing previous studies, and combining social services and social change. The data were collected through online surveys for volunteers from 245 volunteer centers nationwide, and the final 852 copies were used as an analysis data. The results of this study revealed that there were four latent profiles amongst volunteers, distinguished by their volunteer motivation levels; a low motivation, knowledge understanding type group(6.5%), a high motivation, mixed type group(20.2%), an middle-level motivation level, average type group(39.5%) and a high motivation, balanced type group(33.8%). In addition, it was verified about the characteristics of volunteer motivation profiles and statistically significant difference in an volunteer’s role identity and social trust according to the pattern of volunteer’s motivations. Based on these findings, the study discusses practical implications that can promote the motivation of volunteers in Korea.
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Cobos, Liza, and Amanda Templeton. "How can we Make you Stay? Identifying Motivating Factors to Volunteer Retention in Non-Profit Organizations." Journal of Tourism Management Research 9, no. 1 (June 21, 2022): 43–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/31.v9i1.3029.
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Many non-profit organizations depend on volunteers to provide services to their clients thus helping to alleviate some of the costs and financial burdens non-profits face. A volunteer’s motivation and satisfaction drivers are varied thus making the task of attracting and retaining volunteers a difficult one. Since volunteers are a vital part of any non-profit and volunteer supported organization, retention initiatives are crucial to the organization’s success. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of organizational support, group integration, empowerment and participation efficacy on volunteer satisfaction and retention. Over 100 volunteers, from a Central Florida organization, were surveyed to: 1) measure their motivating factors and satisfaction with various aspects of their volunteer experience and 2) measure their intentions to remain as a volunteer. The results of the hierarchical multiple regression suggest that participation efficacy and organizational support are significant predictors to intent to remain with the organization.
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Hallett, R. J., N. K. Mullan, A. E. Tideswell, S. J. Haake, M. Graney, and M. V. Hurley. "Community event sustainability: why don’t people volunteer?" Voluntary Sector Review 11, no. 2 (July 1, 2020): 137–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204080520x15877275845028.
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Every Saturday, thousands of runners worldwide participate in parkrun ‐ a free five-kilometre run/walk event. Delivery relies on volunteers, and parkrunners are encouraged to volunteer regularly. However, volunteer recruitment is often difficult, and this study aimed to investigate the underpinning reasons for this. Data were collected from 6,749 parkrunners using an online survey, including 860 who had never volunteered. In addition to demographic information and views on incentives, non-volunteers were asked to rate agreement level for 18 statements about not volunteering. Main reasons were preferring to run or walk and not having got round to it. Principal component analysis indicated four underlying factors: inertia, self-interest, lack of knowledge and anxiety. Non-volunteers were younger, slower runners and walkers, less frequent parkrun attendees and had become involved more recently than volunteers. Ease of signing up to volunteer and being unsure of the commitment required were barriers. It is recommended that these two issues are addressed to help volunteer recruitment.
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Haake, Steve, Helen Quirk, and Alice Bullas. "The health benefits of volunteering at a free, weekly, 5 km event in the UK: A cross-sectional study of volunteers at parkrun." PLOS Global Public Health 2, no. 2 (February 24, 2022): e0000138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000138.
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This paper investigates the motives for first participating in parkrun and its impact for those who volunteered compared to those who did not volunteer. A cross-sectional survey was emailed to parkrun registrants, resulting in 60,680 survey returns from parkrun participants who self-identified as volunteers only (n = 681), runners/walkers who volunteered (n = 21,928) or runners/walkers who did not volunteer (38,071). Two survey questions were analysed in this paper: (1) their motives for first participating in parkrun as a volunteer or runner/walker; and (2) the perceived impact on their health and wellbeing. More than half of respondents were female and were predominantly from a white ethnic background. Compared to runners/walkers who volunteered, those who volunteered exclusively were older, more likely to be retired and more likely to be inactive at registration. Exclusive volunteers were motivated by wanting to give something back to the community (45.8%), to feel part of a community (26.1%), to help people (24.5%) or because they were unable to run (21.1%). Runners/walkers who volunteered were more likely to volunteer because they felt obliged to (49.3%). A large proportion of exclusive volunteers reported improvements to connections with others such as feeling part of a community (83.5%), the number of new people met (85.2%) and time spent with friends (45.2%). While mental and physical health were ranked low by volunteers as a motive (4.7% and 2.7% respectively), improvements were reported by 54.5 and 29.3% respectively. The data shows that volunteering at parkrun without participating as a runner or walker can deliver some of the components of the Five Ways to Wellbeing advocated by the NHS. The characteristics of parkrun (free, regular, local, accessible and optional) make it a viable social prescribing offer that can be used as a model for other community events seeking to attract volunteers.
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Gale, Kathleen. "OLDER ADULTS INFLUENCING THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEER CAREGIVERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC." Innovation in Aging 6, Supplement_1 (November 1, 2022): 818–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2945.
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Abstract Older adults who do not qualify for government entitlement programs but lack sufficient financial or other personal resources help them to age in place rely on community organizations to assist them with social determinants of health. However, these organizations struggle with high rates of volunteer caregiver turnover, a looming crisis spotlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. At least one group of volunteer caregivers continued to serve during this period. This phenomenological study investigated the experiences of eight volunteer caregivers who served older adults through a Faith in Action model volunteer driver program during the first year of the pandemic. Findings indicate that a volunteer’s commitment to older adults, awareness of the needs of older adults, and established relationships with older adults were more important than concerns about COVID-19. Study participants were alert to the needs of older adults during and between service activities, making personal sacrifices of time, money, and physical exertion to accommodate needs. Participants approached service caring for the older adult and expected reciprocal care in the form of appreciation and respect. They considered discontinuing service if efforts weren’t appreciated or if deeply held values were violated. The volunteer service organization was key in mitigating conflict within the relationship of the volunteer and older adult, thereby increasing the likelihood that the volunteer would continue serving. Implications include training older adult clients to meet expectations of care and appreciation for volunteers, managing volunteers whose personal sacrifices exceed the scope of volunteer service, and supporting volunteers whose values have been violated.
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Siegel, Joshua, and Willemijn van Dolen. "Child helplines: exploring determinants and boundary conditions of volunteer encounter satisfaction." Journal of Services Marketing 34, no. 5 (April 10, 2020): 589–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsm-05-2019-0200.
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Purpose Volunteers at child helplines play an important role in providing support for children, so keeping them satisfied during encounters is crucial to continue helping children. The purpose of this study is to understand how children’s perceptions of instrumental and emotional support (partner effects) influence volunteer encounter satisfaction, and whether this effect is moderated by a volunteer’s previous encounter experience and levels of interpersonal and service-offering adaptiveness. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 377 dyads of 116 volunteers and 377 children from online service encounters at a child helpline. Questionnaires were used to measure satisfaction, support and volunteer adaptiveness. A multilevel model was estimated to test the hypothesized moderation effects. Findings This study revealed that the instrumental support partner effect positively influenced volunteer encounter satisfaction. This relationship was stronger when the previous encounter was less satisfying or for volunteers with higher interpersonal, but not higher service-offering, adaptiveness. Negative effects on the relationship between the emotional support partner effect and volunteer encounter satisfaction were found after a less satisfying previous encounter or for volunteers with higher interpersonal adaptiveness. Originality/value This study contributes to the services and volunteerism literature by providing a unique perspective on the interpersonal influence between volunteers and children during service encounters. In the context of child helplines, this paper illustrates how volunteer encounter satisfaction is a function of the intricate interplay between children’s perceptions of the service encounter and volunteers’ perceptions of previous experiences and their adaptiveness.
