Rozprawy doktorskie: „Volunteer”

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Mohan, Rahul. "Retaining formal volunteers in volunteer based organizations". Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-34159.

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Abstract Problem Formal Volunteers in volunteer based organizations drop out at a fast pace due to many reasons like lack of interest what they are doing, conflict among volunteers, lack of motivation, job dissatisfaction due to prolonged volunteering etc. which is causing to improper functioning of these organizations and reaches a point where these volunteer based organizations find it difficult to function properly. The author in this study tries to address this particular issue of this drop out of formal volunteers. Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the factors which helps in the retention of formal volunteers in a volunteer based organization for a longer period. Method The research in this paper is done in a qualitative way with primary data collected in the form of participant observation and open interview in two voluntary organizations. The collected data is analyzed in content analysis. The secondary data is collected in the form of necessary documents provided by the participating organizations. Results Many factors were found to influence retention of volunteers namely Job satisfaction, Motivation, Public Service Motivation, Organizational Commitment, Mission Attachment, Work load, Relationship with Coworkers, Justice of Organization, Flexible Timing, Training & Orientation. Conclusions Recommendations to improve retention is mentioned and a future model is also proposed. The result obtained from this research can be generalized to other form of small scale volunteer organizations where the major employees are formal volunteers.

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Judd, Terry W. "Volunteer Labor Supply and Liability of Volunteers". Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36591.

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This paper examines factors affecting volunteer labor supply with two specific goals: (1) a reassessment of the model and empirical process outlined by Paul Menchik and Burton Weisbrod using a larger data set from a more recent time period; and (2) an exploration of how volunteer labor supply is affected by liability exposure of volunteers, a factor which Menchik and Weisbrod did not address.Data from a nationwide 1992 poll on volunteering conducted by the Gallup Organization and Independent Sector is applied to the quantitative approach which Menchik and Weisbrod used on data from 1977. Tobit regression analysis finds significance in some variables in the Menchik and Weisbrod model -- including variables relating to gender, offspring, education, religiosity, and parental attitudes to giving. Volunteer liability exposure has been a subject of debate in the U.S. Congress and other public policy arenas, and the Volunteer Liability Protection Act became law in 1997. The volunteer liability factor is measured in two ways -- using the variability of certain legal protections for line volunteers among state laws and using per capita tort filings per state as a "litigousness index." The "litigousness index" variable demonstrated value in predicting volunteer labor supply, which suggests that potential volunteers respond to a more generalized rather than activity-specific threat of lawsuits. Individuals' information searches probably do not go as far as to examine legal provisions affecting their specific activities.
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Sirota, Barbara Haley. "A study of three volunteer programs /". Access Digital Full Text version, 1995. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11792255.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1995.
Includes tables. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Herv[symbol] Varenne. Dissertation Committee: Paul Byers. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-205).

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Tsang, Hsin-Chih. "Transitioning Older Volunteers: Exploring the Perceptions of Volunteer Managers in Theaters and Performing Arts Centers". Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1407321665.

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Al, Mutawa Omar. "Impact of volunteer management practice on volunteer motivation and satisfaction to enhance volunteer retention". Thesis, Brunel University, 2015. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11581.

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This research has developed a research relationship model for understanding the relationship between volunteer management practice correlates and volunteer retention using volunteer motivation and volunteer satisfaction as mediators. The model uses social exchange theory, human resource management theory, volunteer functional inventory and volunteer satisfaction index as part of the theoretical underpinning for its validation and contributed to gain knowledge on the application of management theory widely used in the for-profit organisations to the non-profit and volunteer dependent sectors. A comprehensive literature review provided the basis to identify the research gap, formulate the research questions, aim and objectives, leading to the development of the theoretical framework and the research relationship model. The theoretical framework in turn enabled the researcher to develop the research methodology to collect data and test the model. The main research gap was the lack of knowledge about the correlates of volunteer management practice as determinants of volunteer retention and influence of volunteer motivation and volunteer satisfaction as mediators. The concept of mediation was introduced in this research as a novel technique that enabled the researcher to conduct a deeper investigation into the relationship between volunteer management practice correlates and volunteer retention. However prior to the introduction of the mediator concept, the original model developed by Cuskelly et al. (2006) was tested and found to be statistically insignificant. This provided the basis for modifying the model investigated by Cuskelly et al. (2006) leading to the development of the research model for this research. The various relationships developed in the research model were hypothesized. The model was tested using the data collected through the research instrument developed for the purpose. Quantitative research method was used to collect data from a sample set of volunteers using survey questionnaire in a context-free environment. Pilot survey enabled the researcher to confirm the utility of the instrument for using in the main survey. 386 participants provided their response to the online questionnaire that was posted on a web portal. The collected data was subjected to rigourous statistical tests. Descriptive statistics, reliability tests and validity tests were conducted on the data. Exploratory Factor analysis revealed underlying factors of volunteer management practice different from those identified by other researchers namely Cuskelly et al. (2006) whose model was used as the base model in this research. Further, structural equation modelling was used to test the model and verify hypothesis. The results indicated that two volunteer management practice correlates namely volunteer training and support and volunteer performance management and recognition, were found to indirectly influence volunteer retention. Volunteer training and support influenced volunteer retention through volunteer motivation as well as volunteer satisfaction. Volunteer performance management and recognition influenced volunteer retention through volunteer satisfaction. In addition volunteer planning and recruitment was identified as a moderator of volunteer training and support and volunteer performance management and recognition as correlates. These findings contribute significantly to helping both volunteer managers and volunteers in improving the intention of volunteers to stay longer with an organisation. Thus by implementing the findings of this research; volunteer managers can enhance their volunteer management practice leading to retention of volunteers for longer periods than now. The research findings contribute to theory in terms of widening the understanding of the operationalization of social exchange and HRM theories in a combined manner in understanding the relationship between volunteer management practice and volunteer retention.

