Exploring the Motives and Retention Factors of Sport-For-Development Volunteers

Welty Peachey, J; Lyras, A; Cohen, A; Bruening, JE; Cunningham, GB

Exploring the Motives and Retention Factors of Sport-For-Development Volunteers

Welty Peachey, J Lyras, A Cohen, A

Bruening, JE Cunningham, GB

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Citation:: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2014, 43 (6), pp. 1052 - 1069
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Welty Peachey, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lyras, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cohen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-0654	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bruening, JE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cunningham, GB	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2014, 43 (6), pp. 1052 - 1069	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0899-7640	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118863
dc.description.abstract	© The Author(s) 2013. Due to the importance of volunteers within the sport industry, there have been increased efforts to determine the motivation behind these acts of volunteerism. However, most research has focused on volunteers with professional sporting events and organizations, and very few studies have investigated volunteer motivations behind sport-for-development initiatives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivation of volunteers who chose to take part in the World Scholar-Athlete Games, a multinational sport-for-development event, and to identify factors related to their retention. This qualitative study was guided by the functional approach to volunteer motivation. Results revealed volunteers were motivated by values, social, understanding, career and self-enhancement factors. In addition, volunteers whose initial motivations for volunteering were satisfied continued to donate time to the event year after year. Implications for theory and practice, as well as future research directions, are discussed.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0899764013501579	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	Exploring the Motives and Retention Factors of Sport-For-Development Volunteers	en_US
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Abstract:

© The Author(s) 2013. Due to the importance of volunteers within the sport industry, there have been increased efforts to determine the motivation behind these acts of volunteerism. However, most research has focused on volunteers with professional sporting events and organizations, and very few studies have investigated volunteer motivations behind sport-for-development initiatives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivation of volunteers who chose to take part in the World Scholar-Athlete Games, a multinational sport-for-development event, and to identify factors related to their retention. This qualitative study was guided by the functional approach to volunteer motivation. Results revealed volunteers were motivated by values, social, understanding, career and self-enhancement factors. In addition, volunteers whose initial motivations for volunteering were satisfied continued to donate time to the event year after year. Implications for theory and practice, as well as future research directions, are discussed.

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