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Bakhsh, Jordan T., Erik L. Lachance, Ashley Thompson, and Milena M. Parent. "Outcomes of the sport event volunteer experience: examining demonstration effects on first-time and returning volunteers." International Journal of Event and Festival Management 12, no. 2 (March 26, 2021): 168–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijefm-09-2020-0057.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine if sport event volunteers were inspired by their event experience to volunteer in the future.Design/methodology/approachA postevent questionnaire was administered to 161 professional golf tournament volunteers, in which 93 respondents were identified as first-time volunteers of the event and 68 as returning volunteers. A moderation analysis was conducted to assess if previous event-specific volunteer experience moderated the relationship between volunteers' inspiration and future volunteer intentions.FindingsFirst-time event-specific volunteers were significantly more inspired to volunteer again than returning event-specific volunteers. Findings indicate volunteers can be inspired from their event experience toward future volunteer intentions.Research limitations/implicationsThis study offers conceptual understandings and new application of inspiration–behavioral intentions by examining sport events' (in)ability to inspire first-time and returning event volunteers to volunteer in the future. Findings are limited to the sport event volunteers' intention discussion.Practical implicationsThis study demonstrates how event stakeholders can create positive future behavioral intentions for community members through hosting sport events. By positioning first-time event-specific volunteers within roles that can elicit inspiration (e.g. interacting with athletes), event managers can foster stronger future volunteer intentions.Originality/valueThis study extends the understanding of demonstration effects by moving beyond the traditional sport event spectators and sport participation intention foci. It demonstrates that sport events can inspire different spectator groups (i.e. event volunteers) toward different future behavioral intentions (i.e. volunteer intentions). Findings address previous sport event volunteer assumptions regarding intention, inspiration and volunteer segments.
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Seah, Betsy, Ben Ho, Sok Ying Liaw, Emily Neo Kim Ang, and Siew Tiang Lau. "To Volunteer or Not? Perspectives towards Pre-Registered Nursing Students Volunteering Frontline during COVID-19 Pandemic to Ease Healthcare Workforce: A Qualitative Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 12 (June 21, 2021): 6668. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126668.
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COVID-19 has caused a shortage of healthcare workers and has strained healthcare systems globally. Pre-registered healthcare students with training have a duty of care and can support the healthcare workforce. This study explored factors influencing the willingness of final-year nursing students to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of professional identity in volunteering as healthcare workers, and strategies to improve future volunteering uptakes and processes. A qualitative study using focus-group discussions was conducted. Final-year nursing students who volunteered, students who did not volunteer, and lecturers who supervised student volunteers were recruited. Interviews were conducted online, video-recorded, and transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis was used. The themes were “wavering thoughts on volunteering”, “bringing out ‘the nurse’ in students through volunteering” and “gearing up to volunteer”. Findings suggested the need to look beyond the simplicity of altruism to the role of professional identity, operational, and motivational factors to explain nursing students’ decision to volunteer and their volunteer behavior. Providing accommodation, monetary and academic-related incentives, supporting the transitionary phase from students to “professional volunteers”, promoting cohesive and positive staff–student volunteer relationships, and establishing a volunteer management team are strategies identified to improve volunteering uptake and operational processes. Our findings advocate strategic partnerships between hospitals/communities and academic institutions in providing various healthcare services during pandemics.
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TANG, FENGYAN, NANCY MORROW-HOWELL, and EUNHEE CHOI. "Why do older adult volunteers stop volunteering?" Ageing and Society 30, no. 5 (March 16, 2010): 859–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x10000140.
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ABSTRACTThis paper reports a United States study of the factors that influence the turnover of older adult volunteers. Based on a parent study of programmes that use older adult volunteers, the follow-up study examined the experience for 207 older volunteers who served in ten programmes in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Telephone interviews and mail surveys were used to collect programme and personal information. The findings indicated that aspects of the volunteer experience, like duration of involvement, volunteering in other programme(s), type of activity, the adequacy of on-going support, and the availability of stipends influenced volunteering retention and turnover. Respondents who volunteered for a longer period were committed in other programmes, felt better supported, and received a stipend were less likely to quit volunteering in a designated programme. Also those volunteering in public safety programmes were least likely to quit. As reported by older adult volunteers themselves, the primary reasons for volunteer withdrawal included a higher priority of another productive activity or commitment, declining health, and problems with the programme administration. Volunteers with extensive experience were least likely to withdraw. The findings suggest that organisations with volunteer programmes can promote older adults' long-term engagement as volunteers by providing on-going support and stipends. Changes in programme characteristics would impact positively on volunteer retention, especially among low-income older Americans.
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Witucki Brown, Janet, Shu-li Chen, Linda Mefford, Allie Brown, Bonnie Callen, and Polly McArthur. "Becoming an Older Volunteer: A Grounded Theory Study." Nursing Research and Practice 2011 (2011): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/361250.
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This Grounded Theory study describes the process by which older persons “become” volunteers. Forty interviews of older persons who volunteered for Habitat for Humanity were subjected to secondary content analysis to uncover the process of “becoming” a volunteer. “Helping out” (core category) for older volunteers occurs within the context of “continuity”, “commitment” and “connection” which provide motivation for volunteering. When a need arises, older volunteers “help out” physically and financially as health and resources permit. Benefits described as “blessings” of volunteering become motivators for future volunteering. Findings suggest that older volunteering is a developmental process and learned behavior which should be fostered in older persons by personally inviting them to volunteer. Intergenerational volunteering projects will allow older persons to pass on knowledge and skills and provide positive role modeling for younger volunteers.
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Brudney, Jeffrey L., and Mordecai Lee. "Lo, the Poor Volunteer Manager: Hollywood’s Nonprofit Volunteer and Volunteer Manager." Public Voices 14, no. 1 (November 14, 2016): 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.22140/pv.22.
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The literature of film studies has emerged in many academic fields as a relevant prism to examine the image of those professions in popular culture. Nonprofit management, though, has paid much less attention to film images. This article explores the cinematic image of the nonprofit volunteer and the volunteer manager in American feature films. It identified eight such movies, produced in 1953 through 2010. This universe is modest, but Hollywood’s extant nonprofit volunteer roughly mirrored the literature, with volunteers tending to be female and white and gaining emotional satisfaction through volunteering. By contrast, managers of nonprofit volunteers were depicted less often in Hollywood’s nonprofit sector, and the image was usually not flattering. We explore the implications of these findings, especially for the profession of managing volunteers in nonprofit organizations and conclude with a suggested agenda for research on the film image of volunteering, volunteer management, and nonprofit organizations.
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Still, Douglas, and Henry Gerhold. "Motivations and Task Preferences of Urban Forestry Volunteers." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 23, no. 3 (May 1, 1997): 116–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1997.019.