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Sarmenta, Luis Francisco G. (Luis Francisco Gumaru). "Volunteer computing". Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16773.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-216).
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
This thesis presents the idea of volunteer computing, which allows high-performance parallel computing networks to be formed easily, quickly, and inexpensively by enabling ordinary Internet users to share their computers' idle processing power without needing expert help. In recent years, projects such as SETI@home have demonstrated the great potential power of volunteer computing. In this thesis, we identify volunteer computing's further potentials, and show how these can be achieved. We present the Bayanihan system for web-based volunteer computing. Using Java applets, Bayanihan enables users to volunteer their computers by simply visiting a web page. This makes it possible to set up parallel computing networks in a matter of minutes compared to the hours, days, or weeks required by traditional NOW and metacomputing systems. At the same time, Bayanihan provides a flexible object-oriented software framework that makes it easy for programmers to write various applications, and for researchers to address issues such as adaptive parallelism, fault-tolerance, and scalability. Using Bayanihan, we develop a general-purpose runtime system and APIs, and show how volunteer computing's usefulness extends beyond solving esoteric mathematical problems to other, more practical, master-worker applications such as image rendering, distributed web-crawling, genetic algorithms, parametric analysis, and Monte Carlo simulations. By presenting a new API using the bulk synchronous parallel (BSP) model, we further show that contrary to popular belief and practice, volunteer computing need not be limited to master-worker applications, but can be used for coarse-grain message-passing programs as well. Finally, we address the new problem of maintaining reliability in the presence of malicious volunteers. We present and analyze traditional techniques such as voting, and new ones such as spot-checking, encrypted computation, and periodic obfuscation. Then, we show how these can be integrated in a new idea called credibility-based fault-tolerance, which uses probability estimates to limit and direct the use of redundancy. We validate this new idea with parallel Monte Carlo simulations, and show how it can achieve error rates several orders-of-magnitude smaller than traditional voting for the same slowdown.
by Luis F.G. Sarmenta.
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VanOverschelde, Keri. "The Effect of Volunteer Demographics on Nonprofit Volunteer Retention". ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4337.

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Nonprofit organizations rely upon volunteers to assist in achieving their mission and reaching strategic operational goals. As the volunteer population in the United States has decreased, nonprofit organizations are challenged to recruit and retain volunteers. To improve operational efficiencies in nonprofit volunteer management, organizations need to implement more effective strategies to assign roles to volunteers and develop a better understanding of how those roles fit into volunteers' lives and the value systems of individual volunteers. The functional theory of volunteer behavior characterizes the values, understanding, social, career, protective, and enhancement functions as they relate to an individual's motivation for volunteering. To investigate how active volunteer demographics related to self-reported ratings of personal and social motivational functions, a multivariate analysis of variance, with designated follow-up post hoc tests, was used to address the research questions and associated hypotheses to provide a basis to make comparative statistical analysis to determine volunteer needs, values, and purpose based on age cohort, sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. It was found that the functional aspect, career, was a significant determinate when focused on the demographics of age, gender, and socioeconomic status. Additionally, an interaction emerged with sex and age with career, social, understanding, and enhancement functional aspects. The results of the study will foster positive social change by increasing the understanding of how volunteer behavior impacts volunteer retention and recruitment, facilitating nonprofit organizations in their ability to effectively match volunteer skills with assignment, thereby maximizing their impact and longevity within the organization.

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Andrews, Jane. "Disabled volunteers : an analysis of the experiences of wheelchair-users who volunteer". Thesis, Aston University, 2006. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10794/.

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Following grounded-theory methodology, this thesis provides an analysis of the volunteering experiences of 47 wheelchair-users. It challenges the traditional image of volunteering which tends to conceptualise non-disabled people as the instigators of voluntary action (the helpers) and disabled people as the recipients of volunteerism (the helped). It also begins to fill a notable gap in academic knowledge about the volunteering experiences of disabled people. The literature review showed that contemporary conceptualisations of disability were unsuitable for this thesis. Thus, an organising framework is proposed which acknowledges that disabled peoples’ experiences may be influenced by medically and socially constructed factors – or by a combination of both acting simultaneously (medical-social factors). Having conceptualised disability for the purposes of the study, the thesis then provides an account of the research methodology used. This is followed by a presentation of research findings. An analysis of the volunteers’ demographic, epidemiological and background characteristics is provided and their perceptions of the benefits of, and barriers to, volunteering highlighted. This is followed by an analysis of their volunteering experiences. Theory is developed in order to explain the volunteers’ experiences from the approach outlined within the organising framework. The final part of the thesis adopts a reflexive approach to contextualise the research processes from the writer’s own perspective as a disabled person conducting research into the lived experiences of other disabled people. The thesis concludes by highlighting the implications of the study for future social research.

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Van, Loggerenberg Valerie. "Australian volunteers in the health sector : antecedents to volunteers' intention to leave /". Murdoch University Digital Theses Program, 2008. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20090409.113755.

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Thomas, Valerie. "The volunteer experience". Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.280483.

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Johansson, Alexander. "Dhanapith Volunteer Center". Thesis, Umeå universitet, Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-135491.

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Sillah, Aminata A. "Exploring Volunteer Management in the Public Sector: What are the Challenges in Managing Volunteers in Local Government?" Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862758/.

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To effectively provide services to citizens, local governments have had to be creative. One approach has been the creation of volunteer programs to meet demands and expanding needs. Volunteer programs hold promise for creating meaningful engagement opportunities for citizens. However, limited organizational capacity, inadequate volunteer management practices, and difficulties in maintaining volunteer retention are concerns plaguing local government volunteer programs. Volunteer programs are often structured around a set of best practices thought to be necessary for ensuring the retention of volunteers. To apply best practices across the board would suggest that local government volunteer programs are similar in organizational structure, budget size, amount of citizen engagement, accountability concerns, and that they adopt similar bureaucratic procedures. Using human relations and bureaucratic theories as theoretical frameworks, four research questions are asked and answered: 1) What are the managerial and political challenges in volunteer management and retention for local government volunteer coordinators?, 2) What challenges are local governments' volunteer coordinators facing in using volunteer management practices?, 3) What strategies are helpful in retaining volunteers in local government volunteerism?, and 4) What challenges do local government volunteer coordinators face in engaging citizens? Data collection for this qualitative study was conducted using online surveys and telephone semi-structured interviews. The findings suggest that creating meaningful work for volunteers and coordinating this work with local government managers was an important "best practices" challenge. Although local government volunteer programs also have a mission of engaging citizens, the practices actually used may directly conflict with their mission. Many volunteer management practices are supporting organizational goals rather than supporting the needs of volunteers. The study findings suggest that the best practices used by local governments are not given equal weight and "one size does not fit all." Instead, local governments must prioritize their practices carefully.

