...TITLE: Why volunteer? Factors that motivate volunteer behaviour in a church, from the perspective of the volunteer. AUTHUR: 31889638 HMPYC80 Assignment 02 Page 1 Unique Number: 657101 COVER LETTER Mr James Guilder Kenneth Copeland Ministries Milton Office Park Avocet Close Bromhoff 2196 Dear Sir In our most recent meeting you expressed some frustration at the ministries inability to retain volunteers for its various projects. I believe I may be able to assist in this regard. As you know, I am currently an honours student in Psychology at the University of South Africa (UNISA) and as such I have a special interest in the factors which motivate the behaviour of different individuals. As part of my honours course work I am required to complete a research project, which is to be submitted to my peers for review. My research topic for my course work is “Why do people do volunteer work?” Since this research topic could potentially aid the ministry in better understanding how to attract and retain volunteers it seems appropriate to propose and request permission to complete this research project on behalf of the ministry. I therefore herewith include my research proposal. I hope to hear from you soon. Kind regards, Candice Keen 5 Disa Street Morningside Ext 2 2196 Page 2 Sandton Why volunteer? The experiences and motivations of church volunteers. Research Project Overview and Purpose Volunteers are a vital part of how a church...
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...see in news or newspapers many people do volunteer work such as making books in Braille for a blind person, keeping company with the aged and caring for disabled people, and so on. As we see their doing volunteer work, we can feel that they are feeling great pleasure and worth of volunteering while they are doing volunteer work. But why do I not have good memory about volunteer work although I have done volunteer work for 13years? I think that's because volunteering I did was mandatory volunteering. Mandatory volunteering can reduce quality of volunteer work and cause negative recognition about volunteer work. First, mandatory volunteering reduce quality of volunteering. For example, recently, a students who was doing a mandatory volunteering in an assisted living facility was rude to a senior and snigger her with his friends who recorded a video at that moment. And it was uploaded on the online and this case caused a big ramification in Korea whether mandatory volunteering have to keep proceeding or not. This is a typical case which indicates negative effect of mandatory volunteering. if students don't want to do that and do by force of someone or school , mandatory volunteering can cause so many serious negative effects although intention of school is what students to go out into the community and feel a rewarding and fulfilling as doing a mandatory volunteering. Bigger demerit of mandatory volunteer work than reducing quality of volunteer work is mandatory volunteering can...
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...nonprofit organization that works to address critical affairs facing the Middle Tennessee community trough volunteer-centric programming. Every year, HON connects thousands of volunteers to services to help the community with programs of urban agriculture, home energy savings, youth leadership development and support of public education. If we enter in their official website we can see hundreds of opportunities to collaborate as volunteer of different kinds of things. Hands on Nashville build partnership with neighborhoods, colleges, coordinates large-scale community volunteer events, customizes volunteer experiences for groups and companies, and provides training and consulting for volunteer managers and groups....
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...Working and volunteer work are two similar things but different as well. Working is where a person is employed by a person within a company where you are paid based on the position you were hired for. Volunteer work is where the individual does work that is very much needed as well but does not receive a pay for that work. I will be writing about how work and volunteer work can have an impact on people and communities throughout the world. Work is needed to provide a person with basic needs to provide for themselves and even for their family. In order for this to happen the person must meet the requirements the company is looking for in a future employee. Without work a person or family cannot pay the bills needed to keep their home, vehicle, electricity, gas, and even food for their family. Many people have a job to meet these needs by staying focused on what they need to achieve to stay with that employer. However, there are people who just have a job that do not have prerequisites because the company provides training for those future employees. A person may have a job just to meet those needs but are not happy with that job. This is because the company and that employee both benefit from work arrangement. The company hires the individual to work in their company and the individual gets paid, therefore he/she is able to provide for themselves and/or their family. When I worked in a photo lab I developed pictures for customers and also helped in retouching pictures...
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...Skip to the content Working with people from culturally diverse backgrounds | Encouraging diversity | Victoria's Volunteering Portal Home About this site About Information for volunteers Manage your volunteers Directory Sitemap Contact us Search this site Listen Home Roles and responsibilities of a volunteer coordinator Using the National Standards Establishing codes and principles Planning volunteer programs Policies and procedures Manage your volunteers Encouraging diversity Working with people from culturally diverse backgrounds Working with people from culturally diverse backgrounds Working with volunteers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds can add value to your organisation, create an inclusive environment, strengthen positive relationships with the local community, bring new perspectives and encourage people from different backgrounds to use your services. Attracting and recruiting Inducting and training Supporting and supervising However, organisations need to be mindful that involving people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in volunteer programs is a long process, especially if you want the volunteer program to be sustainable. Organisations need to focus on one community and then progressively involve other communities. Rewarding and recognising Encouraging diversity Why is diversity important? Ways to encourage diversity Recruiting volunteers from diverse backgrounds ...