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A study of reasons why people volunteer for urban forestry projects, and of their task preferences, compared the opinions and attitudes of volunteers with those of people in botanical organizations who might be considered likely targets for recruitment. A mail survey used membership lists of two tree volunteer organizations and one botanical garden in New York City, as well as one tree volunteer organization and one arboretum in Philadelphia. Members of the three tree volunteer organizations had completed a training course on tree care or inventory, and may not be representative of volunteers typically involved in single-day projects. Collectively, 1,038 people were sampled and 63% responded. Tree volunteers were predominately white, middle aged, well educated, and financially middle class. Improving one's neighborhood was the main reason for volunteering, followed by desire for education; social interaction was only moderately important. Respondents from all organizations considered tree care to be the most important urban forestry task. Volunteers thought tree care would provide the greatest personal satisfaction compared to other tasks, while potential volunteers thought planting trees would be most satisfying. Education was regarded as a highly important task to gain public support, even more important than tree planting. Respondents were least willing, by a large margin, to engage in fundraising or lobbying politicians. Both volunteers and potential volunteers were willing to perform a wider range of tasks than they have performed already, suggesting strong potential for increased involvement. Tree volunteers expressed a strong desire to increase their level of participation in the planning and decision-making of their projects. Less than half of the volunteers thought they had been recognized for their work in some way, but recognition was mostly viewed as unimportant. Respondents from all organizations felt that their urban forest was in rather poor condition, and that volunteers are needed to improve their city's trees. Four-fifths of potential volunteers have volunteered before in some way, indicating a general willingness for voluntary action by members of botanical organizations. Many current tree volunteers were selfmotivated in seeking volunteer involvement; i.e., they responded to media announcements and volunteered without being personally asked. However, personal contact with potential volunteers is an effective recruitment technique for expanding the pool of volunteers beyond this self-selected group, as well as for increasing diversity.
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Costello, Joyce, Fabian Homberg, and Davide Secchi. "The Public Service Motivated Volunteer: Devoting Time or Effort?" Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 49, no. 5 (March 13, 2020): 989–1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764020911200.
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Non-profit organizations, corporate volunteer programs, and government workplace schemes are asking volunteers for their time and effort. But, with the changes in how people volunteer, such as episodic, micro, and cyber volunteering, those managing volunteers need to understand whether they should focus on encouraging volunteers to donate more time or effort. Using public service motivation to measure volunteer’s propensity to engage in volunteering, we compare three outcomes: time spent volunteering, frequency of volunteering, and volunteering intensity. In a sample of 411 volunteers, we find public service motivation is associated with more time spent volunteering, increased frequency, and higher levels of volunteering intensity. However, volunteering intensity explains the most variance. These findings suggest that how the individual perceives they exert volunteering intensity may be useful among public service motivated volunteers.
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J. Dickson, Tracey, Angela M. Benson, and F. Anne Terwiel. "Mega-event volunteers, similar or different? Vancouver 2010 vs London 2012." International Journal of Event and Festival Management 5, no. 2 (June 10, 2014): 164–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijefm-07-2013-0019.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare motivations of volunteers at two mega multi-sport events. Design/methodology/approach – The research used a quantitative research design to survey volunteers at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (n=2,066) and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (n=11,451) via an online questionnaire based upon the Special Event Volunteer Motivation Scale. Findings – The results indicate that the volunteers, most of whom had previously volunteered, were motivated by similar variables, including the uniqueness of the event, the desire to make it a success and to give back to their community. The results of the principal components analysis indicated that most items of the scale loaded onto similar components across the two research contexts. Research limitations/implications – There were methodological limitations in terms of the timing of the questionnaire administration and Likert scales used, however, these issues were controlled by gatekeepers. These limitations could have research implication for comparative studies of volunteers at mega events. Practical implications – Understanding volunteer motivations will enable event managers and volunteer managers to plan for legacy. Social implications – Volunteer motivations include wanting to give back to their community and therefore, increases the potential for volunteer legacy. Originality/value – This is the first research that: enables comparison of winter and summer Olympic and Paralympic Games volunteers; has substantial sample sizes in relation to the variables; applies higher item loadings to strengthen the analysis; and involves the use of the same instrument across events.
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Krueger, Joachim I. "The Vexing Volunteer’s Dilemma." Current Directions in Psychological Science 28, no. 1 (December 3, 2018): 53–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721418807709.
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A volunteer’s dilemma exists when a prosocial act such as volunteering leaves the volunteer better off than if no one had volunteered but worse off than if someone else had volunteered. Ideally, a person would do what others are not doing. Research has identified psychological processes and judgmental heuristics affecting the likelihood of volunteering. People volunteer inasmuch as the other person is psychologically close, they project their own choice to others, they believe that they volunteer more than others, and they ascribe moral value to volunteering. These heuristics promote volunteering and tend to create value, but they also create risks of overvolunteering. These heuristics are discussed in the context of egocentric perception and concern with reputation.
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Kim, Daehwan, Chanmin Park, Hany Kim, and Jeeyoon Kim. "Determinants and Outcomes of Volunteer Satisfaction in Mega Sports Events." Sustainability 11, no. 7 (March 28, 2019): 1859. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11071859.
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The role of volunteers is an important factor for the sustainability of mega sports events. Key issues in the literature on sports event volunteers are volunteer satisfaction and its determinants and outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of the fulfillment of volunteers’ psychological needs and Volunteer Management Practices (VMP) on overall volunteer satisfaction, and to test their conditional effects depending on volunteer involvement. Additionally, the present study aimed to examine the effects of volunteer satisfaction on future volunteer activity, word-of-mouth, and host city visitation. For these purposes, a survey was conducted with 2442 volunteers in the context of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea. The results of a Latent Moderated Structural Equation (LMS) revealed that the fulfillment of volunteers’ general needs and volunteer satisfaction with the VMP have positive effects on overall volunteer satisfaction. Interestingly, these effects were differently moderated by the level of volunteer involvement. Overall volunteer satisfaction was found to positively affect future volunteering intention, spreading positive words regarding sports event volunteering, and intention to visit the host city as tourists. In conclusion, sports event managers need to design an optimal work environment that can fulfill volunteers’ psychological needs and improve VMP to enhance the sustainability of mega sports events.
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Arianto, Bambang. "Menakar Peran Relawan Politik Pasca Kontestasi Presidensial 2014." Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik 20, no. 1 (January 16, 2017): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jsp.18000.
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This article explains that the role of post-conflict political volunteers in 2004, who began with the presidential activity mapping and projection of the volunteers. It was to find out the tactical steps taken by the political volunteers, especially in issues of politics and government. This study revealed that volunteers more engaged in social media, then divides typology into a community volunteer and non-volunteer community. Form the two typology of volunteers turned out more volunters who choose passivity rather than active. Passive attituded intended to be a controller of goverment, while the more active attituded as the guardian of power. This article argues that the role of volunteers in post-conflict digital style presidential politics in 2014 more strengthen the institutionalization of digital activism for political aducation of the public.
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Hevakovska, M. "Volunteer tourism." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography 1, no. 43 (October 19, 2013): 178–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2013.43.1592.
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Volunteer tourism as an alternative type of travel is described in this article. The classification of volunteer travel based on duration and purposes is maid according to analysis of volunteer program. Multiplicity of incoming and outgoing volunteers is represented. Key words: tourism, volunteering, volunteer, volunteer tourism, volunteer program.