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Börjars, Linnea. "Identity Development through Volunteer Tourism : A qualitative study of WWOOF volunteers’ identity formation". Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för studier av samhällsutveckling och kultur, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-85646.

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Tourism is a fast growing phenomenon. As every person has a different motivation to travel new and alternative forms of tourism are continuously developing. Depending on form of tourism and the tourist’s motivation to take on a certain trip, the experience has a smaller or bigger impression on the individual. This study examines what influences volunteer trips can have on identities, focusing on volunteers in the organization WWOOF, World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. To understand the development of identities, theories about identity work have been researched. The material derives from a participant observation and 14 semi-structured interviews that mainly were conducted in Oregon, USA. The analysis of the results reveals four main themes for how the individuals’ identities have changed and what factors that have caused this change. These themes are perceived change, cultural exchange, significance of place, and differences between WWOOFers and other tourists. The study shows that travels, in this case volunteer trips, affect individuals in many ways.
Turism är ett snabbt växande fenomen. Eftersom varje person har egna motiv till att resa utvecklas ständigt nya och alternativa resformer. Vilket avtryck resan gör på individen beror på vald turismform samt turistens motiv till att åka på en viss resa. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka vilka influenser en volontärresa kan ha på individen, med fokus på volontärer som reser genom organisationen WWOOF, World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. För att förstå hur identiteter utvecklas har identitetsteorier tillämpats på materialet. Materialet kommer från en deltagande observation och 14 semistrukturerade intervjuer som övervägande gjorts i Oregon, USA. Analysen av resultatet visade på fyra teman för hur volontärers identiteter påverkats. Dessa var upplevd förändring, kulturellt utbyte, platsens betydelse och hur volontärturisterna skiljer sig från andra turister. Studien visar därmed på att resor, i detta fall volontärresor, påverkar individen på flera olika sätt.
Le tourisme est un phénomène en pleine expansion. Chaque personne a un motivation différent pour voyager, donc des nouvelles formes et des formes alternatives du tourisme se développent continuellement. La forme du tourisme et le motivation du touriste déterminent l’effet du voyage sur l’individu. Cette étude examine l’influence des voyages bénévoles sur les identités des bénévoles, avec un foyer sur les bénévoles dans l’organisation WWOOF--World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (Occasions Mondial sur les Fermes Biologiques). Pour comprendre le développement des identités, il faut rechercher les théories d'identité. Ces matériaux dérivent de l’observation participante et 14 interviews semi-structurées, la plupart qui était menée en Oregon, aux États-Unis. L'analyse des résultats révèlent quatre thèmes principaux pour comment les identités des individus ont changé, et quels facteurs ont causé ces changements. Ces thèmes sont les changements perçu, l'échange culturel, l’importance de l’endroit, et les différences entre les bénévoles de WWOOF et des autres touristes. Cette étude montre que les voyages, en ce cas les voyages bénévoles, touchent les individus dans plusieurs façons.

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Boettger, Jeff K. "Elite athletes' motivations to volunteer and interpersonal communication motives identifying volunteers' interaction position /". Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Groble, Patricia A. "Who’s in Charge Here? Exercising Authority in the Organization-Volunteer Relationship". Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1535034198828948.

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Barton, Alisha N. "Volunteers for a Food Secure Community: Perceptions of Food Insecurity and Motivation of Volunteers". The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1606988316842237.

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Söderberg, Frida. "Volunteer that makes a difference or difference that makes a volunteer? : A study on the apprehension of roles and functions of European volunteers in Ghana". Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för livsvetenskaper, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-3908.

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Westerners have for centuries been present in Africa with different motives. The most recent phenomenon is young volunteers that, instead of being tourists in a normal sense, go to the continent to work within organizations as for example teachers. This study, where the empirical material is based on qualitative interviews done with twelve European volunteers during a minor field study in Ghana, aims to examine what apprehension the volunteers have of their role and function. To create an understanding for the purpose, questions on the meaning of the concept of volunteering, motives and outcomes of the volunteering experience as well as the view of westerners and Ghanaians have been asked. In the light of postcolonialism and volunteer tourism, the study shows a number of factors that explains motives and the understanding of the concept, with a focus on the learning and growth of the volunteer. The outcome circles around knowledge on development issues and aid work as well as being able to have an impact on Ghanaians and development in Ghana. The volunteers also show revulsion from other westerners (that want to “help” and have a “colonial” behavior) and Ghanaians, but at the same time they prefer to spend time with westerners. The volunteers’ apprehension of their role and function is found to be bipartite; expressed is that they are in Ghana to experience and to learn, but understood is also that they see it as their task to spread their view of life, help the locals and contribute to development. A possible explanation to this contradiction might be that the volunteers, grown up in a time where they have been taught “how they should think” about “Us” and “Them”, distance themselves from everything that disaffirm their belief. However, at the same time they are deeply influenced by the western society’s way of focusing on differences between people, differences with signatures such as “developed” and “underdeveloped”. It creates a complexity of knowing something but not being able to live by it.
Med en historisk tillbakablick ser man att västerlänningar länge och med olika motiv har varit närvarande i Afrika. De senaste i raden är unga volontärer som, istället för att vara turist i vanlig bemärkelse, åker till kontinenten för att arbeta inom organisationer som till exempel lärare. Denna studie, vars empiriska material bygger på en fältstudie i Ghana där kvalitativa intervjuer gjorts med tolv europeiska volontärer, syftar till att undersöka vilken förståelse volontärerna har av sin roll och funktion. För att skapa en idé kring syftet har frågor kring volontärkonceptets betydelse, motiv och effekter av volontärupplevelsen samt synen på västerlänningar och ghaneser ställts. I ljuset av postkolonialism och volontär turism visar studien på ett antal faktorer som förklarar motiv och volontärkonceptets betydelse, med fokus kring vikten av volontärens läroprocess och mognad. Effekterna handlar om kunskap kring utvecklingsfrågor och biståndsarbete samt en upplevelse av att kunna påverka ghaneser och utvecklingen i Ghana. De visar också på avståndstagande från både västerlänningar (som vill ”hjälpa” och har ”kolonialt” beteende) och ghaneser, samtidigt som de helst umgås med de förra. Volontärernas förståelse av sin roll och funktion upplevs tvådelad; uttryckt förstås den som någon som är i Ghana för att uppleva och lära sig, men det utläses också att de ser som sin uppgift att sprida sin livssyn, hjälpa lokalbefolkningen och medverka till utveckling. En möjlig förklaring till denna motsägelsefullhet kan vara att volontärerna, uppväxta i en tid där de lärt sig ”hur de ska tänka” om ”Vi” och ”Dem”, tar avstånd från allt som motsäger den synen men samtidigt är de också djupt påverkade av det västerländska samhällets fokus på skillnader mellan folk, skillnader med förtecken så som ”utvecklade” och ”underutvecklade”. Det skapar en komplexitet av att vara medveten om något men inte kunna leva efter det.