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...Volunteering for Change We sometimes hear people talk about the benefits of volunteering; the perfect way to reach out and touch the lives of others in a positive way. However, I didn’t fully understand the impact of this until I started volunteering myself. In middle school I volunteered at my local senior center, singing and reading to the elders. Today I have moved on to bigger projects, like hosting bone marrow drives and blood drives. Helping others is the greatest gift you can give and it will change your outlook on life, forever. Volunteering is such a fulfilling experience and today more than 60 million people offer their services in some way.(1) However, there are still some people that choose not to be involved. In fact, for most people, their reason is simple: it is just too time-consuming. Why should we spend free time doing things for someone else? Why should we involve ourselves in work that has no financial value? The answer is clear: We should volunteer to support the general welfare of our communities and the world. Volunteering is not just a fulfilling experience - it is a chance for an individual to make a positive difference within their community and within themselves. Research has shown that those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer. Plus, community involvement also looks great on a resume and volunteer positions can be a great form of ...
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...“Volunteers” By: Jeffrey Johnson PA571 October 15, 2011 Professor Joann Boy Table of content I. Introduction Thesis Statement II. Body Why is volunteering important to a nonprofit organization? What a good way to recruit volunteers? How can volunteers are rewarded with? When does volunteering end with a nonprofit or profit organization? III. Conclusion IV. References Introduction It’s has been great and exciting atmosphere to served as a volunteer at Grip Outreach for Youth. First, the reason is volunteering important to a non-profit organization. I have gain much experience on volunteering from my local church; as example they have always needed individuals to help with mailings, newsletter, and etc. Secondly, what are some good ways to recruit volunteers? Some organization has been making people fill-out a volunteer application, background checks, and etc. For example, my local church has been asking the members of the church body to volunteer when the church needs help with the administrative duties. Thirdly, how can volunteers are rewarded for their services from an organization? For example, the Grip outreach for youth has been given an appreciation dinner for their volunteers at a local church in the Cabrini Green area. Fourth, when does volunteering end with a nonprofit or profit organization? As I have been going to the local church in my community that volunteering is grateful thing...
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...1 United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Study Can the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary survive in the 21st Century? How changing generational attitudes will affect an all-volunteer organization August 2006 1 This page intentionally left blank INDEX 1. Introduction 1 2. Analysis 3 A. The canary in the mine 4 B. Understanding generational attitudes 4 C. Four generations 5 D. Exploring the next generation of retirees: The Baby Boomers 6 E. Gen-X: It’s about lifestyle 8 F. Call them Gen-Y or Millennials, they deserve our attention 10 G. The new volunteers: What to expect 12 ` H. My time is not your time 14 I. Generational differences shaping leadership 15 J. American volunteer rate steady 17 3. Conclusions 19 A. Past expectations 20 B. Present construct 20 C. Spontaneous volunteer: Something new 21 D. High touch 21 E. Exploring contemporary trends in volunteering 23 1. Volunteer burnout 23 2. The human touch 24 3. Professionalizing the volunteer corps 25 4. New forms of volunteerism 25 5. Diversity 26 6. Technology 26 F. Communications challenge 27 4. Summary 29 6. Appendix 31 1 Membership numbers How many members the Auxiliary needs to meet their mission obligations and how many members it needs to meet its financial requirements would be two different answers. Getting a specific answer from the leadership is difficult because of the way the two spiral around each other like a double helix strand of DNA. They are – for now – inseparable...
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... | |- Who invented/ when (why) it was invented | |- Its main benefits | |- etc. | |CUE CARD 2. | |Question 1. Introduce yourself (Your name, family, age, hobbies, etc.) | |Question 2. Talk about an inventor, a physicist, or a scientist that you admire. | |You should say about: | |- His/ her country | |- His/ her date of birth, place of birth, date of death, place of death (if they died) | |- The field in which he/ she work(ed)...
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...RECRUITMENT & RETENTION OF THE VOLUNTEER:: RECRUITMENT & RETENTION OF THE VOLUNTEER THE MISSING PIECE OF THE FIRE SERVICE THE MISSING PIECE OF THE FIRE SERVICE August 15, 2002 Prepared By: Franklin Woodrow Wilson II Lieutenant, Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................... iv INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1 HISTORY OF THE FIRE SERVICE ......................................................................... 4 RECRUITMENT ........................................................................................................ 6 MARKETING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ............................................................... 6 ISSUES AND DIVERSITY CHALLENGES ............................................................... 7 CRITICAL AREAS TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT ............................................ 9 COMMUNITY .................................................................................................... 9 SELF ESTEEM ................................................................................................. 10 NEEDS ............................................................................................................ 10 PHILOSOPHY ........