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Grimm, Kerry E., and Mark D. Needham. "Moving Beyond the “I” in Motivation." Journal of Travel Research 51, no. 4 (November 7, 2011): 488–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287511418367.
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Much research has examined why volunteer tourists volunteer abroad. However, little work has explored (1) if and how destination and organization attributes motivate volunteers or (2) manager perceptions of volunteer motivations. We identified attributes that pulled conservation volunteer tourists to the country, organization, and volunteer project. We compared these motivations and reasons for volunteering abroad with manager and volunteer coordinator perceptions of volunteer motivations. To collect data, we engaged in participant observation and conducted interviews with 36 volunteer tourists, 2 managers, and 3 volunteer coordinators at an Ecuadorian conservation volunteer project. Volunteers listed a range of motivations for their choices (e.g., reserve mission, price). Managers and coordinators correctly identified some motivations for volunteering abroad and selecting the destination, organization, and project (e.g., travel, price). However, they mentioned fewer reasons than volunteers and overlooked several major factors, especially altruistic and project-specific reasons. We discuss implications for managers and organizations, tourism theory, and future research.
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Niebuur, Jacobien, Aart C. Liefbroer, Nardi Steverink, and Nynke Smidt. "The Dutch Comparative Scale for Assessing Volunteer Motivations among Volunteers and Non-Volunteers: An Adaptation of the Volunteer Functions Inventory." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 24 (December 11, 2019): 5047. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16245047.
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Currently, no valid scales exist to compare volunteer motivations between volunteers and non-volunteers. We aimed to adapt the Dutch version of the Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) in order to make it applicable for the comparison of volunteer motivations between Dutch older volunteers and non-volunteers. The Dutch version of the VFI was included in the Lifelines ‘Daily Activities and Leisure Activities add on Study’, which was distributed among participants aged 60 to 80. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models were estimated for volunteers and non-volunteers separately, and subsequently a CFA model was created based on all observations irrespective of volunteer status. Finally, group-based CFA models were estimated to assess measurement invariance. The resulting measurement instrument (6 factors, 18 items), containing both a volunteer version and a non-volunteer version, indicated an acceptable model fit for the separate and the combined CFA models (root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.06, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.95). Group-based models demonstrated strong invariance between the samples. The current study provides support for the validity of the Dutch Comparative Scale for Assessing Volunteer Motivations among Volunteers and Non-Volunteers, among Dutch older adults.
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Artis, Keon, and Seung Hyun Lee. "Motivations of Federal Workers to Volunteer In Public Sector Special Events." Event Management 24, no. 1 (February 19, 2020): 33–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/152599519x15506259855904.
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Volunteers are considered a core component of special events and they have proved to be an asset to the execution of special events. Although motivations of volunteers have received a great deal of attention from many organizations and individuals in the private sector, little research has been done on motivations of volunteers in the public sector, or within the federal government. Therefore, this article identified motivational factors that prompt federal government workers to volunteer at a government-related special event. A survey was used to gather data from a volunteer sample of 263 individuals who had volunteered for public sector special events in recent years. Exploratory factor analysis and t test were employed to establish motivations that stimulate public sector employees to volunteer for special events and further determine the differences in motivation between females and males. The results showed that government workers mostly volunteer for purposive motive and external motive. In addition, gender played significant roles on egotistic and purposive motives. Thus, this research provides a unique theoretical contribution to research in event management by advancing our understanding of the process by which factors associated with motivation can lead to federal government workers volunteering at a government-related special event; subsequently, impacting how event planners and organizers of public sector special events market to and recruit volunteers.
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Nahorna, Diana. "Technologies of recruitment youth in volunteering in Ukraine." Social work and education 9, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 340–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.25128/2520-6230.22.3.2.
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The article reveals the concept of volunteering and the involvement of volunteers. The author highlights the state of volunteering among young people and socio-political conditions to develop the volunteer movement in Ukraine. The research relevance of volunteer involvement was manifested. In order to find effective ways to involve young people in volunteering, the legislative documents and theoretical and practical materials on the topic of involving volunteers in Ukraine were analyzed and compared. The article deduced individual stages of involving young people in volunteering. Among them: setting goals for recruitment; recruitment planning; preparation of a recruitment and communication campaign; implementation of a recruitment and communication campaign; selection of volunteers; monitoring and evaluating recruitment; studying volunteers, adapting to volunteering conditions; joining a volunteer’s community, monitoring, and evaluation of involvement volunteers. Based on the analysis of foreign sources and individual stages of involvement, two technologies for attracting volunteers have been identified: the technology of recruiting volunteers and the technology of volunteer involvement. Relevant diagrams and tables were visualized due to the results of theoretical research. The emphasis of the article is on the technology of recruiting volunteers, which was tested and shown its effectiveness and flexibility in the activities (BUR camps for young volunteers in Ukraine) of the program «Building Ukraine Together» of the charity organization «Ukrainian educational platform» during the 2021. The technology combines social science, digital technologies, and marketing innovations. The main functions of recruitment technology are highlighted and explained. Within the framework of volunteer recruitment technology, the author proposed the algorithm, key stages, methods, and tools. In the article, particular examples and detailed explanations for all points are described
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Yan, Ke, Gang Zhang, Guoqiang Zhao, Baosong Liu, and Jun Lu. "A Study on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donation Volunteer Retention between Swab Sampling Approach and Blood Sampling Approach: Evidence from Shanghai, China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8 (April 12, 2021): 4027. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084027.
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The loss of hematopoietic stem cell donation (HSCD) volunteers is widespread worldwide. This study analyzed the distribution characteristics of volunteer retention between the swab sampling approach and blood sampling approach. The Shanghai branch of the China Bone Marrow Donation Program conducted a telephone follow-up with 18,963 volunteers to understand volunteer retention. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the distribution characteristics of volunteer retention between two different sampling approaches, and a forest plot was used to observe the distribution trend. Only 32.37% of the volunteers could be contacted, and the loss of volunteers was severe. The volunteer retention is influenced by sampling approaches and demographic characteristics, and Shanghai natives, the highly educated, and students had better retention. The volunteer retention of the swab group was better among young people and technicians, while the volunteer retention of the blood sample group was lower among public officials and workers, and the volunteer retention in the blood sample group was more significantly affected by changes in population characteristics. To enhance the stability of volunteers, managers should improve the contact channels and frequency, expand the ratio of stable volunteers, strengthen volunteer education in the process of collecting blood samples, and respect individuals’ willingness.
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Harp, Elizabeth R., Lisa L. Scherer, and Joseph A. Allen. "Volunteer Engagement and Retention." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 46, no. 2 (July 9, 2016): 442–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764016651335.
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The declining number of U.S. volunteers is troubling, necessitating improved understanding of drivers of volunteer retention such as volunteer engagement. We utilized the job demands-resources model to investigate the moderating role of community service self-efficacy (CSSE) on the relationships between two demands (organizational constraints and role ambiguity) and volunteer engagement. Volunteers ( N = 235) from three U.S. nonprofit organizations participated in a survey as part of a volunteer program assessment. Volunteers who encountered greater organizational constraints and role ambiguity were less engaged. In addition, CSSE attenuated the negative relationship between organizational constraints and engagement, but not the negative association between role ambiguity and engagement. When faced with organizational constraints, volunteers with higher CSSE reported greater engagement than those with lower CSSE. Organizations should therefore assess and support volunteers’ CSSE to bolster their engagement when faced with demands. Further recommendations for increasing volunteer engagement are discussed.