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Edwards, Deborah. "Understanding the organization of volunteers at visitor attractions". View thesis, 2005. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20050927.114921/index.html.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2005.
A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the College of Law and Business. Includes bibliography.

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Prange, Kelly A. "Making the Most of Volunteer Hours| Effects of Meetings on Volunteer Engagement". Thesis, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10271872.

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Volunteers are necessary for the economy and impact the community by helping non-profit organizations provide services to those in need. The need for productive volunteers is growing and will likely continue to grow amidst nation-wide budget cuts. Finding practical, low-cost strategies to facilitate engagement within volunteer workforces is the next step in addressing how non-profit organizations can alleviate the volunteer shortage. Following social exchange theory and reciprocity norms, I propose that volunteer meetings are an avenue through which exchange relationships between organizations and their volunteers may be generated, thereby influencing volunteer engagement. Specifically, I hypothesized that volunteers’ satisfaction with meetings will be associated with their engagement and that volunteer perception of voice and role clarity will moderate the relationship between satisfaction with meetings and engagement. Survey responses from volunteers in a variety of non-profit organizations was collected. Data was analyzed using factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. Volunteers’ satisfaction with meetings was strongly associated with their engagement. However, the relationship of volunteer engagement on meeting satisfaction was not moderated by volunteers’ perception of voice nor role clarity.

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Lenaghan, Donna Dismuke. "The adult volunteer instructors' rite of initiation : training as a socialization process /". Diss., This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134952/.

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Edwards, Deborah. "Understanding the organization of volunteers at visitor attractions". Thesis, View thesis, 2005. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/30804.

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This thesis investigates how volunteers are organized at visitor attractions. It focuses on museums and art museums; non-profit institutions that manage large volunteer programs. The study addresses five important issues : 1/ in what context do museums and art museums operate; 2/ why people are motivated to volunteer for these institutions; 3/ what is the extent to which the institution interacts with its external environment and how this affects organizing routines of volunteers; 4/ what is the relationship between volunteer motivation, interest dissatisfaction and value commitments; and 5/ how this understanding can result in the better management of volunteers. Two attractions in New South Wales and one in the Australian Capital Territory were investigated. The author collected data on field activities of volunteer managers and coordinators, and administered a questionnaire to the total population of volunteers in these three attractions. The thesis contributes to a more holistic understanding of volunteers that offers a critical theoretical extension to tourism, institutional and neo-institutional literature.

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Stedman, Nicole LaMeé Perez. "Leadership, volunteer administration and 4-H leadership styles and volunteer administration competence of 4-H state volunteer specialists and county faculty /". [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0004340.

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Schondel, Connie Kay. "Development of multiple scales which measure volunteers' attitudes toward AIDS and attitudes toward volunteer motivation /". The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1335370981.

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Waid, Sherri. "Highly skilled with time on their hands best practices for using the newly retired in volunteering /". Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009waids.pdf.

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Kyneswood, Benjamin Paul. "How young volunteers learn in practice from established volunteers : an examination of volunteer learning in community radio in the UK". Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7809/.

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In this thesis I examined the learning in practice of fourteen young volunteers at four community radio stations in the UK. I queried what learning in practice as a volunteer constituted by examining how the participants accessed support and knowledge from established members, and how practice defined their volunteering and learning. Using an interpretivist methodology applied to private blogs and group interviews, participants recorded their perspectives for between six and nine months. Communities of Practice theory (Lave & Wenger, 1991) was applied to understand how the participants developed their learning relationship with established members. Analysis reveals that established members legitimised participant practice through three phases; an initial phase of broadcasting training where participants began at the periphery of the membership; a second phase of broadcast reviews that sought to develop their relationship with members; and a third phase of non broadcast activities to establish their membership. The relationship between the participants and established members meant the phases were not linear. Participants creatively constructed their broadcasts by developing a fragile, embryonic network of active citizenship (Kenny et al., 2015) to generate community content. In doing so not all participants wanted to establish themselves as members and engage in non-broadcast activities, and drew distinctions between broadcast practice on the periphery and the community development practice of established members. My original contribution to the literature is that by examining volunteering as a learning practice the hidden pressures and conflicts in relationship between newcomers and established members are revealed. I argue that becoming an established member of a voluntary organisation may not be for everyone, but that this does necessarily mean a loss of committed practice to the organisation. Initial volunteering opportunities that are exploratory and creative can establish commitment. I therefore link commitment to practice as a volunteer, rather than as a biographic strategy as suggested elsewhere in the literature.

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Poston, John R. "A handbook for Protestant volunteers in the Michigan veterans' facility Protestant chapel program". Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Jones, Andrea L. "Volunteer Guardians in the Community| A Mixed Methods Exploration of a Complex Volunteer Task". Thesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3563338.

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Demographic trends indicate a significant increase in the number of adults over 65, especially those 85 and older (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, 2010). Community services may be reduced or eliminated due to fiscal constraints (NGA, 2010). Recruiting and retaining volunteers to act as legal guardians (VGs) for incapacitated older adults may be essential in meeting increased community service demand for guardians.

