Designing Organisational Management Frameworks to Empower Episodic Volunteering

Dunn, J; Scuffham, P; Hyde, MK; Stein, K; Zajdlewicz, L; Savage, A; Heneka, N; Ng, SK; Chambers, SK

Designing Organisational Management Frameworks to Empower Episodic Volunteering

Dunn, J Scuffham, P Hyde, MK Stein, K Zajdlewicz, L Savage, A Heneka, N

Ng, SK Chambers, SK

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Citation:: Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 2021
Issue Date:: 2021-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dunn, J
dc.contributor.author	Scuffham, P
dc.contributor.author	Hyde, MK
dc.contributor.author	Stein, K
dc.contributor.author	Zajdlewicz, L
dc.contributor.author	Savage, A
dc.contributor.author	Heneka, N https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8102-1871
dc.contributor.author	Ng, SK
dc.contributor.author	Chambers, SK
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-16T01:33:55Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-16T01:33:55Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 2021
dc.identifier.issn	0957-8765
dc.identifier.issn	1573-7888
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/150577
dc.description.abstract	© 2020, International Society for Third-Sector Research. Volunteers are a critical operational resource for not-for-profit organisations in the health and welfare sector. However, trends towards episodic volunteering may be a source of disruption. This study examined contemporary management beliefs and practices about episodic volunteers in the sector. A cross-sectional online survey with 186 managers and coordinators of episodic volunteers across North America and the Asia Pacific examined organisational values and beliefs about volunteers; perceived benefits and challenges of working with episodic volunteers; volunteering management. Episodic volunteers were highly beneficial to organisational profile, mission, service profile, and cost savings. Challenges include matching recruitment to workplace and skill needs; lack of paid staff to supervise and train volunteers and inadequate administrative support. There is a disjunct between the perceived value provided to the not-for-profit sector by episodic volunteers and the extent to which episodic volunteering is supported through organisational training and management practices.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Springer Verlag
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP150100368
dc.relation.ispartof	Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
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dc.subject	1503 Business and Management, 1605 Policy and Administration, 1607 Social Work
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration
dc.title	Designing Organisational Management Frameworks to Empower Episodic Volunteering
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

© 2020, International Society for Third-Sector Research. Volunteers are a critical operational resource for not-for-profit organisations in the health and welfare sector. However, trends towards episodic volunteering may be a source of disruption. This study examined contemporary management beliefs and practices about episodic volunteers in the sector. A cross-sectional online survey with 186 managers and coordinators of episodic volunteers across North America and the Asia Pacific examined organisational values and beliefs about volunteers; perceived benefits and challenges of working with episodic volunteers; volunteering management. Episodic volunteers were highly beneficial to organisational profile, mission, service profile, and cost savings. Challenges include matching recruitment to workplace and skill needs; lack of paid staff to supervise and train volunteers and inadequate administrative support. There is a disjunct between the perceived value provided to the not-for-profit sector by episodic volunteers and the extent to which episodic volunteering is supported through organisational training and management practices.

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