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Finkelstein, Marcia A. "VOLUNTEER SATISFACTION AND VOLUNTEER ACTION: A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 36, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2008.36.1.9.
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A functional approach to understanding the volunteer process was applied to 192 predominantly long-term hospice volunteers. The relationships among volunteer antecedents (motives), experiences (motive fulfillment, satisfaction), and outcomes (time spent volunteering, length of service) were examined. Participants reported greater satisfaction the more their experiences fulfilled their motivations for helping. Satisfaction also predicted time spent volunteering although not volunteer longevity. The amount of time volunteers devoted to the hospice and length of service were only weakly related to either motive or motive fulfillment. Results suggest that motivations for helping should be determined early in the volunteering process in order to match individuals with tasks they will find most rewarding. Less motivated or satisfied individuals may offer less time to the organization but remain volunteers in good standing for many years.
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Kruglova, Marina Sergeevna, Lorina Ermondovna Kruglova, Igor' Borisovich Shuvanov, and Viktoriya Petrovna Shuvanova. "The Problem of Volunteer Motivation in Volunteering Management: A Sociological View." Социодинамика, no. 1 (January 2023): 16–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.25136/2409-7144.2023.1.39576.
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The article deals with the problems of analyzing the motivational component in the management systems of youth volunteering. The subject of the study is the totality of managerial relations that arise in the process of organizing the volunteer movement and the implementation of volunteer activities. The object of the study is the activities of volunteer, non-profit organizations. The problem lies in the possible outflow of volunteers after the first contact or event, without repeated or regular participation. It is important for managers and leaders of the voluntary sector to successfully involve young people in volunteer projects and develop their voluntary participation in the long term. The study of this issue will make it possible to form a holistic view of the significant aspects of the organization of the volunteer movement. The study is aimed at identifying existing approaches to motivating volunteers, finding the most effective ways to increase the level of volunteer motivation, developing tools to ensure a high level of motivation and involvement in projects of volunteer associations. To collect data on motivation in youth volunteering, the authors conducted a questionnaire survey, the participants of which were volunteers from Russian volunteer organizations based in higher educational institutions. The predominance of the non-material nature of the motivation of volunteers was revealed; a scale of motives was developed for testing volunteers and designing an individual route of volunteer experience in organizations. The unity and opposition of the types of volunteer participation in the concept of dual motivation of volunteers (altruism and selfishness) gives grounds for using a combined approach that takes into account various motives for participation.
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Darch, Peter, and Annamaria Carusi. "Retaining volunteers in volunteer computing projects." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 368, no. 1926 (September 13, 2010): 4177–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0163.
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Volunteer computing projects (VCPs) have been set up by groups of scientists to recruit members of the public who are asked to donate spare capacity on their personal computers to the processing of scientific data or computationally intensive models. VCPs serve two purposes: to acquire significant computing capacity and to educate the public about science. A particular challenge for these scientists is the retention of volunteers as there is a very high drop-out rate. This paper develops recommendations for scientists and software engineers setting up or running VCPs regarding which strategies to pursue in order to improve volunteer retention rates. These recommendations are based on a qualitative study of volunteers in a VCP (climateprediction.net). A typology of volunteers has been developed, and three particularly important classes of volunteers are presented in this paper: for each type of volunteer, the particular benefits they offer to a project are described, and their motivations for continued participation in a VCP are identified and linked to particular strategies. In this way, those setting up a VCP can identify which types of volunteers they should be particularly keen to retain, and can then find recommendations to increase the retention rates of their target volunteers.
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Jutila, Stephanie Gale, and Mary Hockenberry Meyer. "Sam's Dilemma: A Decision Case for Training Horticultural Volunteers." HortTechnology 15, no. 3 (January 2005): 682–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.15.3.0682.
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A decision case was developed and used to train volunteers at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The case presents a real life dilemma for volunteers at public horticultural institutions, allowing volunteers to experience a realistic decision making process, applicable to their volunteer jobs. Volunteers are able to identify that the decisions they make in their volunteer position ultimately affect the institution as a whole including visitors and volunteers. The case is written as an active learning tool for use in a volunteer orientation or continuing education workshop. Volunteers benefit from an enhanced understanding of the importance of communication of changes in life commitment, including how these changes relate to their particular volunteer interests.
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Einolf, Christopher J., and Cheryl Yung. "Super-Volunteers: Who Are They and How Do We Get One?" Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47, no. 4 (March 8, 2018): 789–812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764018760400.
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This article investigates super-volunteers, defined as individuals who volunteer 10 or more hours per week with a single organization. We conducted interviews with 25 super-volunteers to explore what motivates them to become super-volunteers and how they choose the organizations for which they volunteer. We also interviewed nine volunteer managers to explore the advantages and disadvantages of employing super-volunteers and what best practices they recommend for supervising them. Most super-volunteers in our sample were highly educated and had retired from careers that involved helping and supervising other people. Most decided on their own to pursue volunteering and then searched carefully for an appropriate organization. The super-volunteers chose nonprofits that they thought were effective, matched their values, and were willing to work with them to develop a meaningful and substantive volunteer position. Volunteer managers stated that super-volunteers brought great value to their agencies and had few disadvantages. However, managing super-volunteers did require more flexibility, time, and one-on-one attention than managing regular volunteers.
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McLennan, Jim, and Adrian Birch. "Age and Motivations to Become an Australian Volunteer Firefighter." International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters 27, no. 1 (March 2009): 53–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/028072700902700103.
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Australian communities are very dependent on volunteer-based fire services for protection against wildfires and other disasters. However, volunteer firefighter numbers have declined significantly over the past decade, due mostly to impacts of economic and demographic changes on Australian society. One effect of these is that volunteer fire service memberships are ageing. Little is known with certainty about what motivates individuals to become volunteer firefighters. The current study of 988 volunteer firefighters suggests that those who volunteer do so because of a mix of self-oriented, fire safety-oriented, and community-oriented motivations. It appears that younger volunteers are more likely to be motivated by perceived self-oriented benefits from volunteering compared with older volunteers. However, they are no less motivated, on average, by safety concerns and community contribution motivations than are older volunteers.
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Mead, Joseph. "A Legal Perspective on the Organization–Volunteer Relationship." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 48, no. 2_suppl (March 11, 2018): 12S—29S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764018762319.
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How does law view and shape the relationship between nonprofit organization and volunteer? To address this question, I draw on information from statutes, court decisions, and agency guidance from both the federal and state law in the United States. In general, “volunteer” is not a legally defined category in the United States, leaving a volunteer’s legal status to depend on whether the volunteering aligns with other, recognized types of relationships, such as employer–employee, principal–agent, or program–participant. By providing a synthesis of these varied legal rules as they apply to volunteers working for a nonprofit organization, this piece identifies different ways of describing the relationship between organization and volunteer, and the legal obligations and benefits that flow as a result.