This mixed method study built upon prior research to include themes of qualitative semi-structured interviews and quantitative results from the Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI; Clary et al., 1998; Clary, Snyder, & Stutkas, 1996) with VGs from a mid-Atlantic not-for-profit guardianship agency. Quantitative data suggest VG motivations score higher than the comparison sample on subscales measuring factors, such as Values (humanitarian, altruistic reasons), and lower than comparison sample on the Career, Enhancement, and Protective factor subscales. Qualitative data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide and analyzed using the Generic Inductive Qualitative Method (Hood, 2007). Interviews conducted with 12 volunteer guardians indicated themes related to why VGs chose this task, such as 'helping the unbefriended (Values factor),' 'giving back/paying forward,' and 'learning to help.' Themes illustrative of how the guardians performed this volunteer task included 'how they with conflict,' 'need for a good match (client to volunteer),' and 'asking for help.'

In addition, findings seem to indicate that volunteers with human service training employed a more directive case management style. Volunteers without human service training provided more collaborative, functionary guardian services. Qualitative interview data were also collected from six board and agency staff and indicated a difference in perception between administration and VGs related to the 'need for a good match,' as well as 'recruitment' methods.

Implications for practice include the need to provide more support and assistance to volunteers without human service training, understanding the need for guardian-client matches that would be more compatible with the guardian type, as well as a need for improved, specific recruiting methods. Implications for future research include the development of a model to recruit and train volunteer guardians that could be replicated by social service, faith-based, and other not-for-profit agencies.

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Ratanchandani, A. (Anil). "Why do students volunteer?:a study using the functionalist approach theory on volunteer motivation". Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2015. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201506061808.

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This master’s thesis examines volunteering as a phenomenon with respect to the motivation of students to engage in volunteerism. There are many volunteer programs available for students, from opportunities offered by their schools, their districts and the various choices made available by international humanitarian organizations. The focal point of this study is specifically identifying what motivations students perceive to have when they join these volunteer programs that are made available to them. The motivations are divided accordingly per the Functionalist Approach Theory on Volunteer Motivation- which will be the theoretical framework of the entire study. The theory explicitly states that volunteer motivation is divided into six (6) categories — Values, Enhancement, Career, Social, Protective and Understanding functions. The methodological basis makes use of the Functionalist Approach questionnaire and is also rooted on phenomenology. The latter is concerned with the study of experience and analyses motivations in-depth via interviews conducted by the researcher. The responses indicated that students do have various motivations all at once. Though even if all these motivations did exist- there are motivational factors which student perceive to be more important than the other. The three functions that were perceived to be more important were Values, Career, and Understanding. The Social function was considered to be the least important while Enhancement and Protective functions received mixed receptions and did not meet a general consensus. Together with volunteer motivation is the juxtaposition of volunteer retention. When programs address motivation they can also create more sustainable programs with higher volunteer retention. The findings of the study cannot be generalised, but the use of the questionnaire — including the unique experiences of each interviewee, have emphasized the volunteer motivation is multi-faceted and play an important role in sustaining volunteer programs.

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Kwarteng, Joseph A. "Ohio 4-H agents' and volunteer leaders' perceptions of the volunteer leadership development program". The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1171309477.

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Schultz, Marni. "Volunteer behavior of minority youth". CONNECT TO ELECTRONIC THESIS, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1961/3644.

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Bowles, David Bernard. "Social Capital and Volunteer Behaviour". Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490399.

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The concept ofsocial capital has proved extremely popular, appearing to provide a valuable analytical tool to investigate contemporary social relations, particularly the perceived decline in social and civic engagemenL This thesis compares Robert Putnam's widely acclaimed work on social capital with that ofPierre Bourdieu. Unlike Putnam's 'public good' model, Bourdieu's concept ofsocial capital cannot be considered in isolation from his overall theoretical approach involving economic, cultural, social and symbolic capitals, and the concepts ofhabitus and field. In contrasting these theories a class-based approach is adopted, comparing the activities ofthe volunteers from two similar day centres for older people. Valley is set in an aflluent rural setting, while Northbury is located in a working class town. Participant observation was carried out while working as a volunteer at each of these locations. The participant observation is used to compare the two Centres as case studies and then uses Bourdieu's concepts to explore the differences between them. The comparison is argued to help look at the way social capital, in Bourdieu's formulation, can be a useful heuristic tool when looking at such volunteer behaviour. The implication is that Putnam's more popular version of social capital neglects class differences, ignoring the reality ofliving within classdivided contemporary society. The popularity ofPutnam's thesis lies not in its explanatory power, but rather in its normative call to reinvigorate 'community' through individual civic reengagement. This theoretical position fits very well with a social policy discourse that is keen to play down class differences and encourage individual responsibility for care. Bourdieu's theoretical approach is complex, but it at least provides the tools for a more realistic investigation of social capital, avoiding the sterile Third Way debates of 'community' which neglect the underlying causes ofsocial disconnectedness, particularly class inequalities.

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Thompson, Mary C. "Volunteer firefighters, our silent heroes". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0002/NQ31077.pdf.

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Shank, Stephanie, Susan Pater i Kirk Astroth. "Arizona 4-H Volunteer Handbook". College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/158552.

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The Arizona 4-H Volunteer Handbook has been designed to guide the volunteer 4-H leader along the way toward developing a successful 4-H club and will help them to become effective 4-H volunteers. The handbook contains information regarding 4-H structure, 4-H policies and procedures and practical information for working with youth and 4-H families.

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Träger, Charlotte [Verfasser]. "The professionalization of volunteer management : how organizational practices affect volunteers / Charlotte Träger ; ESCP Business School Berlin". Berlin : ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1238284140/34.

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Kim, Eunjung. "An Investigation of Volunteer Motivation and Psychological Contract for the Effective Management of Sport Event Volunteers". Thesis, Griffith University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/377617.

