Exploring Reasons Of Volunteer Motivation
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Exploring Reasons Of Volunteer Motivation
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Author : Nirupama Akella
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2011-10
Exploring Reasons Of Volunteer Motivation written by Nirupama Akella and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10 with Motivation (Psychology) categories.
Why do people volunteer? Is it for money? Is it for altruistic motives? Or, is there another unexplored motive? In her case study on a not-for-profit organization, Nirupama Akella investigates the reasons behind people's actions of voluntarism, and what she finds may surprise you! This case study, originally conducted for a master's thesis, has been developed into a book. The book, written in simple language, reveals astonishing results-- a dimension of volunteer motivations which has never come to light.
Volunteer Involvement At Kenting National Park
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Author : Chen-Wei Cheng
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Volunteer Involvement At Kenting National Park written by Chen-Wei Cheng and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
As the number of tourists has increased, many national parks have introduced volunteer programs to expand their capacity in providing services. Though the volunteers are unpaid, the cost of training and operating the program is still a considerable investment for national parks. To avoid the huge expenses, it is important for the national parks to know how to improve volunteer involvement and retain active volunteers. Therefore, semi-structured interviews were conducted at Kenting National Park in Taiwan to investigate the potential factors associated with variables related to volunteer involvement. The transcripts of interviews were coded and analyzed with the NVivo software program. The results of interviews are discussed and two new methodological instruments are introduced in this study. The results show that the initial motivations to be volunteers usually differ from the current motivations to continue volunteering. Though volunteering can be serious leisure, some constraints to volunteering are unique compared to leisure constraints because of the specific circumstances of providing services. Moreover, some negotiation strategies to overcome volunteering constraints also differ from those for leisure activities. The strategies themselves can be alternative forms of involvement rather than treated as different variables. The volunteers tend to perceive environmental changes through the awareness of unusual phenomena that are typically connected to indigenous knowledge and long-term experience in the local area. The services of volunteering can be categorized into direct and indirect contributions and both of them should be counted to avoid underestimating volunteer involvement. To provide an improved approach in designing quantitative scales for measuring volunteer involvement, the concepts of Likert-type scales, ipsative approaches, and level of measurement are reviewed and a new algorithm, the S-score, is proposed. Rather than absolute scores, the S-score carries the relative strength, which is better to deliver accurate messages and reduce response biases of each item responded to by individuals. Hypothetical data are used to show how S-scores could better explain the results of raw scores in measurement scales. Even if the scales in different studies are not the same, the S-score approach can transform the raw scores into standardized unitless scores to make the results comparable across destinations, cultures, or eras. The features of S-scores and suggestions for questionnaire design for future research are also discussed. Since the results of interviews revealed that volunteer motivations change over time, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix in management science were adapted to develop the Volunteer Motivation-Change Evaluation matrix to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the volunteer program through analyzing the dynamic motivation shifts. The results show that the strengths of the volunteer program of Kenting National Park involve keeping volunteers through social interaction and environmental education motivations. The program attracted volunteers with motivations of gaining knowledge, which declined in importance over time, while motivations related to escape increased. Volunteers with self-esteem motivations might be lost as results indicated the weaknesses of gaining self-esteem in the program. The investigation through Volunteer Motivation-Change Evaluation matrix can inform national park managers understanding of how to maximize the effectiveness of volunteer programs.
The Motivation Of Uc Davis Students Who Perform Volunteer Work
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Author : Monika Barbara Elgert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Motivation Of Uc Davis Students Who Perform Volunteer Work written by Monika Barbara Elgert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.
Volunteers For A Food Secure Community
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Author : Alisha N. Barton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Volunteers For A Food Secure Community written by Alisha N. Barton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Agricultural education categories.
Food insecurity is an issue faced by one in nine Americans. It is faced by people of all demographics, living all over the United States. Communities have created food councils to help address food insecurity in their communities. Often the work of the food council is completed by volunteers. The purpose of this research is to explore food council participant motivations to volunteer with food insecurity related issues and their perceptions of potential causes of others’ impoverished condition. This study will address the following research objectives: 1. Explore volunteer’s motivation to work with food insecure individuals. 2. Explore volunteer’s perceptions of the causes of food insecure individuals. 3. Explore correlation relationship between volunteering and perceptions of food insecure individuals. The objectives will be explored using social determination theory and the basic psychological needs that are met when engaging in volunteer work. Two quantitative instruments were implemented in a survey to measure volunteer perceptions of people in poverty and another to measure volunteer motivations. The study’s population was the Miami County Food Insecurity Alliance. They survey was sent by email to all members. The results showed that most volunteers were motivated to spend their time in causes that they valued. Volunteers are also motivated to understand their valued causes more than they desire to receive career or other benefits. Volunteers also attributed poverty to a variety of structural and cultural reasons, placing less emphasis on individual causes contributing to poverty. When the two were correlated only a negatively significant correlation was found between career motivations in relation to structural and cultural poverty causes. To meet the needs of volunteers, organizations should seek to understand the motivations of their volunteers. This will help them to provide opportunities and training for volunteer’s values to be satisfied and their understanding increased, thus creating motivated and passionate volunteers.