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Nelson, Michelle L. A., Rachel Thombs, and Juliana Yi. "Volunteers as members of the stroke rehabilitation team: a qualitative case study." BMJ Open 10, no. 4 (April 2020): e032473. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032473.
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ObjectivesClinicians are facing increasing demands on their time, exacerbated by fiscal constraints and increasing patient complexity. Volunteers are an essential part of the many healthcare systems, and are one resource to support improved patient experience and a mechanism through which to address unmet needs. Hospitals rely on volunteers for a variety of tasks and services, but there are varying perceptions about volunteers’ place within the healthcare team. This study aimed to understand the role of volunteers in stroke rehabilitation, as well as the barriers to volunteer engagement.DesignA qualitative case study was conducted to understand the engagement of volunteers in stroke rehabilitation services within a complex rehabilitation and continuing care hospital in Ontario, Canada.Participants28 clinicians, 10 hospital administrators and 22 volunteers participated in concurrent focus groups and interviews. Organisational documents pertaining to volunteer management were retrieved and analysed.ResultsWhile there was support for volunteer engagement, with a wide range of potential activities for volunteers, several barriers to volunteer engagement were identified. These barriers relate to paid workforce/unionisation, patient safety and confidentiality, volunteer attendance and lack of collaboration between clinical and volunteer resource departments.ConclusionsAn interprofessional approach, specifically emphasising and addressing issues related to key role clarity, may mediate these barriers. Clarity regarding the role of volunteers in hospital settings could support workforce planning and administration.
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Schuhmann, Carmen, Esther Kuis, and Anne Goossensen. "“Purely for You”: Inmates’ Perceptions of Prison Visitation by Volunteers in the Netherlands." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 62, no. 14 (March 20, 2018): 4545–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x18764523.
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Research suggests that prison visitation by volunteers may significantly reduce the risk of recidivism. Community volunteers offer sustained, prosocial support to inmates which may account for these beneficial effects. However, the question of how inmates themselves evaluate volunteer visitation has hardly been studied. This study explores how inmates of Dutch prisons who receive one-on-one volunteer visits experience and value these visits. To that end, semistructured interviews were conducted with 21 inmates across six penitentiaries. These show that the value of volunteer visitation for inmates has to be understood in terms of a human-to-human encounter. Visits by volunteers provide inmates with rare opportunities to have a confidential conversation, away from the harshness of the usual prison life. Furthermore, inmates perceive volunteer visitation as beneficial beyond the actual visits. Inmates draw hope, strength, or self-respect from the conversations; they see volunteers as role models and develop a more positive view of the future. Two potential obstacles to beneficial volunteer visitation were detected: lack of chemistry between volunteer and inmate and imposition of worldview beliefs by volunteers.
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McGuire, Tracey D. "Volunteerism in Relation to Recreational Sports and the Law." Recreational Sports Journal 24, no. 1 (May 2000): 44–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/nirsa.24.1.44.
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Everything in life involves risk. Even volunteering one's time involves risk. Lawsuits brought against volunteers and volunteer coaches have brought fear and apprehensions, which legislators believe discourage people from volunteering their time. The new federal law, the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997, shields volunteers of government entities and nonprofit organizations from liability if the volunteer commits negligent acts or omissions while performing his or her responsibilities. A lawsuit could name both the volunteer and the nonprofit organization since the organization carries insurance. In that case, the volunteer is subject to the laws of that state.
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Mazarakii, Elena Y. "Analysis of the Information Needs of Volunteers: the Results of Study." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] 70, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2021-1-1-101-111.
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Volunteering is actively developing in the Russian Federation and around the world. Society that takes part in volunteer projects has a high level of civic identity, morality and forms humanistic values among young people. Volunteer movement is a tool to reduce the level of antisocial and extremist behaviour.Approximately 15% of the population of the Russian Federation is involved in volunteering activities at the present time. Thanks to the volunteer organizations created in educational institutions, the government creates positive image of a volunteer. At the same time, there is a problem of public distrust in this type of activity due to the lack of awareness of volunteer organizations and their projects. Organizers of the volunteer movement face the problem of lack of information about volunteering that entails the difficulties in setting goals and objectives of the volunteer organization. It is necessary to identify the information needs of volunteers, as well as to create an information field where they can meet these needs.There is no resource with comprehensive information about volunteering activity in Russia. Information needs of participants in such type of projects cannot be fully met. The main source of information is the portal “Volunteers of Russia”. It allows you to get e-book of a volunteer, register a volunteer organization, create an event and apply for participation in an existing project. However, the system has a number of factors that make it difficult to keep accurate records of volunteer activities; it is more designed to attract attention to projects.In 2018—2019, the study was conducted using the online survey (questionnaire). The survey involved volunteers (451 respondents) and their leaders (43 respondents) of the St. Petersburg Volunteer Movement “Our Future is in Our Hands”. The purpose of the study was to identify the information needs of volunteers and their managers. The survey results led to the conclusions: the availability of information resources on volunteering is not too high; the most interesting information is related to the experience of implementing volunteer activities, project development and management, the development of supra-professional skills. Volunteers prefer to use electronic documents.It is necessary to develop special programs and organize training courses on the formation of information culture of volunteers, to create a wider range of information resources for volunteers. One of the possibilities is to create a unified public resource that reflects different aspects of volunteering activities. It is important to form a comprehensive information support for volunteers.
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Mazarakii, Elena Y. "Analysis of the Information Needs of Volunteers: the Results of Study." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] 70, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2021-70-1-101-111.
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Volunteering is actively developing in the Russian Federation and around the world. Society that takes part in volunteer projects has a high level of civic identity, morality and forms humanistic values among young people. Volunteer movement is a tool to reduce the level of antisocial and extremist behaviour.Approximately 15% of the population of the Russian Federation is involved in volunteering activities at the present time. Thanks to the volunteer organizations created in educational institutions, the government creates positive image of a volunteer. At the same time, there is a problem of public distrust in this type of activity due to the lack of awareness of volunteer organizations and their projects. Organizers of the volunteer movement face the problem of lack of information about volunteering that entails the difficulties in setting goals and objectives of the volunteer organization. It is necessary to identify the information needs of volunteers, as well as to create an information field where they can meet these needs.There is no resource with comprehensive information about volunteering activity in Russia. Information needs of participants in such type of projects cannot be fully met. The main source of information is the portal “Volunteers of Russia”. It allows you to get e-book of a volunteer, register a volunteer organization, create an event and apply for participation in an existing project. However, the system has a number of factors that make it difficult to keep accurate records of volunteer activities; it is more designed to attract attention to projects.In 2018—2019, the study was conducted using the online survey (questionnaire). The survey involved volunteers (451 respondents) and their leaders (43 respondents) of the St. Petersburg Volunteer Movement “Our Future is in Our Hands”. The purpose of the study was to identify the information needs of volunteers and their managers. The survey results led to the conclusions: the availability of information resources on volunteering is not too high; the most interesting information is related to the experience of implementing volunteer activities, project development and management, the development of supra-professional skills. Volunteers prefer to use electronic documents.It is necessary to develop special programs and organize training courses on the formation of information culture of volunteers, to create a wider range of information resources for volunteers. One of the possibilities is to create a unified public resource that reflects different aspects of volunteering activities. It is important to form a comprehensive information support for volunteers.