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Most sport event organisations rely heavily on the assistance of volunteers to prepare for and stage sport events. The significance of the contribution of sport event volunteers highlights the importance of having good recruitment and management strategies in place for sport event management. As volunteer work is most effective when properly managed, it is important to understand the motivations and characteristics of volunteers and maintain good relationships between volunteers and their organisations in order to increase volunteer satisfaction and intention to continue. Attempts to understand the intricacies regarding sport event volunteerism have received much attention from many published studies. This thesis provides a systematic quantitative review of published articles in English language academic journals on the ‘motivation of sport event volunteers’ and ‘volunteer management in events’. The review examines the nature of the research, methods, key concepts, theories used, and types of research questions formulated in studies associated with the ‘motivation of sport event volunteers’ and ‘volunteer management in events’. Published studies on these topics were geographically concentrated in several countries and have been the focus of increasing research attention in recent years. The majority of the published research was limited by the lack of a clear theoretical framework and most studies used survey methods to collect data from volunteers at mega-sport events. The studies regarding volunteer management frequently utilised volunteer motivation to investigate the influence of motivation on volunteer management practice. By conducting a systematic review, this thesis identified the current status of the literature and the research gaps. It developed a better understanding of approaches that have been adopted to investigate what this thesis sought to find, and highlighted the importance and contributions of this thesis. By addressing these research gaps through a systematic review, on the basis of incentives approach of Knoke and Prensky (1984) and sport fan involvement approach grounded in social identity theory, the first empirical study conducted for this thesis was able to identify specific sport event volunteer motivations and to segment sport event volunteers based on their motivations using exploratory factor analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis on standardised variables. Chi-square tests were then undertaken to explore relationships with other variables. This study investigated the distinct features of four motivation-based volunteer sub-groups (i.e. sport & community enthusiasts, altruists, material benefits seekers, and career & relationship seekers) in terms of their socio-demographics, volunteering-related experiences, and the type of sport event at which they volunteered. The results identified that levels and factors of motivation were different amongst the four volunteer sub-groups and were related to each characteristic of volunteers in the groups. Event organisers might be able to use this understanding of different motivational groups to develop more effective volunteer management strategies. The second empirical study in this thesis investigated sport event volunteer motivation and three psychological contract (PC) types (transactional, relational, and ideological) with regard to the relationship between PC fulfilment, satisfaction and future behavioural intention based on PC theory. By conducting exploratory factor analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis on standardised raw variables, Chi-square tests, frequency analysis, ANOVA test, paired t-tests, correlation analysis and regression analysis, four motivation-based volunteer sub-groups were compared regarding expectations and experiences of PC types, as well as overall satisfaction and intention to continue volunteering. PC fulfilment was investigated to find the impact of PC fulfilment on satisfaction and future behavioural intention. Amongst these volunteer sub-groups, ideological PC tended to be considered as the most important PC type, but different motivations were associated with different PC preferences. Volunteers who had different motivations had varying experiences of PC types, overall satisfaction and intention to continue volunteering. Two operational definitions of PC were investigated: PCFe (PC fulfilment by experience) and PCFg (PC fulfilment by gap).The former simply used the post event ratings of volunteers’ experiences of the fulfilment of the psychological contract, while the latter was based on the gap score between pre-event expectations of PC fulfilment and post-event experiences. PCFe (PC fulfilment by experience) was strongly related to overall satisfaction and future behavioural intention, and was found to be a better predictor of volunteer satisfaction than PCFg (PC fulfilment by gap). This thesis contributed to the theoretical body of knowledge in volunteer management by strengthening understanding of issues relating to volunteer motivation and psychological contract as applied to sport event volunteerism. Also, practical implications were provided for the relevant organisations, volunteer coordinators, managers and staff in the sport event industry to develop more advanced volunteer management strategies. This thesis identified five research limitations (e.g. not being able to collect data from all volunteers included in the sampling frame of this thesis, consideration of other possible motivation items, little evidence of PC breach, issue of Common Method Variance and lack of qualitative research methods), and future research directions were suggested based on these research limitations. Taking this research into account, an understanding of volunteer motivations and PC types can improve the effective management of sport event volunteers and increase volunteer satisfaction and intention to continue volunteering. Ultimately, the efforts of sport event organisers and managers to develop advanced volunteer management strategies will contribute to the hosting of successful sport events.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Dept Tourism, Sport & Hot Mgmt
Griffith Business School
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Huber, Erika. "Adult volunteer retention in an after-school garden club setting : a case study". Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9205.

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Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources
Candice A. Shoemaker
Once a fixture of American schoolyards during the early 1900’s, school gardens in the United States are again growing in popularity. It is estimated that one-fourth of all public and private schools in the U.S. have a school garden. Funding, teacher involvement, support of the principal, volunteer help, garden coordination, maintenance assistance and site availability are all factors found to contribute to the success of school gardens and are also found to be the barriers to sustainability of school gardens. Many of these challenges can be overcome with the support of volunteers. Little is known however, about individuals who volunteer their time to a school garden program and more importantly no research has investigated the specific variables influencing volunteer retention in an after-school garden club program setting. A case-study of long-term adult after-school garden club program volunteers was conducted to determine the variables affecting one’s decision to continue volunteering after one semester with a program of this type. Twenty long-term after-school garden club program volunteers were interviewed. Interview responses were grouped into main theme and subtheme categories using NVivo, a qualitative analysis software. Main themes that had responses from at least 95% of the volunteers participating in the case-study, were isolated for further analysis. The top five subthemes for each of these isolated main themes were assessed and four of these main themes were found to have similar top five subthemes. These subthemes and the long-term volunteer demographics were then used to determine the variables affecting volunteer retention in an after-school garden club setting. Age, marital status and level of education were all found to affect length of volunteer service. Organizational commitment, positive volunteer relations, organizational support, learning opportunities and the opportunity to work with children all contributed to the decision of after-school garden club program volunteers to continue volunteering after one semester of service. Furthermore, it can be concluded that these volunteers continued to volunteer because their initial motivations, expectations and/or needs were met through their participation in the program.

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Follman, Joseph M. "Co-coordinated Volunteer Programs at U.S. National Parks| A Multi-Case Study of Volunteer Partnerships". Thesis, The George Washington University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3687557.

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This multi-case study examined interorganizational relations of co-coordinated volunteer program partnerships between select U.S. National Park Service (NPS) sites and their nonprofit partners. National parks face ongoing funding challenges, resulting in staff reductions and the inability to address many park and visitor needs. Cutbacks and more park visitors translate to greater need for volunteers. Many national parks have nonprofit partners that traditionally focused on fundraising. In 14 cases, these nonprofits expanded their activity to include co-coordination of volunteer programming with NPS partners.