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...Volunteer Activity MGMT300 Leadership Table of Contents Introduce your activity………………………………………………………………2 How/why was this activity chosen? Did you “stretch your boundaries?” ………….3 Discuss your experience as it relates to at lease four of the unit topics……………..3 What did you learn about yourself that will enhance your own leadership potential from this experience, and why?...........................................................................................7 Volunteer Activity- The Underwear Affair Introduce your activity The Underwear Affair is an event that takes place in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver to help raise money for cancers below the waist, such as prostate, ovarian, and colon. Participants have the option to register for a fun five-kilometer walk, ten-kilometer walk, or a citywide “booty hunt” also known as a scavenger hunt. People participating in the events are encouraged to strip down to their underwear, or wear ridiculous costumes and attire. After the walk, run and scavenger hunt is over, the festivities continue with a hot meal, drinks and dancing for all participates and families. This year was the seventh annual Underwear Affair in Edmonton; approximately 1100 people participated in the events raising $625,000 dollars for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. This money will help support vital research, treatment, care and early screenings at the Cross Cancer Society and 16 other cancer centers in Alberta. In the...
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...would think to their self that’s what I want to do when I get older. Many children when asked what they want to do as a career normally say a firefighter or police officer. There are many reasons to be both, but being a firefighter can be an easy thing to do. There are many career and volunteer fire departments throughout the nation, even some are mixed between career and volunteer. Firefighting is more than a career or job whether it be volunteer or paid it is a calling. Many people would not go into a house that’s on fire, while everyone else is running out. Firefighters are dedicated to helping others and in some cases like today in Massachusetts three firefighters were trapped when a structure collapsed that they were working in to extinguish the fire. They were all rescued after the collapse and two of them made it out with serious injuries and another gave the ultimate sacrifice. Today unfortunately showed the dangers that the job has and how firefighters put their lives on the line every day. Most believe that a firefighter is a hero and most firefighter’s say it is just part of their job, it is proven daily that it is more than a job they are heroes. In the United States there are over 1.1 million volunteer firefighters that is two thirds of all fire fighters. In the nation yearly the amount of emergency calls increase significantly the amount of volunteer firefighters has dropped over 10% in the last 20 years. (Hampson) Why is this? It’s because society is changing and...
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...Assignment 4: Rewarding Volunteers Due Week 8 and worth 200 points The Online University has established a broadcasting station that must be staffed with volunteers because of budgetary constraints. Volunteers are selected and trained to fill certain roles. The program director did not have a leadership style that worked well with the volunteers, and ultimately he left. For nine months, there was no program director. Another newly hired program director did not get along with the volunteers, and this time, the volunteers resigned and left the station with little help. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: 1. Analyze the causes of the problem with understaffing at the Online University. - Budgetary constraints - Who trained and selected the volunteers - What type of trained they received - Leadership - Why did the director leave? - For nine months, no program director. - New program director did not get along with the volunteers (what type of leadership style he or she have) - All volunteers resigned without warning. Business environments these days make it vital for organisations to have a competent manager and leader, who knows his own responsibilities; but can also guide and direct others in their work areas. Companies select leaders who can use their leadership techniques to modify their company into a secure and profitable business. Effective leadership undoubtedly affects work motivation, as it can increase team morale and motivation and can...
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...of Volunteer Maxwell Nguyen WRIT130-F1FF Kate Schultz March 24, 14 Abstract In this research paper, my topic question is “what is the benefits of volunteer for college students?” By pointing out the questions, I had come up with three main points for the paper. The first benefit of volunteer is helping people to have healthier lives. For example, doing volunteer work outside in fresh environment could help people to be more positive and more physically active. Not only that, volunteer helps people to reduce stress and enhance their happiness. The second benefit of volunteer is helping college students to get involved with the community, thus, helping them to get a successful job. Volunteer in a specific field helps a student to get used to what he/she is studying. Also, while volunteering, a student can meet many others people, which helps him/her to improve his/her communication skill, his/her confidence, and his/her networking with others. Last but not least, volunteer helps the world a better place. There are many non-profit organization opening, which bring many students together to help those less fortunate people. The Benefits of Volunteer There exists one question that has been discussed among high school and college students: “What do students...
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...Camille Denise D. Nucum TFN 1NU03 Sir Dela Cruz “ The Role of Volunteer Nurses in the present Philippine health care situation” First question is why do nurses volunteer? a volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of the environment, primarily because they choose to do so.” Im likely see that this definition closely matches why I chose nursing in the first place. There are some reasons why nurses do this voluntarily and without their profits involve only just for the sake of having experience serve as imparting knowledges to other people. These are the main reasons:Using your skills to help others. Nurses often have specialized skills and knowledge that can benefit a wide array of people. To keep the resume going. If you lose your job or are just starting out as a nurse, what better way to improve your resume than serving others? If you are a new nurse, a volunteer opportunity offers the "experience" that hiring personnel are looking for. A sense of self. I can think of no better feeling of satisfaction than helping others each day. To make a positive impact on the community as a whole, To demonstrate to your children the importance of giving to others. Further, theres` a lot of opportunities available for nurses alike, Peace Corps/Missionary Work, Mentorship to a nursing student, School Nurse, Hospice, Nursing Home, and Volunteer to teach classes with community help organizations (Alcoholic Anonymous, abuse victim groups...
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