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Hein, Wendy, Trisha White, and Janaleen Williams. "Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification." Journal of Youth Development 11, no. 3 (January 4, 2017): 105–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2016.464.
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Quality volunteers are essential to the success of 4-H programs. Although much attention has been paid to the initial orientation of volunteers, additional training is typically optional. Beginning in 2013, our county required all adult volunteers to complete at least one hour of continuing education as part of a biennial recertification process. We used existing resources (“eLearning for Volunteer Orientation”; eXtension webinars). There was no significant difference in volunteer retention between re-screening and non-re-screening cohorts (p=.855). We collected 166 volunteer ratings of 23 recorded webinars on eXtension. Volunteers gave concrete examples of how they would use the information learned in their volunteer role.
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Hinch, Tom D., and Craig D. Cameron. "Volunteers, Place, and Ultramarathons: Addressing The Challenge of Recruitment and Retention." Event Management 24, no. 1 (February 19, 2020): 17–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/152599519x15506259855896.
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Ultramarathons are often hosted in peripheral areas featuring challenging natural landscapes. Given limited local volunteer pools in these areas, the recruitment and retention of visiting volunteers is crucial to the sustainability of these events, yet little is known about the importance of the destination or place in terms of the volunteer experience. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to gain insight into the role that place plays in volunteer experiences at an ultramarathon in a peripheral area. A case study methodology was adopted with a focus on volunteers at the Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache (GC), Alberta, Canada. Semistructured interviews with event hosts, local volunteers, and visiting volunteers provided insight into the place dimension of the volunteer experiences. In phase 1, interviews with event/community hosts confirmed that local volunteer retention was challenging due to the growing demands of the event and to local volunteer fatigue. A systematic thematic analysis in phase 2 found that volunteers were connected to the destination through the place-based themes of: 1) beauty, 2) remoteness, 3) event, and 4) community. These findings demonstrated that "place mattered" in the experience of local and visiting volunteers. Therefore, organizers should actively recognize the importance of place when recruiting and retaining volunteers for these types of events in remote communities.
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Meyer, Mary Hockenberry, and Anne M. Hanchek. "Master Gardener Training Costs and Payback in Volunteer Hours." HortTechnology 7, no. 4 (October 1997): 368–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.7.4.368.
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The Master Gardener (MG) program operates in conjunction with the cooperative extension service in most states. The training, management, and administration of these volunteers vary widely from state to state. This paper presents a 4-year analysis of the initial cost of training Minnesota MGs and their volunteer hours contributed to the Minnesota Extension Service. The average training cost was $89/person (based on the total number of volunteers certified 2 years after the training) with an average of 59 ($711 at $12/h) and 40 ($474) hours volunteered or paid back over the first and following years, respectively. In all years, hours volunteered exceeded program expectations of 50 hours the first year and 25 hours thereafter.
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Gilbert, Guinevere, Michelle Turner, and Sarah Holdsworth. "Understanding volunteer commitment to a project: testing a conceptual model." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 14, no. 6 (June 8, 2021): 1406–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-06-2020-0200.
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PurposeIn Australia, it is estimated that volunteers provide over $14.6 billion of unpaid labour to not-for-profit organisations. Much of the work that volunteers undertake is within a project context, yet the impact of a project and its environment on volunteer commitment is unknown. A conceptual model proposes three categories of factors that impact volunteer commitment to a project: purposeful, emotional and contextual. The purpose of this research is to empirically explore the conceptual model of volunteer commitment with volunteers working on projects in order to seek support for, and refine, the model.Design/methodology/approachThe research design was exploratory and Q methodology was used as a framework to collect and analyse data. Forty-one Australian volunteers engaged in project-based tasks participated in the study.FindingsRefinement of the initial conceptual model of volunteer commitment is required. The three categories that influence volunteer commitment to a project should be labelled “my contribution”, “relationships” and “the project”. The revised model shows early evidence that the project itself is the main commitment building factor.Originality/valueWhilst volunteer retention is not a new field of knowledge, research such as this further informs not-for-profit organisations in their volunteer recruitment and retention practices.
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Conduit, Jodie, Ingo Oswald Karpen, and Kieran D. Tierney. "Volunteer engagement: conceptual extensions and value-in-context outcomes." Journal of Service Theory and Practice 29, no. 4 (December 2, 2019): 462–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jstp-06-2018-0138.
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Purpose The ability to attract and retain volunteers is crucial for not-for-profit organizations, and consequently, the need to understand and manage volunteers’ engagement is paramount. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of five volunteer engagement dimensions (cognitive, affective, behavioral, social and spiritual engagement) on perceived value-in-context, and its subsequent role for volunteer retention. Thus, providing for the first time an understanding of how unique types of value are determined through different facets of volunteer engagement. Design/methodology/approach To establish the nature and consequences of volunteer engagement, the authors collaborated with an Australian not-for-profit service organization. Using a survey method, the authors studied the organization’s volunteer workforce resulting in 464 usable responses. To capture volunteers’ degree of spiritual engagement, this paper introduces a rigorously developed unidimensional measure. Findings The results demonstrate the importance of the five engagement dimensions on volunteers’ perceived value-in-context, while highlighting significant effect differences including some counterintuitive consequences. The authors also establish the role of spiritual engagement and demonstrate the impact of value-in-context for volunteer retention. Originality/value This research explores the volunteer engagement-retention chain, by empirically studying the role of value-in-context. The authors provide first evidence for the relationship between volunteer engagement and value-in-context, examining the independent yet relative effects of various facets of volunteer engagement. In doing so, the authors offer new insight into the dimensionality of the volunteer engagement construct, broadening its conceptualization to include spiritual engagement as a core constituent. The authors further demonstrate the impact of value-in-context on volunteer retention, helping organizations to better make sense of meaningful volunteer experiences with long-lasting impacts and mutual benefits.
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Hensley, Sarah T., Heather C. Kent, Brent A. Broaddus, Stacey Ellison, Shane T. Michael, and Vanessa Spero. "4-H Volunteer Attainment of Quality Positive Youth Development Practices." Journal of Youth Development 15, no. 4 (July 15, 2020): 87–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2020.882.
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The University of Florida 4-H program evaluated volunteer perceptions of behavior adoption resulting from the completion of training focused on best practices that promote positive youth development. The evaluation effort was a quasi-experimental design that surveyed all enrolled volunteers electronically. The survey was designed to determine the types and frequency of training that 4-H volunteers participated in, their satisfaction with the training, the volunteer’s role of service, and outcomes of adopting best practices of program quality. A response rate of 27% (n = 340) provided a representative sample of the enrolled volunteers across demographic categories and geographical regions of the state. The results show that volunteers report practicing elements of positive youth development as categorized by the Essential Elements framework and that correlations between the type of training volunteers participate in and their implementation of quality practices are significant. Implications for volunteer trainings include the consideration of frequency, expanding opportunities beyond traditional delivery, and incorporating training elements that promote high-quality youth programming. This evaluation effort provides baseline data that informs future research for the Florida 4-H program.
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van Ingen, Erik, and John Wilson. "I Volunteer, Therefore I am? Factors Affecting Volunteer Role Identity." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 46, no. 1 (July 20, 2016): 29–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764016659765.