Six partnerships were selected for in-depth study based on a quantitative survey. The study's research questions focus on how the partners collaborate, structures of their co-managed volunteer programs, the programs' adherence to research-based tenets of volunteer program management and interorganizational collaboration, and similarities and differences among the cases. In each case, the partnerships resulted in substantial growth of volunteer programming.

As predicted by Interorganizational Relations and New Institutionalism theories as well as research on volunteer programs managed by a single organization, the volunteer program partnerships have many similar structures, face comparable challenges, and employ many of the same strategies to address challenges. However, the partnerships developed additional practices related to their volunteer programs being co-managed, including staff co-location, daily partner communication, creating a shared volunteer program mission, use of technology for communication, longevity of key staff, and innovative ways to multiply the number of their volunteer coordination positions. The partnerships employ a combination of ad hoc, decentralized, and centralized structures for their volunteer programs as well as a combination of universal, contingent, and configurational practices for volunteer program management. The largest volunteer partnerships also use more agreements, structures, and strategies.

Despite partially adhering to New Institutional theories that suggest structures within organizational fields become more similar over time, these volunteer programs also remain distinctive based on the partners' responses to unique features, challenges, and opportunities at their parks as well as due to different management practices. The most impactful programs take greater advantage of features of their locations, surrounding populations, and available staff. Finally, 'love' for certain parks emerged as a factor that both helps ameliorate conflict among partners and serves as the primary motivator for many volunteers. Overall, these partnerships resulted in expanded volunteer programs, enhanced partner relationships, and greater ability to adapt to changing conditions and opportunities.

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Flynn, Jacqueline A. "Volunteer management : a study of volunteer recruitment and retention practices in the State of Florida". Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2001. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/222.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.
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Smith, Raymond. "Investigating the impact of volunteer mentoring on carers of people with dementia and volunteer mentors". Thesis, Kingston University, 2015. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/34895/.

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Volunteer mentoring (befriending and peer support) is provided across a wide range of services for people with varying health conditions. Despite such services for carers of people with dementia increasing in number, there is little evidence for the benefits they may offer. Using a pragmatic approach, this thesis investigated the impact of volunteer mentoring on carers. It also explored the processes by which volunteer mentoring works and the experiences of volunteers delivering the interventions, many of whom are former carers. A systematic review and survey of volunteer mentoring services highlighted conflicting findings surrounding the impact of the services, the perceived importance of experiential similarity of volunteers and matching carers and volunteers. However, reported outcomes from the systematic review and survey were more consistent, namely reducing emotional distress, loneliness and social isolation of carers. To explore these issues in greater depth, a sequential explanatory mixed methods design was adopted. Data were collected from carers using validated rating scales (HADS, MSPSS and the UCLA Loneliness Scale) and semi-structured interviews. Data collection from volunteers was by semi-structured interviews only. No statistically significant changes were found after the six month study period for anxiety, depression or loneliness for carers. However, significant differences in perceived social support scores were found (p = 0.042). Post-hoc analysis showed this to be between baseline and three months follow-up (p = 0.015). Of the three subscales of the MSPSS, only support from a ‘significant other’ was shown to be statistically significant between baseline and three months (p = 0.013). Qualitative findings showed volunteer mentoring to be an important source of emotional and social support for carers, which was facilitated by the volunteers’ experiential similarity. Similarly to carers, volunteers reported the importance of experiential similarity in developing bonds with carers. They discussed the importance of developing mutually beneficial relationships which leads to a two-way flow of support. Volunteers also reported satisfaction and enjoyment from their roles. Data integration showed volunteer mentoring can be a source of social support for carers. The statistically significant difference in perceived social support from a ‘significant other’ between baseline, three months follow up, was confirmed by carers taking part in the qualitative phase. They perceived that volunteer mentoring can help them be networked into other services and help them to cope better with their caring role. It is argued that volunteer mentoring is an important source of support for some carers and that the development of these types of services should be considered alongside other forms of social support. This was one of the first studies of its kind to investigate both the process of volunteer mentoring and its impact specifically on carers of people with dementia. It is concluded that without experiential similarity, carers and volunteers may not develop the level of trust necessary to form mutually beneficial relationships.

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Rasmussen, Samantha Payne. "Characteristics of Volunteer Leaders in the American Dietetic Association Compared to Non-Volunteer Registered Dietitians". Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2008. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2485.pdf.

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Signate, Imane, i Sanda Mariama Boubacar. "What drives volunteer’s satisfaction, and how individuals can benefit from it? : Guide being a volunteer for dummies". Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49096.

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Previous studies focused on the main factors of volunteer’s satisfaction and how the organizations can influence it. This paper set out what drives volunteer’s satisfaction and in which ways can individuals benefit from it. The authors implemented the ground theory to approach this problem. They conducted qualitative research and collected data from thirty-two (32) volunteers through a survey. Then, ten selected respondents passed systematic interviews. The survey was designed in French and English to reach the maximum of volunteers. The Volunteer’s Satisfaction index inspired the design of the survey, which aim to measure the outcomes of volunteering experiences. The interviews lasted forty-five (45) minutes on average and designed to support and elaborate on the survey’s responses. Results showed that diverse elements affect the volunteer’s satisfaction. The study ranged these statements into four main categories: Support and Guidelines provided by the organization; Social integration and colleagues support; Sense of achievement and skills learned, and Rewards and Attention received. These are the four primary sources of volunteer’s satisfaction highlighted by our respondents. Volunteers can benefit from it by embracing the guidelines and ask for definite objectives in their missions. Seek social interactions and bond with other volunteers, reach their objectives and take every opportunity to exploit or learn skills and share their experiences and accept the recognition. Thus, the findings identified volunteer’s satisfaction drivers and the control of these elements by volunteers. At the end of the paper, contributions for future volunteers, limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

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Irvin, Katherine. "Volunteer tourism and development : an impact assessment of volunteer tourists from two organisations in Cape Town". Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3834.

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Wu, Berberich Bing. "Strategic volunteer management planning and implementation in Scottish third sector organisations : understanding the volunteer psychological contract". Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/11740.