Exploring Public Service Motivation And Commitment In Homeland Security Volunteers
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Author : Todd J. Richardson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Exploring Public Service Motivation And Commitment In Homeland Security Volunteers written by Todd J. Richardson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Motivation (Psychology) categories.
This research studied volunteering in Homeland Security to better understand the role of motivation and commitment. This study examined why individuals choose to volunteer in homeland security and disaster related activites within auxiliary organizations of the federal government, and what determines their willingness to continue. The functionalist perspective was used to develop a model of homeland security volunteering, that the individuals volunteering in homeland security have motives that are readily fulfilled by work in public sector organizations, and that the effect of these public service values on their choice as to continue to volunteer could be indirect, partially mediated through the perceived congruence of their values and those of the organization they serve.
Exploring The Impact Of Online Training Design On Volunteer Motivation And Intention To Act
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Author : Molly Frendo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Exploring The Impact Of Online Training Design On Volunteer Motivation And Intention To Act written by Molly Frendo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Electronic dissertations categories.
Exploring The Motivations And Constraints On Volunteerism From A Preparatory Behavior Perspective Across Two Natural Resource Management Organizations
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Author : James M. Cahill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Exploring The Motivations And Constraints On Volunteerism From A Preparatory Behavior Perspective Across Two Natural Resource Management Organizations written by James M. Cahill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
Many government natural resource management agencies depend on volunteers and, as a result, put a great deal of time and effort into recruiting and retaining them. Of the studies that have examined volunteers’ motivations and constraints, the focus has been on understanding what motivates and constrains volunteerism from an end-state behavior perspective, which is the final, or end, behavior that produces desired outcomes in the field. In the context of this research, the desired end-state behavior is the act of doing the volunteering for projects that protect natural resources and the environment. Researchers have not yet explored the concept and operation of preparatory behaviors that may facilitate desired end-state behaviors, and how motivations and constraints for such behaviors may be influencing behavioral outcomes. Preparatory behavior is behavior that precedes and facilitates engagement in a desired or target end-state behavior.I applied a qualitative methodology that included focus group interviews and an open-ended conversational format. This allowed interviewees to self-identify their preparatory behaviors, and what motivates and constrains them, in their own words and from their unique perspectives rather than respond to a set of pre-defined, closed-ended questions based on a priori researcher presumptions and literature about the phenomenon that may be incorrect or incomplete (e.g. Visser et al., 2000). A series of eleven focus group interviews were conducted involving 72 interviewees. The sample of interviewees was purposefully selected to include a wide range of volunteering experience from none to many years of participation and was also selected to include two different Washington State natural resource management volunteer programs: Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), and Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The range of preparatory behaviors identified from this research includes cognitions, physical actions, and social interactions. Preparatory cognitions involve decision making, knowledge gaining, and planning; physical activities include gathering and organizing equipment and supplies, and getting physically prepared (e.g., getting enough sleep); and social interactions to gain psychological and material support towards their volunteerism. The full range of preparations appeared to be similar across both DNR and DFW focus groups. A range of motivations for engaging in preparations were identified. These include motivations unique and separate from those that motivate volunteerism more generally. For example, having the desire for a positive emotional experience when doing preparations, being able to live up to one’s personal obligation outside of volunteering, and the need to take care of one’s comfort and well-being by getting enough rest and nutrition. These are all sources of motivations for doing preparations that may also facilitate successful engagement in end-state behavior. Overall, with a few exceptions, the range of motivations for preparations and end-state volunteerism were similar between DNR and DFW, including those differences identified between end-state and preparations. Accordingly, when it comes to designing strategies to recruit and retain volunteers, in similar contexts, it may be important to know what motivates these preparatory behaviors that facilitate volunteerism. Besides motivations, a range of behavioral constraints on people’s preparations were also identified, including personal resource costs, negative feelings and emotions, and normative conflicts and expectations for the self and others. Protecting the self was a theme elaborated on by interviewees. Perceptions of personal discomfort in the form of disruptions in daily routines, physical discomfort, threats to safety and well-being, and perceived threats to self-esteem were themes that emerged. As with motivations, the range of constraints for preparations and end-state volunteerism were similar between DNR and DFW, including those differences identified between end-state and preparations with a few nuanced exceptions. Evidence from this