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Volunteer role identity has long been of interest to social scientists seeking to understand volunteer commitment and the psychological consequences of volunteering. The study reported here tests the theory that predicts that people identify more strongly with the volunteer role as compensation for the absence of other productive roles. Using a sample ( n = 572) of Dutch volunteers over the age of 50, we find a strong association between age and volunteer role identity. For older volunteers, the volunteer role is a more important part of who they are. We find that retirement plays an important role in this. The retirement effect, in turn, is accounted for by the extra time retirees invest in the role, signaling a compensation strategy. We find a similar substitution effect for the unemployed/disabled, but not for widowhood. The study makes a contribution by situating the explanation of volunteer role identity within a life-course framework.
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Allowaish, Basheer. "Contributions of Volunteerism On the development of skills among volunteers (Research applied to volunteer teams in Hail)." Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Social Sciences 14, no. 3 (September 5, 2022): 23–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.54940/ss85383309.
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Volunteerism is one of the fields of professional practice of the social worker and a rich field of scientific research for social work. Hence, the author sought to shed light on the Contributions of voluntary work on the skills of the members of the voluntary teams in Hail. The problem of research is determined by the following question: What is the Contributions of volunteer work on the development of skills among volunteers? And the following sub-goals emerge from it: 1. Contributions of volunteer work on the development of communication skills among volunteers. 2. Contributions of volunteer work on the development of the skill of participation of volunteers. 3. Contributions of volunteer work on the development of problem solving skills among volunteers. The author used the method of social survey, in a comprehensive inventory of the embers of the voluntary teams in Hail (male and female) through the use of the questionnaire tool, and the researcher reached the results of the most important: 1. Volunteer work has an contribute on the development of the communication skills of volunteers. This is evident in their contribution to the dissemination and dissemination of information and data on the voluntary work of the community, their efforts to facilitate the provision of services to the volunteer team, and their keenness to maintain strong relations with all members of the voluntary team. 2. Volunteer work has an contribute on the development of the skill of participation of volunteers, and this shows through their efforts when they are assigned to any volunteer work. 3. Volunteer work has an contribute on the development of the problem solving skills of the volunteers through the agreement of the volunteers that their life experiences in solving the problems facing them increased after they joined the voluntary work. In addition, volunteering contributed to strengthening their relationships with others and to permanent participation in problem solving the public.
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Lo, Suzanne Hoi Shan, Janita Pak Chun Chau, and Ravneet Saran. "Volunteer Engagement in a Stroke Self-Management Program: Qualitative Analysis of a Hybrid Team of Healthcare Providers and Trained Volunteers." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15 (July 30, 2022): 9341. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159341.
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Stroke recovery is a complex, multidimensional and heterogeneous process. Volunteer engagement improves the delivery of interventions in stroke rehabilitation programs but is under-utilized due to poor role clarity and other program-related concerns. We evaluated healthcare providers’ and volunteers’ perceptions of volunteer engagement in an 8-week self-management program that provided self-management support for community-dwelling stroke survivors. Using a qualitative design, we conducted individual, semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 5 trained healthcare providers and 18 volunteers. The participants shared their experiences of supporting survivors, perceptions of volunteer engagement, and areas of improvement to optimize volunteer support. Three main themes and six subthemes emerged: bilateral exchange between healthcare providers/volunteers and survivors; adoption of individualized approaches; and suggestions for optimizing volunteer contributions. Volunteer engagement can be optimized by developing well-designed programs with sufficient role clarity, strengthened collaborations with healthcare providers and adequate training. Our findings highlighted the contributions of trained volunteers in supporting stroke survivors’ self-management. Future research should evaluate the use of peer and healthcare professional volunteers in such programs and build community capacity to support stroke survivors’ recovery.
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Paklina, E. A. "Organization of volunteer activities during the COVID-19 pandemic." Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University of Culture, no. 4 (45) (December 2020): 130–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.30725/2619-0303-2020-4-130-135.
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In recent years, there has been a tendency for the active growth of volunteer (volunteer) activities not only in Russia, but also abroad. Volunteering is one of the most effective ways to solve socially significant tasks of the state. At present, it is already difficult to imagine any sphere of human activity without the participation of volunteers (volunteers). The author analyzed the organization of volunteer (volunteer) activities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia and abroad. Particular attention in the article is paid to specific examples of the activities of volunteer organizations in large cities of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod). The results of a questionnaire survey of participants of volunteer organizations are presented, the leading motives of their activities are revealed. Volunteer experience in other countries is characterized, similarities and differences are revealed.
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Obukhov, K. N. "VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN UDMURTIA: THE EXPERIENCE OF SOCIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION." Вестник Удмуртского университета. Социология. Политология. Международные отношения 4, no. 3 (September 30, 2020): 265–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.35634/2587-9030-2020-4-3-265-273.
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The article examines the main modern preconditions for the study of volunteering in Russia and Udmurtia. The materials of an online survey among volunteers show the main socio-demographic profiles of participants in the volunteer movement, their values and attitudes, as well as priority areas for the development of volunteer activities and the main problems that volunteers face. The problems of the close relationship of the volunteer movement with formal state and near-state structures, the internal heterogeneity of the volunteer movement, the presence of models of segregation and discrimination within the volunteer movement are identified. It is stated that all the identified problems impede the development of the volunteer movement as an element of civil society self-organization. A comparison is made between the differences in value orientations of young people living in Udmurtia and young people involved in volunteer movement. The article shows that volunteers share a distinct set of values and are more socially oriented. In addition, it shows the high importance of friendship and close ties in the volunteer environment, which under favorable conditions associated with taking into account the opinion on promising areas of work, can be a driver of the volunteer movement in Udmurtia.
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Veal, Britney, Nasreen Sadeq, Taylor Atkinson, and Ross Andel. "Who Volunteers? Results from a Regular Cognitive Monitoring Study." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2595.
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Abstract Previous research indicates volunteering promotes well-being of individuals and communities. Volunteering in later-life may buffer some of the negative health effects experienced during retirement, facilitating opportunities for older adults to engage in meaningful activities and stay active. The current study examined characteristics of older adults who volunteered outside of participation in a regular cognitive monitoring study. All 124 members (M= 76.87, SD= 7.47; 80 volunteers, 44 non-volunteers) of a regular cognitive monitoring study, requiring completion of a 15-minute cognitive online test once a month, with complete data on personal characteristics, volunteer activities, as well as study adherence and dropout rates were included. ANCOVA and logistic regression analyses adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics were used to assess differences between volunteers and non-volunteers. Results indicated that volunteers were less educated (p<.05), and slightly more likely to be younger and women compared to non-volunteers. There were no differences in cognitive performance (ps>.05). Volunteers had lower scores for neuroticism (p=.02) and were marginally higher agreeable and extraverted (ps<.09). Volunteers needed more reminders to complete the monthly test (ps<.01) but had lower dropout rates (p=.001). The most frequent type of volunteer activity reported was religious. Volunteers were motivated mainly by altruism, although most reported multiple reasons such as building social relationships and feeling important. Findings provide information about characteristics that can help identify older adults who are likely to volunteer. Results regarding study adherence may have implications for promoting recruitment and retention among older adult volunteers.