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Third sector organisations (TSOs) have been operating in a turbulent environment of social, political and economic changes, presenting challenges to their continued activities. The volunteer workforce, as a key component of TSOs’ human resource, has long been considered crucial for the sector. Despite this acknowledgement, existing research suggests that TSOs have not effectively managed and supported their volunteer workforce in order to sustain development. There are claims for TSOs to place volunteer management (VM) onto a strategic level, and it is considered crucial for TSO managers, CEOs and volunteer coordinators (VCs) to achieve sustainable organisational development through the strategic planning and implementation of VM practices. However, existing research has focussed more on articulating volunteer motives; and little attention has been paid to considering the ways in which individual perspectives influence effective VM. This study addressed the gap by exploring key players’ (CEO, VC and volunteer) perceptions of the policies, practices and processes used to attract, engage and retain volunteers in small to medium Scottish TSOs. It aimed to provide insights into the importance of strategic VM in sustaining TSO performance and in understanding the crucial role of VCs, through unfolding the processes of making and fulfilling individual volunteer psychological contracts (VPCs). Three case studies were carried out within three Scottish TSOs; in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with participants occupying different roles, CEO (n=3), VC (n=5) and volunteers (n=16). Supplementary data were obtained through documentary study of VM policies and practices. Data collection was guided by a conceptual framework developed by embedding the Resource Based View (RBV) of HRM and HR devolution to the Line into the process of making and fulfilling the psychological contract. Results support the claim that TSOs would benefit from more strategic management of their volunteer workforce as a competitive resource. Examining VM through the lens of the VPC provided empirical evidence to confirm that it is crucial to engage and retain volunteers by shaping their expectations and motives within the TSO, and thus ensure more sustainable TSO performance. The results further support the salient role of VC as volunteer line manager, in attracting, engaging and retaining volunteers through effective VM implementation. In arriving at these results, this research has extended the theoretical debate on the importance of strategic HR management and the key role that line managers can play in achieving this beyond the more dominant private sector focus.

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Premanath, Laksman 1955. "A comparison of volunteer leaders in 4-H with volunteer leaders in related urban youth group". Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291332.

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A comparative study was performed to identify personal characteristics and motivation of volunteer leaders from two youth groups; 4-H and Campfire. Criteria under study were appraised using questionnaires. Data analysis based on the responses obtained from 64 volunteer leaders. The personal characteristics investigated included expected period of service, support and encouragement, time spent on volunteer activities, satisfaction from service rendered, enrollment of volunteer leaders children, place of residence, length of residence, educational level, employment status, age, gender, and ethnicity. Affiliation, achievement, and power motivation factors were assessed. Most of the personal characteristics investigated were determined to be similar in the two groups. Major differences were found in the place of residence and tenure period. Youth leaders in both groups responded to the motivation inventory in a similar manner, although the two groups originated in rural and urban environments. The 4-H and Campfire volunteer leaders were highly achievement and affiliation motivated.

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Malone, Cheryl Knott 1954. "LABOR WITHOUT PAY: WOMEN'S VOLUNTEER WORK IN AMERICAN HOSPITALS, 1945-1965 (ARIZONA)". Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291190.

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Walton, Barbara Lyn. "Volunteer satisfaction in serving the Lord /". Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/oru/fullcit?p3163182.

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Gee, Austin. "The British volunteer movement, 1793-1807". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1989. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:7080ac7d-f829-42b4-a7bf-68b86e3ae495.

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This thesis deals with the political, military and social aspects of the volunteer movement in Great Britain during the wars against revolutionary and Napoleonic France. It explores the nature and purpose of the volunteer infantry, yeomanry cavalry, and armed associations: their organisation, administration, membership, and political adherences. Several questions concerning the political nature of volunteering are addressed, and it is shown that both the volunteers' motivation and the government's reasons for raising a voluntary force were more closely related to military than to political considerations. The occupational structure and political allegiances of several corps are analysed, revealing a broad range of political allegiance. The conclusion is drawn that the volunteers were more a 'constitutional' force than a partisan one. This thesis also investigates the ways in which the volunteer movement posed a challenge to the established social and political order, particularly in its autonomy and 'democratic' organisation. The central government and local authorities were, however, well aware of the potential threat, and precautions were taken against its development. The workings of the volunteer 'system' are explored in order to judge the validity of contemporary criticism of volunteer autonomy, and it is concluded that fears of apparently democratic organisation were exaggerated. The question of volunteer loyalty is investigated by examining the means of selection, individuals' motives, and the response of corps to peace-keeping duties. Finally, an assessment of the position of the movement in contemporary society shows it to have been closely related to the ambivalent concept of the 'citizen-soldier'. Extensive use is made of manuscript sources, particularly the papers of the Home and War Offices held in the Public Record Office, and official and private correspondence in the British Library and several county record offices.

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Rooij, Michaela Johanna Maria de. "Volunteer melanoma screening pros and cons /". [Maastricht : Maastricht : Universiteit Maastricht] ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 1997. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=5922.

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Toth, David M. "Improving the productivity of volunteer computing". Worcester, Mass. : Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2008. http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-031508-210647/.

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Anderzén, Domingues Isabel, i Pernilla Nöjd. "Volunteer Tourism : Who does it benefit?" Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-24190.

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Although altruism is known to be a typical volunteer-trait, our respondents were motivated more or less by self-interest as well, adding to the discussion regarding whether altruism or self-interest is the main motivator for volunteer tourists. Second, the outcome of the volunteer experience is not necessarily as dependent on the motives as it is on what the volunteer makes of it. Something we believe needs further research in literature concerning volunteer tourists. Third, the rewards mainly derived from the free time and the relationships developed between volunteers, and the costs mainly from the projects due to social distance. However, the rewards were generally perceived as greater than the costs considering the total experience, implying that the free time during volunteer experiences is of greater importance than what can be understood from current literature. Forth, the low level of commitment among volunteers leads us to question if it should be considered as a form of pro-poor tourism. Fifth, communication is of great importance in order to achieve cultural interaction, a vital component of volunteer tourism and finally, we found that volunteer tourism can indeed be beneficial, as long as organizations focus on the “right kind” of projects.

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