research suggests that it is important and useful for volunteer organizations trying to recruit and retain volunteers to understand what people do as part of their preparations, and what might serve as constraints and motivations for engaging in them. With this deeper insight, beyond an end-state behavior perspective, natural resource volunteer programs may be able to improve the effectiveness or impact of their volunteer recruitment and retention strategies, including strategies that are developed within a social marketing framework. By introducing preparatory behaviors and their related motivations and constraints into the social marketing model, it may be possible to increase the effectiveness of behavior change strategies, for example, to better recruit and retain volunteers. Accordingly, I present a novel approach to the community-based social marketing model (CBSM) (McKenzie-Mohr, 2011) by extending the model to include motivations and constraints for preparatory behavior. I use the set of behavior change principles prescribed in the CBSM model along with other relevant principles of influence (e.g. Cialdini, 2007) and match them with the various forms of motivations and constraints that emerged from the focus group interviews. I then discuss the implications and make recommendations for designing social marketing strategies that could increase the effectiveness of efforts to recruit and retain volunteers willing to perform strenuous physical labor, and, as a result, may improve the efficiency of natural resource volunteer programs in terms of real world on-the-ground outcomes.
Exploring The Impact Of Volunteer Support On Volunteer Motivation To Improve Volunteer Retention In The Bavarian Red Cross
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Author : Dominik Wesley Bender
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Exploring The Impact Of Volunteer Support On Volunteer Motivation To Improve Volunteer Retention In The Bavarian Red Cross written by Dominik Wesley Bender and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Volunteering And Mandatory Community Service
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Author : Linda L. Graff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Volunteering And Mandatory Community Service written by Linda L. Graff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Community service (Punishment) categories.
The 2000 National Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating reported that 8% of Canadian The current rise in mandatory community service volunteers said that they were required to do so by carries a potentially huge impact on the nature and their school, their employer or as part of the terms magnitude of the volunteer and unpaid labour force of a community service order (Lasby, 2004, p. 10 [...] This is the reason why the prevailing disregard for the fundamental differences between mandatory community service and volunteering, and the associated propensity to use the term "volunteering" in connection with mandatory community service is important. [...] Mandatory community service is Canada at some point in the future.1 mandatory unpaid (or paid less than the prevailing wage) work undertaken in the community, usually to Some mandatory community service programs, benefit the community in general or specific like the three already mentioned, involve significant members of the community other than those penalties for the people who "choose" not to p [...] S c h e i e r 's definition of volunteering stood for quite some time as professionals in the fields of volunteerism and Later in the 1970s, the definition of volunteering volunteer program management began to understand was enhanced to include an additional dimension: the complexities of volunteer motivation, and volunteer work is both unremunerated and recognized the wisdom of Scheier's leeway i [...] Consider this 1978 definition from concept of "coercion." A range of factors may pro p e l Ellis and Noyes in their first edition of By the People: p rospective volunteers towards the possibility of To volunteer is to choose to act in recognition doing unpaid work in the community such as: of a need, with an attitude of social • a physician might suggest to a patient that responsibility and withou.
Volunteering At A Science Learning Center
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Author : Jennifer Garcia (Graduate student)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Volunteering At A Science Learning Center written by Jennifer Garcia (Graduate student) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with College students categories.
Abstract: Research of the past few decades has provided insight into the motivations of why volunteers work without paid compensation. In addition to improving upon the process of recruitment and retention, knowing more about why volunteers choose to work there can give an entity an opportunity to know how to better serve the needs of their volunteers. The purpose of the research was to explore the application of a Functions Inventory given to volunteers at the Science Learning Center located in the College of Natural Science and Mathematics on the campus of the California State University at Long Beach, CA. Volunteers who worked there were asked to respond to a survey that would serve to help the Science Learning Center understand their personal reasons (motivations) and about their experiences they had while being an unpaid volunteer. In addition to the survey, some of those same people responded to a telephone interview designed using data that was collected from the surveys. The results showed that college students were interested in volunteering mostly to better consider a career choice they were thinking of pursuing and/or to use the position for job experience. Other questions were asked specifically about their experiences volunteering at the Science Learning Center. This gave insight as to practical reasons why a volunteer remained at the position for a particular length of time such as the fact that the volunteers in this particular place were more likely to be considering becoming educators and were interested in the position because it involved working with children.
